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Hours
Mon: Closed
Tues: 9:00AM-5:00PM
Wed: 7:00AM-5:00PM
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Fri: 8:00AM-4:00PM
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Tooth pain, a cracked tooth, or a knocked-out tooth? Lush Dental Heights is an emergency dentist in Houston offering same-day and walk-in emergency appointments, Tuesday through Saturday. Unsure if it is an emergency? Call and we will help you decide.
If you are in pain, bleeding, or have damaged a tooth, you probably need emergency dental care. Lush Dental Heights is an emergency dentist in Houston, TX, and we offer same-day emergency appointments at our Houston Heights office so a small problem does not become a big one.
Common dental emergencies: a severe or persistent toothache, a knocked-out tooth, a chipped, cracked, or broken tooth, a lost filling or crown, a loose adult tooth, bleeding or swollen gums after an injury, and facial swelling or an abscess that points to a tooth infection. Persistent pain is a sign that something is wrong, especially if you cannot explain it or cannot manage it yourself. Nothing should be falling out of your mouth, so a lost tooth or lost dental work counts as an emergency too.
What happens at an emergency visit: your emergency exam is problem-focused. We take the X-rays we need, examine the tooth or area that hurts, and give you a treatment plan so you know what is recommended and why. Saving the natural tooth is usually the goal, whether that means root canal therapy, a filling, or a crown. If a tooth cannot be saved, we will explain extraction and your options for replacing it.
When you can be seen: we are open Tuesday through Saturday, with early appointments from 7:00 AM on Wednesdays and Saturday hours until 3:00 PM. Walk-in emergency appointments are available, and after-hours and weekend emergency appointments can be arranged by appointment. Call (713) 487-9618 first so our team can confirm whether you need to be seen right away and guide you through self-care in the meantime.
Cost, insurance, and payment: we offer affordable emergency dental exams, and the exam includes the necessary X-rays, a limited exam, and a treatment plan. We accept most dental insurance plans, including Aetna, Ameritas, Cigna, Delta Dental, Guardian, MetLife, Principal, Sun Life, and UnitedHealthcare. Financing is available through Cherry, CareCredit, Sunbit, and HFD, pending approval, so treatment does not have to wait on your budget.
Where we are: our office is at 5307 N Main St, Suite 200, in Houston Heights, a short drive for patients in Garden Oaks, Greater Heights, Rice Military, Sunset Heights, Woodland Heights, and River Oaks. If you have bleeding that will not stop, swelling that makes it hard to breathe or swallow, or a possible broken jaw, go to the nearest emergency room or call 911 first, then call us about the tooth once you are safe.
Many dental emergencies start as a small cavity or crack that a routine exam would have caught, which is what our preventive care is there to do. If you grind your teeth or play contact sports, a custom night guard or sports mouth guard lowers the risk of a cracked or knocked-out tooth. And if you are not sure whether your toothache is urgent, our guide Is a sudden toothache a dental emergency? walks through the warning signs.
A knocked-out adult tooth has the best chance of being saved when it is placed back in its socket or kept in cold milk and seen within about an hour.
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No one plans a dental emergency, which is why we offer affordable emergency dental exams. The exam is problem-focused: we look at what hurts, take only the X-rays we need, and give you a treatment plan so you can decide on the next step with clear information.
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Tooth pain is a signal that something is wrong, and it rarely improves on its own. A same-day emergency visit lets us find the cause and treat it, rather than masking it with painkillers for another week.
The sooner a cracked, loose, or knocked-out tooth is examined, the better the chance of keeping it. A knocked-out tooth, for example, has the best odds when it is reimplanted within about an hour.
An untreated infection can spread to the jaw and beyond, and a small crack can split a tooth. Early treatment usually means a simpler, less expensive fix: a filling instead of a root canal, or a crown instead of an extraction.
Take a few deep breaths and assess what happened. If you are bleeding, rinse gently with warm water and press clean gauze or a damp tea bag on the area for 10 to 15 minutes. Save any tooth or piece of dental work that has come out: pick a knocked-out tooth up by the crown, not the root, rinse it, and either place it back in the socket or keep it in cold milk.
Over-the-counter ibuprofen or acetaminophen can take the edge off pain and swelling until you are seen. Avoid aspirin, which thins the blood and makes bleeding harder to control, and never place a painkiller directly on the gum. A cold compress on the cheek, 15 minutes on and 15 minutes off, helps with swelling.
Even if you are not sure it counts as an emergency, call us. Our team can assess how urgent it is, guide you through self-care in the meantime, and get you into the office as soon as possible, with same-day and walk-in emergency appointments available Tuesday through Saturday.
