The Dental & The Incidental
As a dentist, I’ve treated more dental emergencies caused by one of the 5 common foods that can crack your teeth than I can count. I’ve heard it so often: “I was just eating some french bread when suddenly a sharp piece of tooth was slicing into my tongue!”…
Dental mishaps and emergencies happen every day. It is important you contact your dentist immediately if you have sudden severe pain, a swollen face, swollen gums, a loose tooth, or tender gums. Because these are all signs of infection or an acute abscess. But what if it’s on…
It’s the height of the holiday season 2017 at the time of this writing. The days have whizzed by since Thanksgiving and the much-anticipated rituals and festivities of the holidays are upon us. The halls of our office are literally decked with boughs of holly. Hanukah gelt is…
After a busy week in the office, I was enjoying my morning coffee on Fire Island when I received an “emergency” phone call from my patient, Tina. Tina had been the recipient of extensive restorative dentistry (crowns and permanent bridgework) over the course of her adult life. She is…
Perhaps the emergency phone call I received last Saturday from a patient with a cracked tooth was a portent of the week to come… My long-time patient Alan was driving along in his car last Saturday, happily munching from a freshly opened bag of tortilla chips. Suddenly he…
It could happen just like that (snap of the fingers). You’re going about your business when for no apparent reason you notice a dull vague awareness that something is amiss in your mouth. Nothing severe or earth shattering, but something definitely there. Your curious tongue investigates the area…
