Dentist in Humble
Toothaches are not a temporary nuisance that you can ignore and wait to go away. It is a sign that you need the expert care of our
dentist in Humble, Edwin Coligado DDS. No matter what the cause of it, prompt treatment will give you an excellent chance of restoring the tooth to optimal health.
Toothaches are emergencies. They can lead to root canal or the loss of a tooth entirely. The more quickly you get attention for the pain, the less opportunity there is for a small problem to become a large one. For example, a simple cavity can be treated with a filling, and likewise a lost filling can be replaced easily. However, if that cavity leaves a path for bacteria to get inside the tooth, you may end up with an infection. In most cases, that will increase the level of pain. And it will always mean root canal as a remedy, assuming that the tooth can still be rescued. Similarly, a chipped or cracked tooth, which also cause toothaches, needs to be fitted with a crown in a timely manner. The breach of the tooth's protective layer, just as with a cavity, creates vulnerability. Sure, a crown takes time to make, but a temporary one is placed by our dentist in Humble until your permanent one is ready. The priority is to protect the tooth. Should root canal be necessary, though, at least you can be assured that it's being done by our
dentist in Humble. With sufficient local anesthesia, most patients report very little or even no pain at all during the procedure.
Your toothache is an urgent matter and will be treated as such at our office. Contact us right away and we will make certain that you are seen as quickly as possible.
By Edwin J. Coligado, DDS
January 23, 2018
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