Traumatic Dental Injuries

Dental trauma is injury to the mouth region, including teeth, lips, gums, tongue, and jawbones. The most common dental trauma is a broken or an avulsed tooth. Most traumatic injuries occur in children although anyone can have trauma to their teeth. The treatment is determined by the severity of the injury and can range from simply monitoring the traumatized teeth over time to repositioning or reimplanting loose or avulsed teeth. Many traumatic injuries damage the pulp of the tooth. When the pulp becomes damaged or inflamed from the trauma, root canal treatment may be necessary.

Dr. Hassan specializes in treating traumatic dental injuries. We offer tremendous flexibility in accommodating emergency cases. There are many factors that affect the long-term health of your tooth after an injury, the nature of the injury, the length of time from injury to treatment, and your body’s response. Getting treatment as soon as possible is very important in order to prevent root resorption.