Fast, compassionate care when you need it most.
Dental emergencies can happen when you least expect them – a cracked tooth during dinner, sudden pain out of nowhere, or a filling that just won’t stay put. When something feels off, you don’t have to wait or worry. The team at Elevate Dentistry is here to help with same-day care focused on relieving pain, protecting your teeth, and getting your smile back on track.
What Counts As A Dental Emergency?
A dental emergency is any situation that causes pain, bleeding, or visible damage to your teeth or gums. Common emergencies include:
- Severe or persistent tooth pain
- A knocked-out or loose tooth
- Broken, chipped, or fractured teeth
- Swelling or infection in the gums or jaw
- Lost fillings, crowns, or bridges
- Cuts or injuries to the lips, tongue, or cheeks
If you’re not sure whether what you’re experiencing is an emergency, give us a call. We’ll talk through your symptoms and help you decide the best next step.
What To Do Before You Get Here
Quick action can make a big difference in saving a tooth or easing pain. Here are a few tips while you make your way to our office:
- Knocked-out tooth: Pick it up by the crown (top), not the root. Rinse gently and place it in a cup of milk or saliva. Call us right away – getting care within the hour gives the best chance to save it.
- Severe toothache: Rinse with warm water and floss carefully to make sure nothing is stuck between your teeth. Avoid placing painkillers directly on your gums.
- Broken tooth or restoration: Rinse your mouth gently and keep any broken pieces if possible. Try not to chew on that side until you’re seen.
Same-Day Appointments & Calming Care
We know dental pain can’t wait – that’s why we set aside time each day for emergency visits and do everything possible to get you in the same day you call.
Our office is designed with your comfort in mind. From modern digital imaging to advanced treatment technology, we make care faster, smoother, and more relaxing. Our team takes the time to explain what’s happening and helps you feel at ease every step of the way.
Why Elevate Dentistry For Your Dental Emergency
When a dental emergency happens, where you go matters — and at Elevate Dentistry in Houston, TX, emergency patients receive the same comfort-first, genuinely personalized care that defines every routine appointment at our practice. A dental emergency is not just a clinical problem to be solved as quickly as possible — it is a stressful, often frightening experience that deserves the same honest communication, genuine compassion, and attentive patient care that every Elevate Dentistry patient receives regardless of the circumstances that brought them to our chair.
Our clinical team brings exceptional in-house capability to every emergency situation — Dr. Duc Lam’s board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgical expertise, Dr. Thomas Nguyen’s periodontic specialty training, and the advanced CBCT imaging used for every patient at our practice combine to give emergency patients access to comprehensive diagnostic and treatment capability that most general dental practices cannot offer under one roof. Whether the emergency involves a severe infection requiring surgical intervention, significant trauma affecting multiple teeth and surrounding structures, or an urgent periodontal concern, Elevate Dentistry is equipped to diagnose and treat the full scope of what walks through our door on the same day patients call.
For patients whose dental emergency is compounded by anxiety the full range of sedation options at Elevate Dentistry including nitrous oxide, oral conscious sedation, and IV sedation is available at every emergency appointment. No patient at Elevate Dentistry in Houston, TX has to manage a dental emergency through the lens of unaddressed fear.
Emergency Dental Care In Houston, TX
If you’re in pain or dealing with a dental emergency, contact Elevate Dentistry in Houston Heights right away. We’ll help you get comfortable, treat the problem, and restore your smile – so you can get back to feeling like yourself again.