Pharma clinics. how i treat...dental emergencies in general practice
Dabée, J.C.; Geerts, S.; Charpentier, J.
Revue Medicale de Liege 55(12): 1022-1027
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0370-629X PMID: 11205186 Document Number: 515479
Counselling and drug prescription are the only means for the phycisian to manage dental emergencies. Among these, some are infection related: pulpitis, apical and periodontal abscesses, acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis and alveolitis. Urgent medical treatment includes antibiotics, mouth rinses and analgesics except for pulpitis (pain caused by thermal stimuli) for which analgesics alone are prescribed. Infection non related dental emergencies are: hemorrhage for which the best treatment is compression; trauma, mainly dental avulsion for which reimplantation must be done as soon as possible; acute TMD such as open lock which can be reduced by the Nelaton handling.