Cosmetic Dentistry: Before and After Slideshow Pictures Take the Dental Health Quiz

Medical Author:

Victor M Almeida, DO

Coauthor:

Joseph J Sachter, MD, FACEP

Medical Editor:

Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM

Medical Editor:

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD

Medical Editor:

Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP

Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP

Dr. Balentine received his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating in1983. He completed his internship at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia and his Emergency Medicine residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, where he served as chief resident.

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When to Seek Medical Care

If you have a concern about a possible tooth injury or change in tooth color, call your dentist or doctor. Often when teeth are knocked out, however, you need to seek emergency care, especially if the tooth is a permanent one.

Seek emergency dental or medical care in the following instances:

• Trouble breathing

• Persistent bleeding (won't stop)

• Severe pain

• Facial swelling

• Fever