Monthly Archives: dental infections

• Is Needing a Root Canal a Dental Emergency?

  If a tooth needs a root canal treatment but doesn’t have any pain, is it a dental emergency or can it wait? On that note, if it can wait, how long can it wait? Tyson Dear Tyson, Root Canal Treatment This is kind of tricky to answer because I have not examined your tooth. I…

• Should I Call an Emergency Dentist for a Lost Filling?

  Is it a dental emergency if I lost a filling? It’s the New Years Weekend and I don’t really fancy spending it in the dentist’s office. Mark C. Dear Mark, What??? You don’t want to ring in 2018 from a dental chair? I can’t imagine why not. What could be more invigorating? In the case…