What do you do if you have an emergency tooth?
What should I do if I have a dental emergency? Call your dentist first. If it’s during regular business hours, they may be able to see you. Outside of normal business hours, other care options for a dental emergency include an urgent care center, or an emergency room for serious oral injuries.
Will the emergency room pull a tooth?
In general, hospital emergency rooms do not have a dentist on staff. Not only can they not pull teeth in an emergency room, it is illegal for anyone other than a dentist to perform an emergency tooth extraction, emergency root canal or any other dental care.
Can the ER do anything for teeth?
Finding an emergency room with a dentist on staff or on call is extremely rare. Emergency room doctors can’t do much more than provide antibiotics and/or painkillers. This may provide temporary relief, but toothaches, like most problems, don’t fix themselves. You will still need to see a dentist to fix the problem.
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Do emergency dentists see patients on weekends?
Most emergency dentists will have hours that are dedicated to seeing patients with dental emergencies during the evenings and on weekends. Emergency dentists are setup to handle painful and uncomfortable dental problems that usually happen unexpectedly. How do you find emergency dentists in your local area?
What are the best emergency dental resources?
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