What are the three most common emergencies in a dental office?

 
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Emergencies occur in medical offices of every kind, and dental offices are no exception. Many transpire due to stress and anxiety. Knowing the number of people nervous to visit the dentist, that might not be too surprising.

The relief about a medical emergency arising in a doctor’s office is that they are much more prepared than the average person. It can help ease the mind of patients to know what steps dentists take when an emergency occurs.

Many kinds of emergencies occur in offices throughout the U.S. and the world. Three of the most common are the following:

  • Vasovagal Syncope

  • Hypoglycemia

  • Foreign Body Aspiration

Vasovagal Syncope

Vasovagal Syncope is fainting from stress or anxiety. 

That’s right! The most common emergency in dental offices is fainting. The patient’s blood pressure and heart rate can drop, reacting to stressors. 

Thankfully, the treatment is simple for dentists: lay the patient down to let blood flow to the head. The patient will almost always wake up in mere seconds. 

Hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia presents similarly to fainting: sweat, confusion, dizziness, etc. However, it can prove a little more dangerous.

Hypoglycemia is a drop in blood sugar. Dentists are ready for this with varying hypoglycemia medicines directly on hand, so there is no need to worry.

Foreign Body Aspiration

You might have noticed that fancy medical terms often mean something basic. Foreign Body Aspiration is choking. 

If you choke in a dental office, plenty of trained professionals with knowledge of all the different tactics can help you, from letting you cough to using suction tools to retrieve the foreign object.

There is nowhere safer during a medical emergency than a doctor’s office. If you are worried about a medical condition that could change your dental care, contact Cascade Dental Care to speak with a dentist today.

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