Emergency Dentist – Montpelier, VT

How We Treat Dental Emergencies

• Call to schedule an appointment – When faced with a dental emergency, the first step you should take is to call our dental office. We’ll work to schedule a same-day appointment, if possible. We’ll also provide first-aid tips to use at home to better manage the pain.
• Thorough examination – When meeting with Dr. Hale, he will examine your mouth to determine the underlying issue as well as quickly address any discomfort you’re experiencing.
• Review findings – Once the examination is complete, our team will review our findings and formulate a personalized treatment plan. This will allow us to take care of your smile more accurately.
• Provide comprehensive treatment – Depending on the extent of your treatment, we’ll either begin the process immediately or schedule you to come in at a later date.

The Most Common Dental Emergencies

There are many common dental emergencies that our team can address. Even if you’re unsure whether the situation you are experiencing is an actual emergency, it’s always best to contact our dental office. We can survey the severity based on the information you provide and move forward most effectively so that your smile looks and feels better in the end.

Understanding the Cost of Dental Emergencies

No two dental emergencies are the same, even if two people knock out a tooth. It’s important that we see you for an appointment before we provide a cost estimate for your care. It is only after we evaluate your situation that we can determine how best to treat the problem and improve your oral health and smile aesthetics. Once we can accomplish this task, we will discuss your expected out-of-pocket expenses.

Keys to Preventing Dental Emergencies

It is impossible to prevent all dental emergencies, but you can take steps to reduce your risk. An accidental fall while out hiking or biting into a hard piece of fruit may not be something you are prepared for, but there are things you can do to lower the potential for a visit to an emergency dental office. Whether it is swapping foods that are full of sugar and starch for healthier ones (fruit, vegetables, lean meats, etc.), wearing a mouthguard while playing sports, or even committing to seeing us every six months for dental visits, you can better safeguard your smile.

Tooth Extractions

Although tooth extractions will never be the first thing our team recommends, we may require them if there is a problem that cannot be addressed in any other way. Root canals, dental crowns, and dental fillings can often treat damaged or decayed teeth. However, if the problem is affecting the functionality of the tooth as well as its viability, the only solution might be to remove it and replace it with a dental bridge, partial denture, or dental implant.

Wisdom Tooth Extractions

Wisdom teeth are also referred to as third molars. Because they do not erupt until later in life (usually the late teens or early twenties), there is often less space available for them to push through the gumline. Many of these teeth can become impacted, causing pain and potential damage to nearby healthy tooth structures. By removing problematic wisdom teeth, we can generate additional space within the mouth while improving oral health for years to come.

Root Canal Treatment

When the pulp tissue in the center of your tooth becomes infected or damaged, root canal treatment becomes essential. There is a common misconception that these procedures cause a great deal of pain, but the truth is that they actually eliminate it by removing the infected tissues. In doing so, root canal treatment cleanses the structure while allowing it to remain firmly in place, preventing a possible tooth extraction later on. And to provide even greater stability, our team can place a customized dental crown over the vulnerable tooth structure.