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Do you have a son or daughter that plays Allen Park youth sports? Soccer, baseball, football, basketball and gymnastics can be very dangerous to your child’s teeth. Football is a violent contact sport, yet there is a relatively low rate of tooth injuries that occur in football as compared to other contact sports. Why? Football players are required to wear a mouth guard and a helmet.

Inexpensive athletic dental mouth guards are worth their weight in gold!

If your child participates in a contact sport in Allen Park Michigan and does not currently wear a tooth protection device, you may want to purchase an appropriately-sized mouth guard. They are available at most Dearborn and Taylor athletic supply stores.

At Szalai & Szalai DDS in Allen Park Michigan, we care about your child’s health and safety. To discuss your child’s dental condition or to learn more about sports-related tooth injury prevention, call us at 313-928-2323. We have been keeping Detroit smiles healthy since 1987. Our child-friendly staff pampers our youngest Dearborn dental patients. Let us show you why we are not an ordinary Allen Park dental practice.

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Many people will experience at least one tooth emergency in their life. You could break a tooth playing a sport, accidentally dislodge a crown, experience sudden pain caused by an abscess or break a wire on your braces. In the case of a dental emergency, see your Allen Park dentist as soon as possible!

Following are some immediate treatments:
Broken Tooth: Save any tooth fragments. Rinse mouth with warm water. If the area is bleeding, apply a piece of gauze. A cold compress held on the cheek can reduce swelling and lessen pain. Visit your Allen Park dentist as soon as you can.

Lost Filling: Save the filling if you can. It can help your dentist determine why it came out. Do not let food get stuck in the hole left by the filling. Do not chew on the tooth. Brush it gently. Call your Allen Park dentist’s office to schedule an emergency appointment right away.

Displaced Crowns: If there is pain, you may apply a dab of clove oil with a Q-tip to the affected tooth (a common home remedy that may reduce pain). Save the crown. If you can’t see your Allen Park dentist immediately, you can apply dental cement (available at drugstores) or denture adhesive to temporarily re-attach the crown until you can get to your Allen Park dentist. Do not use other types of glue or adhesive.

By visiting your Allen Park dentist as soon as possible, you avoid pain, infection and possible further tooth damage. If you delay treatment, even for a few days, you risk needing more extensive treatment later.

For dental emergencies in and around Detroit, call Drs. Greg & Joanne Szalai at Szalai & Szalai DDS. Our phone number is 313-928-2323

Gentle Hands, Caring Hearts, Beautiful Smiles

It doesn’t take a great deal of research to understand that bright and healthy smiles are more attractive. Everybody in Michigan likes to see a great smile, and having a great smile is not only healthy for your mouth, but healthy for your self esteem, too.

We are Drs. Greg & Joanne Szalai, DDS, and we are Dentists serving the Allen Park community with dental services including dental implants. We call our practice ‘Szalai & Szalai DDS‘, and we are located in the Allen Park, Michigan. We provide dental services to the greater Detroit area from our dental office in Allen Park.

If you are looking for a dentist in the Allen Park area, including Dearborn, Taylor, or Southgate, please contact us. We are currently accepting new Michigan dental patients and would love to share with you some new and inexpensive ways to improve your bright and healthy smile.

We know the value of a bright and healthy smile, and can help you improve your smile with our Michigan dentistry services including cosmetic dentistry, dental implants, and sleep apnea and snoring treatment; just three of the many dental services we provide at Szalai & Szalai DDS.

Give me a call today, I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Patients often come into our Allen Park Michigan dental practice and complain about ‘a toothache the size of Detroit’. I understand this kind of pain, and realize that when you describe it like that, it really hurts. I can help.

Tooth ache pain for anyone in Allen Park can be unbearable. At the very least, toothache pain can cause you to avoid eating certain foods, certain temperatures, and even talking. Severe toothache pain can be downright debilitating, forcing patients to go to extreme measures to alleviate the pain.

Around Allen Park, the most common causes of a tooth ache include tooth infection, decay, injury, and loss of a tooth. Tooth pain can also occur after a tooth has been extracted, or after an oral surgery involving anything from a tooth or your jawbone.

I can help you better understand the source of your tooth ache pain, and in most cases can provide a nearly immediate remedy. In severe cases, we are equipped to council you on a variety of resolutions.

Of course, the best way to avoid tooth ache pain is to visit your Allen Park dentist often, and to care properly for your teeth including the regular regimen of brushing and flossing.

If you are experiencing tooth ache pain, and just can’t stand it any more, please give me a call; I am standing by to help.

-Drs. Greg & Joanne Szalai, DDS

313-928-2323