Emergency Kids' Dentistry in Raleigh, NC
Same-Day Visits by Availability
Bilingual · Español
Calm, Kid-Friendly Team
Medicaid & Most Insurance
THE SHORT VERSION
If your child has a dental emergency during office hours, call us and we’ll do our best to see them the same day. After hours, leave a voicemail and we’ll call you back first thing in the morning. For a knocked-out adult tooth, keep it moist in milk and get in quickly; for a knocked-out baby tooth, don’t try to put it back. And anytime there’s heavy bleeding, facial swelling that affects breathing, or a serious head injury, head to the emergency room first.
How Fast Can My Child Be Seen?
When you call during office hours, we keep room in the schedule for kids in pain and will fit your child in the same day whenever we possibly can. Some days fill faster than others, so the honest answer is same-day by availability rather than a blanket promise. If we can’t get you in immediately, we’ll tell you straight and help you figure out the safest next step.
After we’ve closed for the day, leave a voicemail describing what happened. We check messages in the morning and call back first thing to get your child in. We don’t claim to be a 24-hour clinic, because a real after-hours emergency sometimes belongs at a hospital rather than a dental chair, and we’d rather point you to the right place than overpromise.
When Is It an ER Trip Instead?
Most dental problems are better handled by us than an emergency room, which usually can’t fix a tooth and will send you back to a dentist anyway. But some situations are genuinely medical first. Go to the ER or call 911 if your child has uncontrolled bleeding, swelling that’s spreading toward the eye or making it hard to breathe or swallow, a possible broken jaw, or a head injury with confusion, vomiting, or loss of consciousness. Once your child is stable, we’ll take it from there.
What To Do Right Now, By Situation
Knocked-out permanent (adult) tooth
Knocked-out baby tooth
Do not try to put a baby tooth back in. Reinserting it can damage the adult tooth forming underneath. Control any bleeding with gentle pressure from a clean cloth, comfort your child, and call us so we can check the area.
Toothache
Rinse with warm water, floss gently on either side of the sore tooth to dislodge trapped food, and use children’s pain reliever at the dose on the label. Never hold an aspirin against the gum. Call us to find the cause, because a toothache that lingers usually means something that needs treating.
Chipped or broken tooth
Rinse the mouth, save any pieces you can find in milk, and use a cold compress on the cheek for swelling. Call us to get it looked at, even if your child isn’t in much pain.
Swelling or a gum bump
Facial swelling or a pimple-like bump on the gum can signal infection and shouldn’t wait. Call us the same day. If the swelling is rapidly growing or affecting breathing, treat it as an ER emergency.
Keeping The Visit Calm
A child who’s scared and hurting needs a different pace, and our team is built for exactly that. We explain each step before we do it, offer nitrous oxide to help anxious kids relax, and welcome you to stay right beside your child. We see plenty of children with special healthcare needs and sensory sensitivities, so an unusual situation is familiar territory for us.
We accept Medicaid and most major plans, with CareCredit and Sunbit available for anything left over — details on our Raleigh insurance page.
Dino Kids Dental Of Raleigh
Address: 5321 Tin Roof Way, Suite 101 Raleigh, NC 27616
Phone: (919) 341-2257
Hours: Mon–Thu: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Select Fridays by availability — call to confirm
Questions Parents Ask Us
My child knocked out a tooth — what do I do?
If it's an adult tooth, hold it by the crown, rinse it gently, and either slip it back into the socket or keep it in milk, then call us right away — the first hour counts. If it's a baby tooth, don't reinsert it; control the bleeding, comfort your child, and call us to check the area.
Do you see dental emergencies the same day?
During office hours we hold space for kids in pain and will see your child the same day whenever we can. It comes down to availability that day, so call as early as possible and we'll tell you honestly what we can do.
What happens if it's after hours?
Leave us a voicemail describing what happened. We check messages in the morning and call back first thing to get your child seen. For anything involving heavy bleeding, spreading swelling, or a head injury, go to the emergency room first.
Is a toothache a real emergency?
A toothache that won't quit usually means decay, infection, or a cracked tooth that needs attention, so it's worth a same-day call. In the meantime, warm-water rinses, gentle flossing around the tooth, and children's pain reliever can hold things over.
Should I go to the dentist or the ER?
For most tooth problems, we're the faster fix — an ER usually can't repair a tooth. But uncontrolled bleeding, swelling that affects breathing or the eye, a possible broken jaw, or a head injury are medical emergencies that come to the ER first.
Will my child be in pain during the visit?
We work to prevent that. We use local anesthetic where needed and offer nitrous oxide to keep anxious kids comfortable, and we move at a pace your child can handle rather than rushing.
Dental emergency? Call us first.
During office hours we’ll get your child seen the same day whenever we can. After hours, leave a message and we’ll call you back first thing in the morning.
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