CHICAGO (AP) — More Americans are turning to the emergency room for routine dental problems — a choice that often costs 10 times more than preventive care and offers far fewer treatment options than a ...

More Americans are visiting the emergency room because of toothaches and other routine dental problems — at 10 times the cost of preventative care and with far fewer treatment options than a dentist’s ...

When you think reasons you might end up in the emergency room, is dental pain on the list? The number of people going to the ER for dental treatment has increased dramatically in U.S., going from ...

Generally, it is advisable to avoid going to the emergency room (ER) for dental pain if possible. This is because the ER will usually consist of emergency physicians and not dentists. In most cases, ...

Clinicians frequently prescribe antibiotics and opioids to patients who visit emergency rooms (ER) with nontraumatic dental problems, according to a new study published in the March issue of the ...