Emergency Dentistry— North Providence, RI

How We Treat Dental Emergencies

Even if it seems scary, please don’t panic over your dental emergency. Our practice can walk you through how we treat such problems. In particular, the process involves:

• A Same-Day Visit – Once you call us, we’ll book your visit for the earliest time possible. (It may even happen the same day!) Our team can then offer aid tips over the phone while you wait for treatment.
• An Emergency Exam – Our dentists will first check your mouth when you arrive for care. That way, we’ll confirm your problem and how to relieve your pain.
• Review of Findings – We’ll share our findings after the exam, including suggestions for some helpful procedures. Our team will then use your feedback to draft a treatment plan, as well as the estimated time and cost it’d require.
• Proper Dental Care – Our team will quickly fix your smile once the treatment plan is ready. At that time, you can trust us to do an amazing job! Whether you need dental crowns and fillings or a complex root canal, our practice will make sure your mouth recovers.

The Most Common Dental Emergencies

We strongly advise our patients to contact us when facing an unexpected dental issue. With our dentists’ help, their smiles won’t sustain any additional damage or harm. However, you can take steps to manage your situation before you visit us; doing so even makes your treatment smoother. Just click one (or more) of the icons listed below and use the related tips to handle your issue while you wait.

Understanding the Cost of Dental Emergencies 

Since dental emergencies differ, the cost of treating them varies from patient to patient. It often depends on factors like whether sedation is needed, the use of X-rays, and the required procedure. Still, you can rest assured that our team offers transparent and honest dental care. We gladly walk each patient through the relevant pricing and discuss financing and insurance coverage in detail.

Keys to Preventing Dental Emergencies

If you’re eager to prevent future dental emergencies, you’re in luck! We at Bio Dental want our patients to avoid unnecessary trips to the dentist’s office. That being the case, you’ll find tips and tricks on avoiding urgent oral issues below. Simply review and use them to make severe smile incidents less likely to happen. If you have any further questions and concerns, you can also call our office.

Keep Your Regular Dental Appointments

Your dentist is your ally in the fight against tooth decay and gum disease. Not to mention, we will do everything we can to help you avoid potential injuries. One of the most effective things you can do is keep your scheduled six-month dental checkups and appointments. These visits allow our team to identify problems early on and mitigate substantial risks. If we can catch an issue before it turns into a serious infection, we can not only save you time and money but help keep your smile in tip-top shape.

Keep Brushing & Flossing

Along with regular visits to the dentist’s office, you should also maintain an optimal oral hygiene routine at home. With careful brushing (twice a day for two minutes), flossing at least once a day before bed, and rinsing with an ADA-approved mouthwash, you can stave off any cavities, decay, or gum disease. You will reduce your chances of an infection that requires restorative dentistry, and you can ensure healthier, fresher breath by staying on top of your oral hygiene routine.

Be Mindful of What You Eat

It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the foods you eat can help or hinder your smile and body. You know that consuming excessive amounts of sugar and starches can have an impact on your waistline, but it can also cause tooth decay and cavities to form. The bacteria causes harmful acids to eat away at your tooth enamel and can even begin to attack your gums. This is why it’s necessary to eat foods that will positively fuel your body and protect against decay and gum disease. Leafy greens, lean proteins, fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy should make up the majority of your food intake each day.

Use Tools to Open Packages, Not Teeth

It’s convenient and easy to just use your teeth to open a package, right? Unfortunately, each time you forgo the scissors, you put yourself and your teeth at risk for serious injury. A sudden slip can lacerate your soft tissues or damage your teeth. Instead of leaving it up to your enamel, spend a few extra minutes looking for the right tool for the job.

Tooth Extractions

Our primary goal with each of our patients is to help them keep their natural teeth for as long as possible. But, in cases of severe decay or trauma, the best way to protect someone’s oral health may involve removing a tooth. Our team has a lot of experience with this procedure and uses a combination of local anesthetic, sedation, and a light touch, which usually results in the patient not feeling a thing while in the chair. Beforehand, we can help a patient put together a plan to fill the gap with a custom-made replacement as well.

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