Because they can leave you in pain, and with significant smile problems, a dental injury can cause real distress. If you experience harm that results in a chipped or cracked tooth, or even the loss of a tooth, you can count on emergency care from your Prairie Village, KS dentist’s office. By providing prompt support, […]
Category: Emergency Dentistry
Making Sure You Have Access To Emergency Care For Your Smile
What would you do if you injured a tooth today? When people find themselves on the wrong end of dental damage, or experience sudden tooth loss, they can feel alarmed. In addition to being painful, this kind of injury can have serious repercussions for your smile. Fortunately, your Prairie Village, KS dentist’s office is ready […]
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Whatever Your Smile Needs: We Are Here To Help
It’s easy to feel like maybe you need to be thoughtful and sparing with your dental visits to our practice. Perhaps you think that if we see you too frequently, we are going to start thinking you’re too concerned about your smile. Maybe you worry that if you call us for a sudden urgent issue, […]
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Same Day Dental Appointments: Why?
When you leave a checkup and cleaning with your Prairie Village, KS dentist, chances are you scheduled your next appointment, for six months in the future. That’s the prudent way to do things, to avoid skipped appointments. Otherwise, it’s easy to find that six months turned into nine months, and suddenly we haven’t seen you […]
Summer Dental Emergencies: A Quiz For Fun
Dental emergencies can happen any time. In fact, if we knew when to expect them, we could plan ahead and maybe they wouldn’t be emergencies, would they? Things can always catch us by surprise, whether it’s a small problem that turned into a big one, or a completely unexpected happening. When you need a same-day […]
What To Do About A Broken Tooth
It can happen at any time. Eating a few almonds. Nibbling the meat at a delicious barbecue. Maybe you stepped off the curb with a tooth-rattling thud. Whether it is a small-ish chip, or a more severe accident, a broken tooth (whether it is your own tooth, or that of a loved one) can be […]
What Happens When You Ignore A Dental Emergency?
You might suddenly find yourself in need of emergency dental care. However, one little part of your brain might chime in with an idea that you never expected as you prepare to contact our practice: “Maybe you should just ignore it!” this part of your brain suggests. Of course, it’s always an option to stay […]
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Sharp Pain: 3 Immediate Responses
There are many different types of discomfort that can affect your mouth! While we much prefer to hear that you are not dealing with a single one of them, it’s always to your benefit to have some knowledge regarding possible details and what they might mean. When you notice that sharp pain is affecting you, […]
2 Mantras To Adopt During Dental Emergencies
It’s easy for us to tell you that dental emergencies are not worth a lot of upset. “Just relax!” we tell you. Take some deep breaths and you’ll be just fine because we are here to help. While you may know this on an intellectual level, all it takes is seeing your broken tooth or […]
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Ways To Describe Your Tooth Pain
When you’re experiencing tooth pain, we may ask you what the pain is like. If the only way you can think of to answer the question is something like, “It hurts,” then you may find yourself a bit frustrated that you seem to be lacking the adjectives that you need in that moment. Of course, […]