Any dental problem that needs attention right away to stop pain, stop bleeding, or save a tooth is an emergency. The most common dental emergencies include:
If you are unsure, call us. Describing what happened takes a minute, and our team can tell you whether you need to be seen today and what to do in the meantime.
For most dental emergencies, an emergency dentist is the right call. Hospital emergency rooms can manage pain and infection, but they do not usually have a dentist on staff, so they rarely fix the tooth itself, and the visit often costs more.
Go to the nearest ER or call 911 first if you have bleeding that will not stop, swelling that makes it hard to breathe or swallow, a suspected broken jaw, or a head injury along with the dental injury. Once you are safe, call us to repair the tooth.
Yes. We offer same-day emergency appointments and walk-in emergency appointments at 5307 N Main St, Suite 200, in Houston Heights. We are open Tuesday through Saturday, from 7:00 AM on Wednesdays and until 3:00 PM on Saturdays, and after-hours and weekend emergency appointments can be arranged by appointment.
Calling ahead at (713) 487-9618 is still the fastest route, because our team can confirm how urgent your situation is and tell you what to do before you arrive.
The cost depends on what is wrong and what it takes to fix it, so we start with an affordable emergency exam that includes the necessary X-rays, a problem-focused exam, and a treatment plan. That way you know what is recommended, and what it involves, before deciding on treatment.
We accept most dental insurance plans, including Aetna, Ameritas, Cigna, Delta Dental, Guardian, MetLife, Principal, Sun Life, and UnitedHealthcare, and many plans cover emergency exams and X-rays. If you need to spread the cost of treatment, financing is available through Cherry, CareCredit, Sunbit, and HFD, pending approval.
Swelling in the gum, cheek, or jaw, a bad taste in your mouth, a fever, or a pimple-like bump on the gum are signs of a tooth infection, and an infection does not clear up on its own. Call us the same day. Treatment usually means draining the infection and then root canal therapy to save the tooth, or an extraction if the tooth cannot be saved, sometimes with antibiotics.
Until your appointment, rinse with warm salt water, keep your head elevated when lying down, and take over-the-counter pain relief as directed. If the swelling spreads toward your eye or down your neck, or you have trouble breathing or swallowing, go to the ER immediately.
A loose adult tooth is always worth a same-day call, whether it was knocked loose in an injury or has loosened from gum disease or grinding. Left alone, the tooth can lose its blood supply, or the bone around it can keep receding until the tooth is lost.
Before your visit, avoid wiggling it with your tongue or fingers, stick to soft foods, and bite gently on a piece of gauze if it is bleeding. A tooth knocked out of position can often be repositioned and splinted to the neighboring teeth while it heals, and if gum disease is the cause, gum disease treatment can help stabilize it.
Rinse your mouth with warm water, and if the tooth is bleeding, apply gentle pressure with gauze. Save any broken piece. If there is a sharp edge, a little dental wax or sugar-free gum over it will protect your tongue and cheek until you are seen.
It is hard to know how deep a chip or crack goes without an exam and an X-ray, and a crack that reaches the nerve can become infected if it is left. Depending on the damage, the fix may be dental bonding for a small chip, a crown or same-day crown for a larger break, or root canal therapy if the nerve is involved. Avoid chewing on that side and call us as soon as you can.
A toothache that is severe, lasts more than a day or two, or comes with swelling or a fever is a sign of a problem that will not fix itself, most often deep decay or an infection in the nerve of the tooth. If the nerve is infected, root canal therapy can usually save the tooth, and the sooner it is treated, the better.
Until you can be seen, rinse with warm salt water, floss gently to remove anything stuck between the teeth, and take over-the-counter ibuprofen or acetaminophen as directed. A cold compress on the cheek helps with swelling. Do not put aspirin or any other painkiller directly on the gum, as it can burn the tissue. Then call (713) 487-9618 for a same-day appointment.
Act quickly: a knocked-out adult tooth has the best chance of being saved when it is back in place within about an hour.
Baby teeth should not be put back in. Bring the tooth with you so we can check the socket.
If a crown, filling, veneer, or bridge comes out, keep the piece in a plastic bag or small container and bring it with you. A crown that is still intact can often be cleaned and cemented back on, and if it is damaged, a same-day crown can replace it in a single visit.
Call us the same day to schedule an emergency visit. Losing dental work exposes the softer, more sensitive part of the tooth to bacteria, which can lead to decay, infection, or a crack if it is left for long. In the meantime, avoid chewing on that side and keep the area clean. If you cannot get in right away, a small amount of temporary dental cement from a pharmacy can protect the tooth, but never use household glue.
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