Dental emergency guide
Know where to go, before pain gets worse.
Call us and we will tell you honestly what needs care today. Some symptoms need a hospital emergency room instead.
Call (509) 555-0187
Urgent care
Call now and come in today
- A knocked-out adult tooth
- A broken or cracked tooth that hurts
- A toothache that keeps you up or does not ease with pain relievers
- Swelling in your gum, face or jaw
- A pimple-like bump on the gum, also called an abscess
- A lost filling or crown with pain
- Bleeding that will not stop after a tooth was pulled
- A broken braces wire cutting your cheek
Call for honest advice
These can usually wait a day or two
Still call. We will help you decide what is safe to wait on and what is not.
- A chipped tooth with no pain
- A lost crown with no pain
- A dull ache that comes and goes
Hospital emergency
Go to the hospital emergency room, not to us
- Swelling spreading toward the eye or down the neck
- Trouble breathing or swallowing
- A possible broken jaw
- A head injury or blackout
Need help now?
Call ahead. We will be ready.
Walk-ins are welcome, and calling ahead gets a chair waiting.