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Emergency Care & Extractions
When something has gone wrong today.
Emergency dental care covers pain, swelling, a broken tooth, a lost filling, or an injury. Extraction is the last option rather than the first, but it is sometimes the right one — and when it is, knowing what happens next matters as much as the procedure.
What happens on the day
- A description of what happened, and an examination of the area.
- Imaging where it is needed to see what is going on below the surface.
- Relief of the immediate problem where that is possible on the day.
- A plan for what needs to follow, including how a gap would be replaced if a tooth comes out.
What it will cost
No fee for this treatment appears on this site, because the practice has not published one and inventing a number would be worse than leaving it out. What you can ask for is a written estimate with procedure codes before anything starts — how that works.
Common questions
Can I be seen the same day?
That depends entirely on the day's schedule. Call as early as you can and describe what has happened accurately — it helps the practice judge how urgently to fit you in. This site cannot promise you a slot.
When is it a hospital rather than a dentist?
Swelling spreading toward the eye or down the neck, difficulty breathing or swallowing, inability to open your mouth, or fever with facial swelling. Those need an emergency department today.
Does an extraction hurt?
The area is frozen, so the procedure should not. You will feel pressure and movement. Afterwards, follow the bleeding and rinsing instructions carefully — that is where most problems come from.
What happens to the gap?
An implant, a bridge or a partial denture can replace a missing tooth, and doing nothing is also a choice with consequences for how the neighbouring teeth sit. Ask before the extraction, not after.