Emergency Dentist – Jenks, OK

Same-Day Care When a Dental Crisis Occurs

Dental emergencies can be alarming. These often occur when you least expect them, and they can cause you to panic. But our team at Elwood Avenue Dental doesn’t want you to feel alone or neglected, which is why we offer same-day dental appointments for emergency patients. Capable of treating knocked-out teeth, soft tissue lacerations, lost dental crowns, and tooth chips and cracks, our emergency dentists in Jenks can deliver timely dental care safely and comfortably. Call us today to discover what we can do to help you smile again.

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Why Choose Elwood Avenue Dental for Emergency Dentistry?

  • Same-Day Emergency Dental Appointments
  • We Welcome Your Dental Insurance
  • Sedation Dentistry Available for Patients in Need

How We Treat Dental Emergencies

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  • Call to schedule an appointment: You will first need to call our dental office to speak to a member of our team. We will determine the severity of your dental emergency over the phone to find out if you should come in right away. We’ll work to get you in quickly but also provide first-aid tips to help manage your pain while at home.
  • Undergo a thorough dental exam: When you arrive, one of our skilled dentists will review your oral anatomy, taking diagnostic images and visually examining your mouth.
  • Compile and review findings: Once the examination is complete, we will collect our findings and review them to create a personalized dental treatment plan that we will then go over with you.
  • Administer appropriate dental treatment: If you agree to the proposed plan, we will quickly get to work to eliminate any pain and improve the health of your smile.

The Most Common Dental Emergencies

If you are unsure whether you are dealing with a dental emergency or not, it is always best to call and alert us to the situation. We can ask various questions to help better understand the situation and learn whether you should come in right away or wait. But if you’re curious about the types of dental injuries we most often see, feel free to review the list below and call us with any questions.

Understanding the Cost of Dental Emergencies

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The cost of dental emergencies varies from person to person. There is no designated cost, as each situation is different. Once we can review your smile and determine the best course of action to treat it, we will formulate a treatment plan that includes how much you can expect your emergency dental care to cost. This will allow our team to then discuss the available payment options, including using your dental insurance or enrolling in our in-house membership plan.

Keys to Preventing Dental Emergencies

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Not all dental emergencies can be prevented, but some only require a few simple changes to your daily routine. Making sure you maintain good oral hygiene and keeping your six-month dental checkups and teeth cleanings are essential. Eating a nutrient-rich diet and wearing a mouthguard while playing sports are just as important. You should also avoid using your teeth to open packages and containers, and you should also give up unhealthy habits like smoking, eating ice, and chewing on pens and pencils.

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Toothaches  

Is My Toothache a Dental Emergency? Your toothache could be the result of multiple issues, from significant decay to advanced gum disease. That’s why we encourage our patients in Jenks to give us a call if the discomfort persists for more than 24 hours.

How You Should Handle a Toothache The worst thing you can do is ignore your toothache, especially since oral health issues cannot heal on their own. Instead, we recommend maintaining a solid oral hygiene routine, not chewing on that side of your mouth, rinsing with warm saltwater, placing a cold compress against the outside of your cheek, and taking OTC pain medication as directed.

How We Treat Toothaches Before we determine how to intervene, we need to take X-rays and examine your tooth. Based on our findings, we will make a recommendation on how to move forward, like addressing an infection in your gums with gum disease treatment or restoring a severely decayed tooth with root canal therapy.

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Chipped Teeth  

Is a Chipped Tooth a Dental Emergency? Chipped teeth aren’t always a dental emergency. If the damage is minor and you aren’t experiencing any pain, then simply give us a call and schedule an appointment before the end of the week. If, on the other hand, the chip is large and has resulted in a lot of discomfort, call us right away to schedule a same-day appointment.

How You Should Handle a Chipped Tooth We recommend rinsing with water first since this will prevent bacteria from collecting in the area and remove any lingering shards of your tooth. It’s also very common for chipped teeth to result in uncomfortable sensitivity, which is why we recommend covering it with a piece of sugar-free gum or dental wax (if it’s available).

