About Emergency Dentistry for Greenwood Patients
When a permanent tooth is knocked out, the clock starts immediately. The cells on the root surface that allow the tooth to reattach begin to die within about an hour outside the socket. Handling the tooth by the crown rather than the root preserves them, as does keeping it in milk or, best of all, placing it straight back into the socket and biting gently on gauze.
Greenwood patients are 10 to 15 minutes from our Pines Road office in west Shreveport, which makes acting inside that window realistic. Dr. Travis Kendall and Dr. Judson Murray handle emergency treatment, 3D imaging assesses damage to the surrounding bone, and IV sedation is available when it is needed.
For less time-critical emergencies, severe toothache, a broken tooth, a lost crown, or a cracked denture, the same office handles all of it, with Billy Dudley, CDT, covering denture repairs in the building. Call first so we can judge urgency, prepare, and tell you what to do on the way.
Also serving nearby: Shreveport, Stonewall