Emergency dentist in Irving, open 7 days

Your emergency dentist in Irving, any day of the week

Dental emergencies don’t keep business hours, and neither do the people they happen to. As an emergency dentist in Irving, Kudo Care Dental sees urgent patients seven days a week, including Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., right across the street from Irving Mall. You can walk in during open hours, and a quick call to (469) 706-0710 on your way lets us have a chair and x-ray ready.

At an emergency visit, our first job is to find the cause and stop the pain. That usually means a focused exam and a digital x-ray, then a plain explanation of what’s going on and what it will cost. Many problems can be treated the same visit. When a tooth needs more involved care, we make you comfortable now and schedule the rest.

When to come in right away

• Severe or throbbing tooth pain
• A tooth that’s knocked out or pushed out of place
• A broken, cracked or chipped tooth
• Swelling in the gums, face or jaw
• A pimple-like bump on the gum or a bad taste
• A lost crown or filling
• Bleeding that keeps coming back after an extraction

Knocked-out tooth: what to do in the first 30 minutes

A knocked-out adult tooth is the one true race against the clock in dentistry. It has the best chance of surviving if it’s back in its socket within about 30 minutes, and the odds drop quickly after an hour. Stay calm and follow these steps:

1. Pick it up by the crown, the white chewing part. Don’t touch the root.
2. Rinse it gently for a few seconds with milk, saline or water if it’s dirty. Don’t scrub it, dry it or wrap it in a tissue.
3. Try to put it back in the socket, facing the right way, then hold it in place by gently biting on clean gauze or a cloth.
4. If it won’t go back, keep it moist in a cup of cold milk or saline, or tucked inside the cheek for adults who won’t swallow it.
5. Get seen right away, ideally within 30 to 60 minutes. Call us on the way so we’re ready when you walk in.

Toothache, swelling or an abscess

A sudden, throbbing toothache often means the nerve inside a tooth is inflamed or infected. Pain that wakes you up, lingers after hot or cold, or flares when you bite are all reasons to be seen soon.

Until you’re here: rinse with warm salt water, floss gently to clear anything stuck, hold a cold pack against your cheek, and take an over-the-counter pain reliever as the label directs. Don’t put aspirin directly on the gum. It can burn the tissue.

A pimple-like bump on the gum, a bad taste or a swollen face can mean an abscess, which is a pocket of infection. Antibiotics may help keep it from spreading, but they don’t remove the source. The tooth itself has to be treated, usually with root canal treatment or an extraction. Don’t try to pop it. If the pain starts on a Saturday night, our guide to a toothache on the weekend walks you through the hours until we open.

Broken teeth, lost crowns and lost fillings

Chipped or broken tooth. Rinse with warm water, save any pieces in milk or a damp cloth, and use a cold compress if your lip or cheek is swollen. Cover a sharp edge with sugar-free gum or dental wax so it doesn’t cut your tongue. A small chip can often be smoothed or rebuilt with tooth-colored filling material; a larger break may need a crown, and a crack that reaches the nerve may need a root canal.

Lost crown. Keep the crown. You can hold it in place temporarily with dental cement from a pharmacy, but never with household glue. Bring it with you, because we can often clean it and cement it back on.

Lost filling. The tooth may feel sharp or sensitive. A piece of sugar-free gum or a temporary filling kit from the pharmacy can protect it for a day or two until we replace the filling.

Bleeding, cuts and other mouth injuries

For bleeding after an extraction, fold clean gauze, place it over the area and bite down firmly for 30 minutes without peeking. A damp black tea bag works too, because the tannins help blood clot. Sit up, don’t rinse hard or spit, and skip straws.

For a cut lip, tongue or cheek, rinse, apply gentle pressure with gauze and use a cold compress. Small cuts inside the mouth heal quickly. Deep cuts, cuts through the edge of the lip, and bleeding that won’t slow with steady pressure belong in the ER, where they can be stitched.

Is it an emergency, or can it wait?

When you’re in pain, it’s hard to judge. Here’s a quick way to decide. For a fuller checklist, read is it a dental emergency?

What to expect, step by step

1. Walk in or call ahead

   Come in any day we’re open. Calling on the way helps us save you a chair and get x-rays ready.

2. Quick check-in

   We note your medications, allergies and health history, and ask what happened and when.

3. Exam and digital x-ray

   We pinpoint the source of the problem with a focused exam and low-radiation digital x-rays, plus a 3D scan when needed.

4. Options and cost first

   You hear what’s wrong, what your choices are and what each one costs before we start anything.

5. Relief, then a plan

   We treat what we can that visit and schedule anything that needs a longer appointment.

Cost, insurance & financing

Most emergency visits start with a focused exam and x-ray. The larger part of the cost depends on what the tooth needs, whether that’s a filling, a root canal, an extraction or a crown. We explain your options and give you a written estimate before treatment, so there are no surprises.

We accept most PPO plans, and Texas Medicaid and CHIP for children 18 and under. No insurance? The Kudo Care Concierge Membership and financing through Cherry, Affirm or CareCredit (subject to approval) can help. See insurance and financing.