Emergency Dental Blog
Jun
What are the Common Myths About Root Canals?
Imagine your tooth as a house. The walls and roof are the hard enamel and dentin, protecting the soft, pulpy interior—the “living room” of your tooth. Now, picture a leaky faucet in your house’s plumbing. If left unattended, that small leak can cause major damage, eventually leading to the need…
May
What to Do After Wisdom Tooth Extraction: A Guide to a Smooth Recovery.
Many people have wisdom tooth extraction, which can be one of the most unpleasant and painful experiences. If you’re someone who recently had a wisdom tooth extraction, we can understand how much discomfort you would be experiencing right now. It’s time to focus on your wisdom tooth extraction recovery and…
Aug
Dental Services Since the Pandemic
The pandemic caused by Covid-19 has been extremely arduous both health wise and economically on a global scale. Dentistry and dental emergencies in particular have not escaped this devastating global concern. Factors such as loss of employment, reduced income, delayed graduation, increased job workloads and sentiments of futility over when will this pandemic ever end have contributed to significant anxiety in the general population. The dental profession is seeing symptoms of augmented anxiety manifesting itself through increased clenching, bruxism and other parafunction. Dentist are reporting an increased frequency of severe unrelenting toothaches, broken denture, broken filing, broken fixed prosthesis and broken or fractured teeth resulting in dental emergencies. Temporomandibular disorder exacerbation is also being seen at increased levels in the general population. You Can Still…
Nov
What Is a Dental Emergency?
What is considered to be a dental emergency ? Is it a broken tooth, broken dentures, an avulsed or knock out tooth, uncontrolled pain from a tooth ache or a dental abscess, uncontrolled intra-oral bleeding or hemorrhage, an orthodontic dental emergency, an infected tongue piercing, unexplained sudden or chronic changes…
Jul
Dental Emergency Avoidance Tips
With the warmer temperatures in the GTA the risk of outdoor sports recreational activities increases. Tips for avoiding dental emergencies resulting from oral injuries and trauma and tips for lessening the damage from the sequela after trauma will be discussed in this article. Dental emergencies caused by injuries to the…
