Traumatic Dental Injuries
Chicago, IL

Oral Surgeon and assistant working on a patient with traumatic dental injuries in Chicaco at Cameo Dental Specialists.

Unexpected facial trauma can be both quite terrifying and extremely painful, causing severe damage to your mouth and teeth. The long-lasting complications from these injuries can span years, and those who suffer from them may require intensive surgery as well as rehabilitation. Having a skilled and qualified medical team like you can find here at Cameo Dental Specialists is essential to help ensure not only a proper recovery but also the peace of mind that any injuries that you have sustained are not going to be permanently disfiguring and disabling.

Treating Severe Trauma to the Face

Sustaining an injury to the face can be devastating and life-changing. Treating these injuries requires the knowledge and competence that you can find at our office. Cases that we have encountered and treat include broken bones in the face (including the jaw, the eye socket, and the nose), broken or dislodged teeth, cuts and lacerations to the face and mouth, and other severe injuries that occur on the face.

Some of the more frequent causes of these injuries can range from the commonplace to the tragic. Some of the often causes of these injuries include:

•	Slips and falls are one leading cause
•	Automobile accidents
•	Domestic violence can also lead to severe facial injuries
•	Sports injuries
•	Workplace injuries
•	Even accidents

These injuries can be broken down into three main groups:

•	Bone injuries (fractures and broken bones)
•	Soft tissue injuries (such as what occurs to the gums and skin)
•	Domestic violence can also lead to severe facial injuries
•	And finally, special regions (such as the orbit, salivary glands, and the nerves of the face)

Regardless of the cause, the need for prompt and thorough care is vital to ensure proper treatment and healing.

Soft Tissue Injuries

Soft tissue injuries include cuts and laceration to the face and can be treated with sutures. Not only are we focused on making the appearance of any scars minimized and avoiding any cosmetic complications, but we also need to make sure that no harm comes to your nerves, gums, salivary glands, and eyes.

Bone Injuries

Bone injuries are treated depending on the location and the severity of the injury, but they are often set like any other broken bone by setting and stabilizing them. Since we obviously cannot use a cast, we may use wires, plates, and screws to set the broken bone.

Special Injuries

Lastly, special injuries, like those to your teeth and mouth, require extra attention from us to avoid problems. If your jaw sustains a broken bone, we may have set it with wires. Dislodged teeth require immediate care to prevent it from becoming permanently lost. If you do lose a tooth, place it in milk or salt water and come to us immediately. Do not try to clean it yourself, as you may be wiping away part of your tooth in the process.

Contact Cameo Dental Specialists

Nobody ever expects to fall victim to traumatic facial injuries, which is why it is all the more important to have us as your dental surgery specialists. If you ever do sustain a severe facial injury, it is very important that you call us right away for treatment. The sooner we act, the better the outcome will be for you. To learn more about traumatic dental injuries, please give us here at Cameo Dental Specialists a call at (708) 456-7787 today.

Call Cameo Dental Specialists today to schedule an appointment at one of our convenient locations in La Grange, River Forest, Berwyn and West Loop serving the Pilsen, Hinsdale, Westchester, Western Springs, Elmhurst, The Loop, South Loop, West Town, Wicker Park, Bucktown, Logan Square, River North, Humboldt Park, Wrigleyville, Little Village, Cicero and other Chicago communities.

Cameo Dental Specialists provides exceptional dental care with a focus on Endodontics (Root Canals), Periodontics (Dental Implants), and Oral Surgery to the Chicago communities.

River Forest
7603 West North Avenue
River Forest, Illinois 60305

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Berwyn
3116 Oak Park Avenue
Berwyn, Illinois 60402

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La Grange, IL 60525

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Chicago, IL 60607

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Call Cameo Dental Specialists today to schedule an appointment at one of our locations in Chicago, Berwyn, River Forest and La Grange, IL.

7603 West North Avenue
River Forest, Illinois 60305

708-456-7787

3116 Oak Park Avenue
Berwyn, Illinois 60402

708-484-9011

475 West 55th Street, Suite 208
La Grange, Illinois 60525

708-579-0488

910 W. Van Buren Suite 600
Chicago, Illinois 60607

312-201-4141