title: Dental Procedures.
abstract: Dental problems are a common complaint in emergency departments in the United States. There are a wide variety of dental issues addressed in emergency department visits such as dental caries, loose teeth, dental trauma, gingival infections, and dry socket syndrome. Review of the most common dental blocks and dental procedures will allow the practitioner the opportunity to make the patient more comfortable and reduce the amount of analgesia the patient will need upon discharge. Familiarity with the dental equipment, tooth, and mouth anatomy will help prepare the practitioner for to perform these dental procedures.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Robert Morris University, Moon Township, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Emergency Department and Convenient Care settings at Heritage Valley Health System in Sewickley, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Denise R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Ramponi
mesh_terms: D016529:Emergency Nursing; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000451:nursing*