Emergency Dentist – Colorado Springs
In Pain? Need Help? Call Us!
For most people, their first instinct in a dental emergency is to head to their local emergency room, but they’ll most likely just spend hours in the waiting room before they’re actually seen. Instead, people in Colorado Springs who are in need of urgent dental care should simply call Anderson Family Dental by Espire. We have the training and equipment most ERs don’t have, allowing us to handle pressing dental issues. We’ll also be able to see you much, much faster. In many cases, we can even schedule a same-day appointment for an emergency patient to provide immediate relief.
Why Choose Anderson Family Dental by Espire for Emergency Dentistry?
- Same-Day Appointments for Emergency Patients
- Highly Trained Team of Dental Experts
- Kind, Compassionate, & Friendly Office
How We Treat Dental Emergencies
When you turn to us for emergency dental care, we’ll follow these four basic steps to help you achieve the relief you deserve:
- Same-Day Appointment: Time is of the essence in a dental emergency, so we’ll schedule a visit for you as soon as we can. While you’re on the phone, we can give you any first-aid advice that you need.
- Emergency Exam: During an emergency appointment, we’ll prioritize stopping your pain and identifying the underlying source of the issue. A thorough examination of your teeth and gums will be completed, and X-rays might be taken.
- Review Findings: We’ll share what we found during our examination and give you our recommendations for treatment. Rest assured that an estimate of the cost and the length of the treatment will be provided.
- Get the Care You Need: Once we have a treatment plan, all that’s left is to carry it out in order to restore the health of your grin!
The Most Common Dental Emergencies
Dental emergencies can come in all shapes and sizes. Below, you’ll find some examples of dental problems that may warrant an emergency appointment. Even if you’re not sure that your issue counts as a dental emergency, it’s generally best to call our office anyway; our team can help you figure out the best next steps to take to protect your smile.
Understanding the Cost of Dental Emergencies
We care about making sure that you can have emergency dental treatment performed when you need it without having to worry about your bank account. As such, we will always be transparent regarding the cost of whatever services are needed to repair your smile and stop your dental pain. Dental insurance, CareCredit financing, and our membership plan can all make paying for emergency dental care easier; don’t hesitate to ask us about these payment options.
Keys to Preventing Dental Emergencies
There’s no way to guarantee that a dental emergency will never happen. That said, you’ll be much less likely to need to visit the emergency dentist if you follow these steps:
- Brush your teeth at least two times a day.
- Floss to remove food particles and plaque from between your teeth.
- Limit your intake of sugary foods.
- Avoid bad habits like chewing your fingernails.
- Do not tear packages open with your teeth; use scissors instead.
Root Canal Therapy
Root canal therapy is how we save teeth that have developed an infection within the dental pulp, which is the inner layer of a tooth where the delicate nerve is located. This kind of infection can cause quite a bit of pain, and this is why the procedure itself has such a bad reputation. In reality, root canal therapy is one of the best tools we have for relieving dental pain and saving severely damaged teeth from extraction. If you have a persistent toothache, it could be the exact solution you’re looking for!
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Tooth Extractions
Our primary goal is to help our patients keep their natural teeth for as long as possible, but in certain situations, an extraction is simply unavoidable, such as when:
- A tooth is too decayed to be repaired with a filling or crown
- A tooth is too broken to be put back together
- Advanced gum disease has ruined the bone needed to hold a tooth in place.
Comfort is always one of our top priorities, so for our tooth extraction patients, Dr. Anderson uses a gentle touch and plenty of local anesthetic to ensure an easy and stress-free procedure.