Emergency Dentist – Bedford, VA

How We Treat Dental Emergencies

• Same-Day Visit: We’ll try to see you as early as possible when you’re in need of emergency dental care. In many cases, we can schedule an appointment for you on the same day that you call us. Be sure to follow any tips our team gives you for taking care of your mouth until your visit.
• Emergency Exam: Once you arrive at our office, we’ll begin the process of examining your teeth, gums, and jaw in order to learn as much as possible about your specific oral health issue.
• Review of Findings: After our examination, we’ll explain what we found and give you our suggestions for treatment. When we recommend a service, we’ll let you know how much it will cost and how long it will take. A treatment plan will be created based on the feedback you give us.
• The Care Your Smile Needs: The last step is to carry out the agreed-upon treatment plan. This could include root canal treatment, dental crowns, and various other services depending on your situation.

The Most Common Dental Emergencies

Are you not sure whether you’re truly experiencing a dental emergency? You should call our office anyway; once our team learns about your symptoms, we can help you determine whether emergency care is necessary. That said, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with the common dental emergencies listed below.

Understanding the Cost of Dental Emergencies

How much will it cost to have your dental emergency treated? Do you have minor dental damage that can easily be taken care of with a filling or a crown? Or are you suffering from a severe infection that might call for a root canal treatment or a tooth extraction? The only way to know for sure what kind of treatment you require is to have your smile examined as quickly as possible. Once we have a grasp on your situation, we can give you an estimate of the final cost of your emergency.

Keys to Preventing Dental Emergencies

Not every dental emergency is one that can be prevented, but you can protect your smile by:

• Wearing a protective mouthguard while playing sports or engaging in any physical activity that carries a risk of dental injury
• Not biting down on ice, fingernails, pen tips, or anything else hard enough to crack or wear down enamel
• Not using your teeth as tools to open packages or bottles
• Brushing and flossing at least twice daily
• Visiting PeaksView Dental for regular checkups and cleanings

Root Canal Treatment

If teeth become too decayed to successfully receive a tooth-colored filling or dental crown, our team may recommend root canal treatment as a last resort. This endodontic treatment can typically be performed in just one appointment with Dr. Polk right here in the PeaksView Dental offices. His dental office is limited to endodontic care, and he relies on the latest techniques and tools to create truly transformative results for patients in the same convenient location you and your family know and love.

Root canal treatment involves bacteria and pulp being cleaned out of the tooth’s inner chamber and replaced with safe, biocompatible material. A custom restoration placed on top can rebuild lost strength and structure while allowing patients to maintain a beautifully natural smile.

Learn More About Root Canals

Tooth Extractions

Extracting teeth is done as a last resort. We’ll only recommend it when there’s no other way to protect your oral health while saving the teeth in question. A tooth might need to be removed if it’s suffering from a particularly advanced infection or if it has been broken severely enough that a crown cannot be used to fix it. Also, we can remove wisdom teeth if they have become infected or otherwise cannot safely remain in your mouth.