There are certain conditions of the mouth, gums, and teeth that require immediate attention so they don’t become more serious. Here are among the more common ones that you’ll want to get assistance with in our Charlotte office.

1. Infection or Dental Abscess

For those who have an infection in the gums or abscess you MUST get this treat as soon as possible. When infections first occur, they might just hurt or cause your breath to be bad, however if they aren’t looked after they are able to spread from your mouth, into your blood stream and throughout your entire body. And, any infection that spreads through your blood can cause death.  This is why you need to call us immediately if you think you might have an infection in your mouth.

2. Broken Tooth

If you break a tooth for any reason then you ought to get it looked at by a dentist right away or you could lose your tooth. If you get to our office soon after the tooth is broken we will be very likely to fix the tooth and save you the trouble and expense of having to replace a missing tooth with a denture or implant.

3.  A Persistent Toothache

A toothache can be caused by many things, such as dental decay from poor hygiene, an injury, an infection, a cavity, etc. A toothache, if it is not too severe can be ignored for some time…but it shouldn’t be. The fact is that most toothaches don’t just go away on their own. They typically get worse until they become a dental emergency. The best course of action to take is to get yourself to a dentist when you have a toothache so that the cause of the pain can be treated. If you wait too long it may end up that the only option available to your dentist is to extract the tooth. Again, if that happens, you’ll be left with a missing tooth that will need to be replaced by a denture or dental implant.

We hope that the above information helps you take care of any dental problems that arise. If you need and emergency dentist in Charlotte call our office 24/7.