Dental emergencies can happen at any time. They could be a fall or bump that caused facial and tooth trauma (broken, avulsed, or luxated), a biking accident, a toothache, or a tooth abscess. Teeth are alive and have a nerve and a blood supply. If a tooth is traumatized, it could become loose (luxated), fractured (simple or complex), or completely fall out (avulsed). It is important for the health of the nerve to assess the situation and treat it as soon as possible. Tooth pain can be intermittent or constant. Various triggers can cause tooth pain: biting, grinding, hot, cold, or sweet. There are times when there is no tooth pain but swelling at the gum near the tooth and an abscess. All of these situations require a dentist to assess the situation. If there is dental pain that goes away, don’t be fooled – it could escalate and need more extensive dental treatment. It is best to have a proper diagnosis to plan ahead.
Dr. Dainiak spent one year after dental school in a General Practice Residency at University Hospital at Stony Brook, New York. The residency was in a Level I Trauma Center and consisted of outpatient treatment of medically compromised patients, an Emergency Room rotation, an Anesthesia Rotation, and in-house treatment of hospitalized patients. When it comes to dental infection and dental trauma, most area hospitals in Southwest Florida do not have a dentist on staff in the hospital emergency room to properly assess the teeth.
Treatment that can be provided by Dr. Dainiak includes diagnostic treatment, palliative treatment, repairing tooth fractures, stabilizing loose teeth, treatment for dental infections, incision and drainage, sutures, and proper referrals when necessary. Dr. Dainiak takes dental emergencies seriously and consults on dental emergencies the same day.
KELLY M. DAINIAK, DMD, GENERAL DENTIST
Dr. Kelly M. Dainiak provides all services mentioned in article. Dr. Dainiak graduated from The University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine in 1995 and went on to finish a Hospital Residency at The University Hospital in Stonybrook, NY in 1996. She has been practicing in Southwest Florida since 2001, having her own solo practice since 2005.