Though dental injuries occur most commonly in children and teenagers, everyone can experience dental trauma. Dental trauma can usually be attributed to sports mishaps, car accidents, bad falls or other accidents. When your dental health is at risk, we will do everything we can to make sure that you’re treated as soon as possible.

Call 911 or visit an emergency room or urgent care if this is a medical or life-threatening emergency or if you lose consciousness.

When you are in pain from a toothache or other dental emergency, everything else gets put on hold. Of course, emergencies, including dental emergencies, always seem to happen at the most inconvenient times. The Dahlgren Dental team understands that a dental emergency can be scary, painful and stressful. We want to help. