Finding emergency dental services in Santa Barbara

We tend to think of dental care as something that takes place as part of our daily routine and appointments that are regularly scheduled, months in advance for checkups and preventive care. Happily, this is often the case, we brush and floss at home, and our dental appointments are scheduled with plenty of notice. 

However, as Dr. Cynthia Copeland of Whole Health Dentistry in Santa Barbara, CA, knows, sometimes you need to find emergency dental services. You may wake up on the day of an important meeting with a throbbing tooth or sensitive gums. You may lose a tooth after taking a fall on the weekend. Or you may bite into a hard pretzel and chip a filling. If your mouth is in pain or you have an emergency, it’s comforting to know that you can find state-of-the-art dental treatment, even on short notice. 

Dr. Copeland and her team help her patients manage emergency and urgent issues and provide the following tips to help patients get immediate relief: 

• If an adult tooth is lost, it can be gently placed back in the socket. 
• A broken tooth should be kept clean until the dentist can address the break.
• Cold compresses can help minimize pain and swelling.
• A toothache is a sign of a dental health problem. Patients should make an appointment quickly, even if the pain disappears. 

The team is committed to finding an appointment time for patients who are in pain or uncomfortable. Once the patient is in the office, the team works quickly to address the underlying issue and make the patient feel comfortable again. 

Dr. Copeland treats every patient with a gentle touch and the least invasive treatment possible. As an integrative dentist, Dr. Copeland believes that your mouth’s health and overall well-being are of the greatest importance. Therefore, she works with each patient to ensure that the proper preventive care is taking place. When restorative or cosmetic care is needed, they provide those treatments without judgment.  

If you’re looking for a new dentist for preventive care, restorative treatment, or in the case of an emergency, text the office of Whole Health Dentistry today at +1 (855) 441-0001. Dr. Copeland has the training, expertise, experience, and friendly care that you want and deserve.  

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