Dental emergencies
Dental emergencies seen by doctors include:
- dental caries and secondary infections
- gingivitis
- wisdom tooth problems
- pain after dentistry or unsatisfactory filling
- dental haemorrhage
- dental trauma
- dislocation of the temporomandibular joint and
- jaw fracture
Pain referred to the jaw and teeth may come from other sites in the head and neck, tooth problems elsewhere and heart or chest conditions
Reference:
- Rodriguez JM, Kalsi H, Bavisha K, Darbar U. The Emergency Dental Appointment: Restorative Emergencies Part 1 - Tooth Related Problems. Prim Dent J. 2017 May 01;6(2):52-61
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