Emergency Dental Services

If you are experiencing moderate to severe swelling, pain, or discomfort in your mouth or jaw area, call us as soon as possible to book an appointment.

Please note that if the swelling is impacting your ability to breathe, you should seek emergency medical care at a hospital as soon as possible.

You can follow these steps to alleviate pain in the meantime:

• Apply a cold compress to your cheek on the area where you are feeling pain.
• Take an over-the-counter pain medication.
• If the pain is coming from inside your mouth, use salt water to flush the area.

While crowns are built to last, they can fall off prematurely. If this happens to you, don't panic. Call our office right away for an appointment.

If you can, find your crown and rinse it with warm water. If you bring it with you to your dentist's office, they may be able to reattach it rather than having to create a new one.

Ideally, you should receive dental care the day your crown falls out, but we know this isn't always possible. If your uncovered tooth is causing you pain, get some temporary dental cement or wax from a pharmacy to cover your tooth until your appointment. This will help protect your tooth in the meantime.

If a filling falls out of your tooth, call us to make an appointment as soon as possible. The longer you wait to get a replacement, the higher your risk of developing decay because the exposed hole in your tooth can allow food and debris to build up. Do your best to keep the area clean and avoid chewing in the affected spot until the filling is fixed.

If you chip or break a tooth, do your best to find the broken piece so you can bring it with you to your dental appointment. There is a chance your dentist can reattach it. Regardless, call our office right away to have your tooth repaired.

If you have a knocked out tooth, call our office as soon as possible. The sooner you can be treated after a tooth has been knocked out, the better the chance your dentist will have of saving it.

If you get a tooth knocked out, there are a number of steps you can take to try to save the tooth. First, pick it up by its crown (not the root), rinse it with warm water, and try to reinsert it into its socket. If you can get it in, gently bite down to hold it in place. If you cannot get it back in, place it in a container of milk and bring it with you to your dental appointment. If you're experiencing pain on the way there, apply a cold compress to your cheek.

If your tooth cannot be saved, we offer restorative options, such as bridges, that can be used to replace your missing tooth.