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Should I go to the hospital if my toothache is unbearable?
If the pain is unbearable and seems to feel like it is spreading along your jaw or neck, then you should go to the ER. If your mouth is bleeding and it has not stopped, you will need to head to the emergency room.
What to do if you don’t have dental insurance?
What can ER do for tooth pain?
Emergency room doctors can't do much more than provide antibiotics and/or painkillers. This may provide temporary relief, but toothaches, like most problems, don't fix themselves. You will still need to see a dentist to fix the problem.
Can I go to emergency if I have a tooth pain?
If it's something where the pain is so severe, you just cannot get it under control, you can come to the ER.
Can the ER do anything for severe tooth pain?
In the case of bacterial infections, they can provide antibiotics and will arrange for transfer to the hospital if necessary. They can also treat broken, dislodged, or fractured teeth and help to control severe pain.
What if my tooth pain is unbearable?
If your toothache is unbearable, you must consider seeing a dentist and requesting more potent pain relievers.
Can you go to hospital with tooth pain?
If it's something where the pain is so severe, you just cannot get it under control, you can come to the ER.
Avoiding the ER: options for patients without health or dental insurance
Can the ER help with severe tooth pain?
In the case of bacterial infections, they can provide antibiotics and will arrange for transfer to the hospital if necessary. They can also treat broken, dislodged, or fractured teeth and help to control severe pain.
Will the ER give you pain meds for a toothache?
Probably not. ER doctors, surgeons, and physicians cannot practice dentistry, and it is extremely rare to find an ER or urgent care center with an emergency dentist on call. In most cases, a visit to the emergency room or an urgent care center will result in a prescription for some painkillers and/or antibiotics.
When should you go to the ER for tooth pain?
You SHOULD go to the emergency room if: You have swelling from a toothache that has spread to other parts of your face, especially your eye or below your jaw line. You have a toothache accompanied by a high fever (>101). You have bleeding that can't be controlled with pressure (more on this below).
What can emergency room do for a tooth?
If you need emergency dental care and go to the Emergency Room (ER), the ER will treat you and then bill your health insurance. The ER is not likely to be able to treat a dental problem unless it is a health emergency. They may use temporary measures to relieve pain until you are able to see a dentist.
What's Your Problem? No dental insurance
Will the ER do anything for tooth pain?
Emergency room doctors can't do much more than provide antibiotics and/or painkillers. This may provide temporary relief, but toothaches, like most problems, don't fix themselves. You will still need to see a dentist to fix the problem.
Should I go to ER for tooth pain?
If the pain is unbearable and seems to feel like it is spreading along your jaw or neck, then you should go to the ER. If your mouth is bleeding and it has not stopped, you will need to head to the emergency room.
