Most people see their dentist twice a year for a preventative care, but accidents can’t always be prevented.

Trips and falls, a sharp line drive off a baseball bat, or an automobile accident can all result in a dental emergency.

Some accidents are urgent enough to require a visit to an emergency room even before being seen by a dentist while others accidents, such as a broken crown, can wait a day, or even two, to be repaired.

In incidents of severe pain, bleeding, or swelling in the mouth, or a tooth is completely knocked out of the mouth, a person should call a dentist to be seen immediately, according to Dr. Jason Streem.

Difficulty breathing, an indicator of an infection, is another symptom requiring immediate treatment, Streem , a periodontist at Periodontal Associates, Inc. in Ly

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