If a car accident or a slip-and-fall caused damage to your teeth, you’ve suffered a traumatic dental injury. Has this happened to you? If so, it’s better to act fast! Call a traumatic injury dentist today and get treated as soon as possible.
Why should you prioritize seeing the dentist after an accident? While you might not think it’s as urgent to fix your teeth, seeking treatment sooner prevents the trauma from worsening. Prompt care also helps you feel more like yourself sooner after your accident.
If you have an open personal injury case, Dr. Magno can treat you without charging you upfront. As an emergency dentist on lien, she works with you and your personal injury lawyer to treat your injury through a special lien agreement. So even if you don’t think you can afford to treat your dental injury, you’ll still be able to access the care you need.
What Is a Traumatic Dental Injury?
A traumatic dental injury is any sudden injury that involves damage to the teeth, gums, supporting bone, or mouth. Some common examples of traumatic dental injuries include:
- Fractures (chips and cracks): Cracks in the tooth range in depth. They could be at the surface or reach all the way to the root.
- Luxation (loose teeth): A tooth loosens when trauma pushes it to the side, into the socket, or partially out.
- Avulsion (missing teeth): When a tooth becomes completely knocked out, it may also impact neighboring teeth.
If you’re experiencing pain or discomfort from any of these injuries, call a dentist as soon as possible. Leaving dental injuries untreated puts you at risk for complications. These may cause longer-term damage to the gums and teeth. The lasting effects of untreated dental trauma range from serious infections and abscesses to jawbone loss and TMJ disorder.
Why You Should See a Traumatic Injury Dentist ASAP
You might not think it’s urgent to treat your teeth if you were in a crash or fall where you sustained other injuries. But after an accident, you should see a traumatic injury dentist as soon as possible. By seeking care urgently, you’ll prevent your injuries from worsening.
If you knocked out a tooth, store it in milk or saliva and bring it to the dentist. Depending on the extent of the damage and how long the tooth has been out, Dr. Magno may be able to reposition the tooth. If she believes the damage has progressed too far, she will recommend replacing the tooth with a dental implant and crown that looks and functions like the old tooth.
For a loose tooth, she may splint it to try to save it. This means attaching it to nearby stable teeth to keep it in place while the surrounding tissues heal. Afterward, depending on how the tooth heals, Dr. Magno might recommend further treatment. In some cases, she will suggest a root canal. In others, she’ll fully extract the tooth and replace it with an implant.
Do you have an open personal injury case? You could access care through a medical lien. With this special arrangement, Dr. Magno signs a legal contract with your lawyer. Under the lien agreement, Dr. Magno agrees to treat you without requiring upfront payment. The cost of your care will then be covered through a portion of your final settlement. In the meantime, records from your dental treatment will support your personal injury case.
Call or Text for Urgent Dental Care
After an accident leaves you hurting, call a traumatic injury dentist right away. Fractures and loose or knocked-out teeth are inconvenient and painful. But they could also progress and become more serious if you leave them untreated.
Dr. Magno is a traumatic injury dentist who is just a phone call away. She is ready to repair fractured, loose, or missing teeth urgently. If you’re in the middle of a personal injury case, she is able to arrange a medical lien with your lawyer.
For the most urgent needs, call or text 510-591-0091. For less urgent dental care, arrange a visit online.
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