title: Dental emergencies: management in the long-term care facility.
abstract: In an extended care facility, the nurse may be the first health care professional to become aware of a dental emergency. A systematic approach to the evaluation and resolution of dental emergencies is presented.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Casada
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Casada
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Porter
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000451:nursing*