After a car accident, it’s easy to overlook dental care. But this is a mistake. Waiting until the pain worsens puts both your oral health and your personal injury case at risk. Untreated dental trauma worsens with time. Delays also create gaps in documentation, causing you to lose an important window to capture medical evidence that links your injuries to the crash.
On the flip side, seeking urgent dental treatment protects your health and helps support your claim. And you don’t have to wait for your case to resolve to receive treatment. Dr. Magno treats patients on a lien, so you can receive care now while your claim moves forward.
If you were in a crash, seek emergency treatment at our office!
How Dental Care Supports You After a Crash
After a car accident, urgent dental care helps you twofold: (1) it mends the damage before it worsens, and (2) it generates critical evidence to help your attorney build a stronger personal injury case on your behalf.
Here are some common dental traumas from collisions and what could happen if they’re left untreated:
- Chipped or fractured tooth: increased sensitivity, risk of infection, worsening cracks
- Loosened tooth (luxation): shifting teeth, nerve damage, receding gums
- Knocked-out tooth (avulsion): bone loss, neighboring teeth shifting
- Broken restorations (crowns, fillings, or dentures): risk of decay, pain, sensitivity
When you receive urgent dental care to treat damaged, broken, and missing teeth, you’re preventing all of these consequences from developing.
Dr. Magno can restore damage through a variety of interventions. She might use dental bonding to mend cracks or replace missing teeth with a mini dental implant and crown.
Acting quickly also serves a broader purpose. Early treatment creates clear medical documentation that could improve the outcome of your claim.
Emergency dental visits document the nature and timing of your injuries, helping establish that the accident caused the damage. These records are critical when pursuing compensation.
The records also support the financial side of your case. Your attorney will be able to fight for a payout for your medical bills, including exams, X-rays, bonding, teeth replacements, and other interventions that were part of your emergency dental treatment.
Insurers and attorneys may use medical bills as one factor when evaluating pain and suffering, applying a multiplier to estimate what your non‑economic losses are worth. This means it’s better for your case to receive all necessary care rather than avoid it.
A Dentist on Lien Builds Car Accident Injury Cases
No one plans on damaging their smile in an accident. And it’s all too common to drag your feet when it comes to treatment because you’re thinking about costs. In fact, 4 out of 5 Americans in one study said they’d consider delaying emergency dental care due to the financial burden.
There’s still a way to pursue treatment sooner, even when you can’t afford to pay upfront. When you’re in the middle of a personal injury case, Dr. Magno is able to treat you with a medical lien.
You might wonder how a dentist on lien actually works. First, Dr. Magno arranges a legal agreement with you and your lawyer, stating that she will treat you now and will receive payment once your personal injury case is resolved. When your lawyer settles your case, you’ll pay for the dental care using part of the award.
This gives you a way to feel like yourself sooner and gather evidence to support your case, even when you don’t have cash on hand.
Dr. Magno is excited to offer lien services for emergency dentistry. After an accident has caused damage to your teeth, she wants to help you recover sooner while your injury case is pending.
Hurt in a Car Accident? Text or Call for Urgent Dental Care
After a car accident, urgent dental care does more than prevent long-term damage. It also helps support your personal injury case by documenting evidence, establishing cause, and helping to improve your settlement.
Dr. Magno is prepared to see you for an urgent appointment following your traumatic dental injury. She works with attorneys to arrange medical liens, and she’s available to provide services with no upfront cost to you.
Text or call 510-591-0091 for prompt dental care. For non-urgent visits, you may fill out a contact form.
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