Emergency Dentistry - Dennis & Barnstable, MA

If you have a debilitating toothache that lasts more than one to two days, you may have deep decay or an infected tooth. Without proper care, your condition will get worse. As the infection progresses, the pulp inside your tooth will continue to die, causing increasingly bad pain.

Our team will determine the cause of your toothache and take prompt steps to resolve your issue. For example, an emergency root canal can alleviate a painful pulp infection and often save the tooth from being extracted.

A dental abscess is a collection of pus that can form inside your teeth, gums, or the bone that holds your teeth in place. A bacterial infection causes it and usually results in intense throbbing pain in the affected area that starts suddenly and gradually worsens. Other symptoms include sensitivity to hot or cold food and beverages and facial redness or swelling.

An emergency root canal is the treatment of choice for a tooth abscess. If you have a gum abscess, an immediate, or sometimes temporary, solution is for our team to make a small incision in the gum tissue to drain the abscess.

Tooth fractures can involve the crown, the root or both, with or without exposure of the pulp. Fractures that expose the pulp are often painful and require immediate treatment. Tooth fragments should be kept hydrated because we may be able to reattach them. Fractures of the root usually require digital X-rays for accurate diagnosis, unless the tooth is particularly loose and the fracture is close to the gingival margin. For root fractures, treatment may involve root canal therapy, splinting or extraction, depending on the exact nature and extent of the issue.