Category: Emergency Dentistry

What to Do If You Lose a Filling or Crown: 5 Steps to Protect the Tooth

If you lose a filling or crown, save the piece, cover the tooth with temporary dental cement, and call your […]

What to Do If Your Tooth Gets Knocked Out: 5 Steps to Save It

If a tooth gets knocked out, hold it by the crown, put it back or store it in milk, and […]

Throbbing Toothache: What It Means and When to Get Help

A throbbing toothache usually points to an inflamed or infected nerve from deep decay, a crack, or an abscess. Learn […]

Can You Go to the Emergency Room for a Toothache? What the ER Can and Can’t Do

You can go to the ER for a toothache, and it will treat your pain and any spreading infection, but […]

Will a Toothache Go Away on Its Own? A West Houston Dentist Explains

A toothache from irritated gums or stuck food often fades in a day or two, but cavities, cracks, and infections […]

How to Sleep With Tooth Pain: 8 Tips From a Houston Dentist

How to sleep with tooth pain tonight: the best sleeping position, which pain reliever to take, ice vs. heat, and […]

Should I Go to the ER for Tooth Pain?

Most tooth pain is treated faster and cheaper by a same-day emergency dentist than the ER. Dr. Roman Kotlarek, West […]

What an Emergency Dentist Costs in Houston: Extraction, Root Canal, and Crown Pricing Explained

Real Houston emergency dentist costs from Dr. Roman Kotlarek: extraction, root canal, and crown pricing, what drives the price up […]

Tooth Abscess Emergency Houston: Symptoms, the 3-3-3 Rule & When It’s Urgent

A tooth abscess with facial swelling, fever, or trouble swallowing is a dental emergency. Dr. Roman Kotlarek at Roman Dental […]

Emergency Root Canal vs. Extraction: Save the Tooth or Pull It?

West Houston patients facing a toothache often must choose between an emergency root canal and extraction. Roman Dental breaks down […]

What Counts as a Dental Emergency? (And What Can Safely Wait)

A practical breakdown of which dental problems in West Houston need same-day treatment, which ones can wait for a scheduled […]

What Is Emergency Dentistry, and When Do You Need It?

Emergency dentistry is same-day treatment for dental pain, injury, or infection that cannot wait. Dr. Kotlarek at Roman Dental explains […]