Plain answers on toothaches, extractions, infections and costs, written for patients in Tracy, Marshall and southwest Minnesota.
Usually not. Hospital emergency departments treat the dangerous parts of a dental problem, like spreading infection, facial injuries and bleeding that won't stop. They generally don't pull teeth, do root canals or fill cavities. For the tooth itself, you need a dentist, ideally the same day. What the emergency room does for dental problems An ... Read more
Most dental offices in small Minnesota towns are closed on weekends. That doesn't leave you with nothing. Call a dental office anyway, since many have an answering service that holds the next opening. Use safe first aid to get through the wait, and go to the hospital for the few problems that can't wait. First, ... Read more