Kids Emergency Dental Care Q&AVisalia, CA

Kids Emergency Dental Care Q&A

What are some common emergency dental care problems?

Children can experience a wide range of dental emergencies, with some of the most common including:

• Broken Teeth
• Chipped Teeth
• Cracked Teeth
• Knocked-out Teeth
• Dislodged filling

If your child suffers from any type of dental emergency, don’t hesitate to reach out to Visalia Dentistry 4 Kids. The friendly and understanding care providers always work to accommodate emergencies as quickly as possible, and Dr. Sandhu and Dr. Shergill are on-call for urgent cases.

What should I do when my child has a dental emergency?

After you get in touch with Visalia Dentistry 4 Kids (or the nearest emergency room if your child has a potentially life-threatening injury), there are a few things you can do to help them stay calm and comfortable until you get to a care provider.

Stay calm

When you react to dental emergencies in a calm way, your child is much more likely to do the same. Although it’s hard to act calm, cool, and collected when your child has a bloody, damaged tooth or other dental emergency, breathe deeply a few times. Explain to your child that everything will be just fine and that they’ll feel better very soon.

Take the tooth

If your child’s tooth is knocked out, bring the tooth to Visalia Dentistry 4 Kids. You can rinse it in cool water (holding it by the crown) if it’s dirty. If possible, put the tooth back in your child’s mouth, directly into the socket. Otherwise, place the tooth in a glass of cow’s milk. This can help preserve the tooth temporarily, but you need to get help within 30 minutes.

Hands off

Remind your child not to touch the damaged tooth, since it could worsen the damage. Before you leave home, grab a book, toy, or something else to keep your child distracted while you’re on the way to Visalia Dentistry 4 Kids.

With a swift response, a dental emergency can have a happy ending, including a saved tooth.

When is emergency dental care available?

Visalia Dentistry 4 Kids offers emergency dental care whenever the office is open. For accidents, broken teeth, or other dental emergencies, reach out to Visalia Dentistry 4 Kids now at (559) 733-4470