How We Treat Chipped Teeth If the chip is relatively small, cosmetic dental bonding may be ideal; the process is quick and painless, and the materials used will blend in seamlessly with your smile. If the chip is more substantial, however, then we may recommend a veneer instead.

Cracked Tooth  

Is a Cracked Tooth a Dental Emergency? Yes, a cracked tooth is a dental emergency and warrants a call to our Jenks dental office! Even if the damage is relatively minor, we need to intervene before an infection develops or the tooth splits further.

How You Should Handle a Cracked Tooth There are a few obvious measures you should take, like not chewing anything on that side of your mouth and taking OTC medication to keep pain at bay. However, we also recommend rinsing with clean water periodically.

How We Treat Cracked Teeth The good news is that cracked, fractured, and otherwise damaged teeth can often be restored with lifelike dental crowns. These tooth-shaped caps can provide your tooth with the protection it needs, restoring the look and function of your smile in the process. It’s also important to note that there are some cases where the damage is so severe that we need to extract your cracked tooth. Afterward, we can fill the open space with a dental bridge or implant.

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Very Sensitive Teeth

Are Very Sensitive Teeth a Dental Emergency? Have you noticed that your teeth feel sensitive when you sip on a hot cup of coffee or bite into really cold food, like ice cream? If so, we recommend giving our Jenks emergency dentist a call. That way, we can make sure gum disease, tooth decay, or another serious oral health concern isn’t the cause.

How You Should Handle Very Sensitive Teeth To get long-lasting relief, you need to schedule an appointment with our team so we can pinpoint the root of the problem. Until your appointment, you can avoid exacerbating the sensitivity by avoiding hot and cold beverages and foods. If needed, you can also take OTC pain medication to keep you comfortable.

How We Treat Very Sensitive Teeth There are some patients who have naturally sensitive teeth. If that’s the case for you, then we may provide you with a prescription mouthwash and desensitizing toothpaste. If, however, it is the result of an untreated dental problem, then we will need to create a custom treatment plan to restore the health of your smile.

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Knocked-Out Tooth

Is My Knocked-Out Tooth a Dental Emergency? Yes, a knocked-out tooth is a dental injury that warrants an immediate call to our Jenks dental office. In fact, we need to see you within 60 minutes of the tooth being knocked out so we have the highest chance of being able to reinsert it successfully.

How You Should Handle a Knocked-Out Tooth After calling our team to schedule an appointment, your next priority should be locating your tooth and preserving the root. To do this, avoid the root when picking it up and store it in a container of milk. If that’s not available, you can see if the tooth will slide back into the socket without any force.

How We Treat Knocked-Out Teeth As we mentioned above, our top priority is reinserting the tooth so it can heal. Sadly, however, that’s not always a possibility. In some cases, we need to replace the tooth with a dental bridge or implant instead. As always, we will review all of the treatment options available, as well as the pros of each, so you feel confident deciding what’s best for you.

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Lost Filling or Crown

Is a Lost Filling or Crown a Dental Emergency? Lost fillings and dental crowns can result in significant sensitivity. Plus, they leave your now weak tooth vulnerable to further damage, and it’s not uncommon for an infection to develop if neglected. For all of these reasons, we recommend scheduling an appointment with our Jenks dental team right away.

How You Should Handle a Lost Filling or Crown In both cases, it’s important not to chew on that side of your mouth until we restore your tooth. Also, if you are able to locate your restoration, we recommend storing it in a small, clean container and bringing it with you to your appointment.

How We Treat Lost Fillings or Crowns For lost dental crowns, we can either recement your old one back in place or provide you with a new one. The recommendation we make will depend largely on the condition your restoration is in. As for lost fillings, we typically always replace them, which only takes one appointment.

Broken Denture

Loose Permanent Tooth

Injury to the Gums, Lips, or Tongue

Jaw Pain

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