Why Would I Need an Emergency Dentist in Babylon?

If you have ever wondered why you would need an emergency dentist, you are in luck because that probably means you have never needed one. If you have healthy teeth and very rarely have a cavity, you are fortunate to have gotten by with preventative care alone. Our ultimate goal is to keep you healthy enough that you do not have any major dental issues.

The reality, though, is that most people will have some sort of dental emergency in their lifetime. Most people will have a dental problem that causes great discomfort and requires immediate relief. This includes:

• A bad toothache.
• Chipped tooth.
• Sudden infection.
• Cracked tooth.
• A tooth that has been knocked out.
• Damage to dentures.
• A crown becoming loose or falling off.

These are just a few of the dental emergencies that can happen when you least expect it. When a dental emergency does occur, you need to know who to call and where you can go for help. We recommend that you call our Babylon dental office.

Why Visit an Emergency Dentist in Babylon Over the Emergency Room?

Very simply, nurses and doctors in an emergency room can triage the symptoms, but cannot treat the dental issue. If something happens that affects the rest of your body, either an accident or bad sickness, you can visit the ER and will likely receive excellent care. However, they are trained on how to treat your body and not on how to treat your teeth.

If you have a dental emergency, a health problem impacting your teeth or gums, you need to speak with someone who specializes in treating that area of the body. As an emergency dentist, that is exactly what we can do for you.

It is extremely important that you visit a dentist right away because if you go to the ER or your local doctor first, you may be wasting valuable time and also cost yourself more money. Remember that a traditional doctor will not be trained in treating teeth and gums. If they have some limited experience, excellent. However, for the most part, they do not know, and being cared for by them could have consequences as a result.

Additionally, even if you go to the emergency room for help and get medication to treat an infection or to help manage the pain, you are still going to need to visit the dentist after the fact. Otherwise, you will continue to suffer unnecessarily. An ER can provide you with antibiotics in order to heal your infection, but they cannot put a crown or cap around your tooth to prevent it from becoming infected again in the near future. At best, the ER can provide immediate and temporary healthcare before you need to see your provider.

You never know when you will need an emergency dentist in Babylon. That is because you never know when a baseball will fall from the sky or your toddler will crack your tooth while playing. The good news is that if you do have an emergency, we can help.