Published: April 19, 2021, 7 a.m.
Join Dr. Alex Koo, active duty Army emergency physician, as he discusses dental emergencies, a common emergency department complaint, but an uncommon\xa0educational topic.\xa0 We'll discuss an approach to collecting a focused history, physical,\xa0as well as\xa0formulating a thorough differential and treatments for common ED dental emergencies.\xa0 Some questions that we'll answer are:\xa0
- What are\xa0the red flags we should be aware about for dental complaints?\xa0\xa0
- What is the\xa0basic anatomy and nomenclature for numbering teeth?\xa0\xa0
- What differential should\xa0be considered for traumatic and atraumatic dental complaints?\xa0
- How should we treat dental pain?\xa0
- How do I splint a tooth in the emergency department?\xa0
We answer these questions and more in this episode!