Discussions of consumers seeking primary care in emergency rooms tend to overlook dental problems. However, these visits are skyrocketing and may lead to the discovery of more serious health problems, according to a report in USA Today.
ER visits doubled from 1.1 million in 2000 to 2.2 million in 2012, or one visit every 15 seconds, according to the American Dental Association.
"This is something I deal with daily," said Dr. George Kushner, director of the oral and maxillofacial surgery program at the University of Louisville told USA Today. "And there is not a week that goes by that we don't have someone hospitalized. People still die from their teeth in the United States."
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