Emergency Dentistry

No one ever expects to have a dental emergency. They can happen at the most inopportune of times. If you have a dental emergency and require urgent dental care outside of normal office hours, you can always contact us. We offer emergency dental services in the San Jose to help you get the relief you need!

Broken Jaw

If you think you broke your jaw, apply a cold compress to help combat swelling. Visit the ER immediately.

Cracked, Chipped, or Broken Teeth

Find the broken parts of the tooth and rinse them with warm water, handling only by the crown. Save the pieces in a glass of milk and bring them with you to our dentist’s office. To help with swelling, you may want to use a cold compress. Contact our San Jose office for emergency dental care soon as possible! Depending on your specific situation, you may be able to have your tooth repaired in just one visit!

The patient had a traumatic fall and injured her tooth. Before and after our one visit tooth repair.

Knocked Out Tooth

If your tooth has been knocked out, you must rinse the tooth off with water. Do NOT use soap! Be careful to only touch the crown of the tooth (the crown is the part you can normally see in your mouth). If you can, try putting the tooth back in its socket and hold it in place with a clean cloth or hand towel. If you can’t, then store the tooth in a bag of cold milk. Call us immediately or go to the hospital. By doing this, there is a chance your tooth can be saved.

Loose Tooth

If your adult tooth is loose, please contact us as soon as possible.

Something Caught in Teeth

If you get something stuck in your teeth, the first thing you will want to do is try to floss it out. Whatever you do, do not use other items besides floss or a toothbrush to remove the object. Sticking other objects in your mouth can be dangerous! If you can’t floss the object out, please call us.

Bitten Tongue or Lip

If you have bitten your tongue or lip hard enough for it to bleed, clean the area with cold water. To avoid swelling, apply a cold compress to the affected area.

Emergency Dentistry FAQs

Any tooth-related problem that requires immediate treatment qualifies as a dental emergency. This could be an injury with excessive bleeding, knocking a tooth out, or severe and unrelenting pain. Seeing an emergency dentist can save your teeth and relieve your pain.

Broken or cracked teeth, knocking a tooth out, painful abscesses, or other severe tooth pain are the most common dental emergencies. If you experience any of these, getting treatment quickly can make a world of difference.

The maximum period that an abscessed tooth can go untreated is around 12 months. However, this comes with dangers such as sepsis and in rare extreme cases, death. Seeing an emergency dentist ensures you get treatment for a tooth infection in time to save you and your teeth.

Emergency rooms can mitigate the pain and bleeding for a dental emergency, but for most cases, it is illegal for anyone but a dentist to perform dental emergency procedures.

If you have any dental emergency, call our San Jose dental office as soon as possible! Our skilled team can evaluate the area. The faster a dental emergency is addressed, the better chance we have of saving your smile. Dr. Beveridge and our staff can help you if you are in the San Jose area. Don’t delay! Call us today!

Get Emergency Dental Care in San Jose Today

We value your safety and comfort, which is why we offer same-day appointments for urgent dental care in many cases. We reserve time during the day to tend to emergency cases. If you call after office hours, we will return your call as soon as we can, so we can help you find relief.

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