Our teeth are critical to our health. Most obviously, we rely on these enamel workhorses to break down our food into smaller pieces for nutrition. But our teeth aren’t perfect. Sometimes they break, either from wear and tear or injury. If that happens to you, you’ll learn something about the process of treating a chipped…
Taking good care of your teeth isn’t exactly a full-time job. No, it’s more than a full-time job. You must be diligent about caring for your teeth. Even then, things can happen — a cavity, a toothache, an infection — at all the wrong times. Your teeth really don’t care what day it is or…
Here at Lovett Dental Pasadena, we regularly receive calls that start with the words – I have a dental emergency. It’s understandably a scary experience for some of our patients, and it can be difficult to know what to do at the time. If you’ve broken a tooth, lost a tooth, or have a painful…
Dealing with a pediatric dental emergency is always a challenge. It can be stressful helping a child communicate exactly what the problem is and knowing what action to take. However, handling a pediatric dental emergency can be straightforward when you know what to do. Although children sometimes experience anxiety when going to the dentist, remaining…
There’s usually no doubt when you need emergency medical help. You might have chest pains or find it difficult to breathe. It’s not so easy when it comes to your teeth. You might feel a slight toothache or feel a little tenderness in your gums, and you wonder, “what’s the big deal?” The question of…
You can be diligent about caring for your teeth, and it still happens — a cavity. A toothache. An infection. Dental problems don’t know or much care what time it is, or the day of the week it is. If you’re hit with a dental issue outside of business hours, you might be among the…
The CDC has set forth guidelines for dental procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Lovett Dental is committed to putting patient safety first. Dental practices have been asked to limit patient visits to emergency dental procedures only during this time. However, you may not know what oral health issues are emergencies, as dangerous infections and…