Crescent Heights Dental Clinic

A dental emergency includes a knocked-out tooth, a badly chipped or broken tooth, severe tooth pain, or a crown or filling that suddenly comes off.

Hold the tooth by the top (crown), gently rinse with water (don’t scrub), and try to put it back in its socket. If you can’t, keep it moist (for example, in milk) and see the dentist immediately.

Crescent Heights Dental Clinic has patients with severe or sudden tooth pain as an emergency. The team will examine your tooth for possible problems, such as an infection or nerve damage.

We offer same-day emergency dental care and walk-in appointments when you call in with a problem.

Bring the injured tooth if it’s knocked out, any broken pieces, and your dental records so the dentist can assess and act quickly.

It’s recommended that children visit a dentist when their first tooth appears or by around their first birthday, since early monitoring helps ensure healthy development of both baby teeth and the gums.

Children should have regular dental checkups to monitor growth, catch issues early, and build good habits — usually this means around every six months once routine care is underway.

Yes — pediatric dental specialists offer preventive treatments such as dental sealants to help protect the grooves of young teeth and reduce the risk of decay.

Creating a positive, child-friendly environment with staff trained to ease children’s fears is key, and educating both parent and child about what will happen helps the visit feel familiar and calm.

One of the biggest challenges in children is tooth decay (especially because baby teeth have thinner enamel), along with concerns such as poor brushing habits and dietary sugar that can lead to cavities.

There are three most common types that dentists use: oral sedation (a pill), IV sedation (medicine that goes through a vein), and laughing gas (nitrous oxide).

People who feel very anxious or fearful about dental treatment, or who need long or complicated procedures, make good candidates for sedation.

Yes, sedation is safe for both children and adults when done by trained professionals and monitored closely during treatment.

You should arrange for someone to bring you and take you home, because you may feel drowsy and not fully alert afterward.

Often, you won’t remember much — for some types like IV or oral sedation, memories may be very fuzzy or almost gone.