I Was in an Accident. Should I Schedule a Dental Visit?
Posted on 7/15/2024 by Hunter Provance
Millions of Americans suffer some kind of accidental injury each year. Injuries resulting from accidents can be as minor as scraping your leg to as critical as broken arms or a fractured skull. If you have been in an accident, have you thought about scheduling an appointment with our dentist? Here are some tips you can use when you have been in an accident to decide whether or not you need to visit the dentist.
How Often Do People Suffer an Injury to Their Head or Face?
The American Dental Association reports that 20 percent of all injuries due to accidents injure the face or the head. This represents one-fifth of all injuries. However, not everyone takes head or facial injuries as seriously as they should because facial injuries can have long-lasting consequences for your teeth. If you leave an injury untreated that involves your face or head, you may end up with long-term pain from a tooth or jaw injury. You might experience tooth loss as well.
Most mouth injuries can be treated if you come in to see our dentist. Here are some signs that you need to look for that signal a problem with your mouth after an accident.
Signs You Need to Look for After an Accident
There are several signs that signal you may have dental trauma. The first major sign you should look for is a toothache, especially if the pain is located on one side of your mouth or in more than one tooth. It may mean that your tooth has sustained an injury.
The pain from a tooth injury may not be limited just to the area of your tooth but also affect your gum tissue as well as your jawbone. You may also notice swelling and bleeding in the area of your mouth where the injury occurred.
Other signs you should look for after you sustain an injury could include an inability to open and close your mouth effectively, pain when you bite down on food, and loose or crooked teeth. If you think you may have injured your mouth in an accident, let us help you. Give our office a call today so that we can make you an appointment as soon as possible.
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Millions of Americans suffer some kind of accidental injury each year. Injuries resulting from accidents can be as minor as scraping your leg to as critical as broken arms or a fractured skull. If you have been in an accident, have you thought about scheduling an appointment with our dentist? Here are some tips you can use when you have been in an accident to decide whether or not you need to visit the dentist.