If you wake up with a toothache that will not go away after more than a day, it’s time to call the dentist! Ignoring this common symptom of a dangerous infection should be done at your peril. Infections result from bacterial deposits that take hold inside your tooth’s chamber. Without prompt treatment, bacteria risk breaking away and traveling to other parts of the body through your bloodstream. By scheduling an immediate appointment, we can X-ray the problem tooth to determine the nature of your pain. If we see foreign material under imaging, we will suggest a root canal right away to get your infection under control. Using special tools, we clear all decay from inside the tooth and restore your bite’s function with a dental crown. Designed to mimic a natural tooth’s healthy cap, this restoration means returning your smile’s beauty at the same time we cure your pain.
At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we provide emergency relief for sudden tooth infections. While you cannot necessarily predict an infection, they result from injuries to your tooth’s surface. That’s why we recommend letting us know if you scrape, chip, or break a tooth and attend cleanings regularly. Examining your tooth’s structure routinely allows us to quickly detect any sudden changes in its appearance. This can lead to a more conservative treatment than allowing decay and infection to progress.
Protect Your Smile With Regular Dental Checkups
It takes significant harm to a healthy tooth to create the conditions necessary for infection to take hold. This is because a healthy tooth’s enamel prevents outside material from accessing the inner pulp chamber. Physical injury or chemical wear from plaque and tartar must occur for bacteria to bypass this outer layer. You can prevent your oral health from progressing to this stage with regular cleanings and examinations. The cleaning portion of your checkup removes plaque and tarter, while frequent examination creates a record of your oral health. This lets us know when injuries build on the surface of your smile so we may provide an appropriate repair.
Root Canal Therapy Relieves The Pain Of Infection
We can detect the source of your dental pain with a digital X-ray to see the inside of your tooth. This imaging reveals deposits not seen by the naked eye during your exam. If bacteria is present, we will move forward with root canal therapy to clear the inner chamber. This treatment resolves your body’s inflammatory process to relieve the pressure against your sensitive dental nerve. By placing a dental crown to complete your treatment, we preserve the tooth’s function.
SPEAK WITH YOUR DENTIST AT SUNNY SMILES ABOUT RELIEVING YOUR TOOTHACHE
To find out more about how we can treat your pain from a dental infection, contact your Sunny Smiles location on N Zaragoza Rd in El Paso, TX at (915) 849-9000.