It is sometimes difficult after dental patients have extensive work done on their teeth to resist some of the reasons that cause their dental plight in the first place.

Take for example, the situation where an individual who recently had new crown and bridgework done, yet when he goes to the movies, he gets a bag of “Tootsie Rolls” which he has thoroughly enjoyed at the movies since he was a child.

Of course, at the first bite the individual knows that the dental crown has come undone and the bridge has come apart as evidenced by the gooey mass of chocolate and dental apparatus that he spit out of his mouth onto a napkin.

These are the types of emergencies that are seen by that are stationed at dental emergency centers for just such a purpose. A broken bridge is a dental emergency simply because it can expose teeth that have already been compromised anyway, and if the caps on the bridge have come apart, then the inside of the tooth, the dentin and the pulp can be compromised fairly easily.

Then there might also be some considerable pain if there are any teeth that are broken, so it is imperative that a victim of such a mishap be treated by a dentist as soon as possible. Other incidents such as accidents, sports injuries, and other mishaps usually occur on weekends when people are out working in the yard, traveling, or students participate in sporting events.

Knowing that there are emergency facilities available gives the public comfort in knowing where to turn in such situations. If you do not know the phone or location of the emergency dental center, call your regular dentist and there will be instructions on how to contact the emergency dental center in your locality.