Emergency & urgent care
Dental emergency? Call now.
We don’t hold reserved emergency slots — but when you call, we try to fit you in the same day.
Call us — we’ll tell you the earliest time today
What 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 don’t hold reserved emergency slots — but when you call, we try to fit you in the same day.
You hear the cost first
Before you sit in the chair, you know what the emergency exam costs.
Read next
The situations people call us about.
Knocked out a tooth? What to do in the first 30 minutes
Handle it by the crown, keep it moist, and call a dentist — minutes matter more than anything else.
Tooth pain at night: getting through until morning
Why it worsens when you lie down, what genuinely helps, and the signs that mean you should not wait for morning at all.
Facial swelling from a tooth: when it stops being a dental problem
Swelling means infection, and infection near the airway is a hospital matter. The signs that mean go now, not in the morning.
Chipped or broken a tooth: the first hour
What to save, what to avoid, and how to tell a chip that can wait from a break that cannot.
If we're closed
Call the office and leave a message; we check voicemail from 8am and urgent calls come back first. If there is swelling with difficulty breathing or swallowing, go to the Emergency Department at Grand River Hospital first.
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.
Calling is fastest — but you can text us too.
Just your name and number — we’ll take it from there.