Is It An Emergency If Your Dental Filling Comes Out?
Losing a filling can be an alarming experience. There’s nothing worse than biting down into your dinner only to hear a crack and realize that a piece of dental work has come loose. The question that many patients ask in this situation is whether or not this counts as an “emergency”. And it’s understandable - having a tooth knocked out in an accident is an obvious trip to an emergency dentist in NE Calgary . But on the spectrum of “dental emergencies”, losing a filling is much more ambiguous. Here’s our take on whether or not this is an emergency (and what you should do in this situation if it happens to you). What Constitutes A Dental Emergency? The question of whether or not a lost filling constitutes an emergency is….maybe. Generally speaking, an emergency is any situation which is either extremely painful or will cause longterm damage if not treated right away. A tooth that’s been knocked out meets both of these criteria - it’s (obviously) very p...