Emergency & urgent care
Dental emergency? Call now.
We set aside time for urgent care. When you call, we’ll ask what’s happening and give you the earliest time — and tell you what it will cost before you sit down.
Call us — we’ll tell you the earliest time todayWhat to do right now
Pick your symptom — three calm steps each.
Knocked-out tooth
Pick it up by the crown (the white part), not the root. Rinse briefly with milk if dirty. Try to place it back in the socket and bite gently on gauze — or keep it in a small container of milk. Call us immediately: replanting works most reliably within 30–60 minutes.
Broken or cracked tooth
Rinse your mouth with warm water. Save any pieces in milk. A cold compress on your face (not on the tooth) helps swelling. Call us — cracks don’t heal on their own, and early repair is simpler than late repair.
Swelling
A cold compress outside the face, 15 minutes on, 15 off. Do not apply heat, and don’t put aspirin on the gum. Swelling with fever or any trouble breathing or swallowing means an emergency room first, dentist second.
Lost crown or filling
Keep the crown if you have it — we can often re-cement it. Temporary dental cement from a pharmacy can protect the tooth for a day or two. Avoid chewing on that side and call us.
Toothache
Rinse with warm salt water. Over-the-counter pain relief as directed on the label helps until you’re seen. Never place aspirin directly on the gum — it burns the tissue. A toothache that throbs or wakes you at night needs a call, not a wait.
If you have facial swelling, fever, or trouble breathing or swallowing, go to an emergency room first. Then call us about the tooth.
What happens when you call
We ask what's happening
A person, not a form. Two minutes of questions so we can triage properly.
You get the earliest time
We hold time for urgent care and tell you the soonest opening honestly.
You hear the cost first
Before you sit in the chair, you know what the emergency exam costs.
If we're closed
Leave us a voicemail or send a text — we pick messages up first thing and urgent calls come back first. Use the first-aid steps above in the meantime.
Swelling with fever, or any trouble breathing or swallowing, can't wait for morning — that's an emergency room visit.
Can't talk? We'll call you.
Fastest is still a call — but text works too.
Name and phone only — nothing else.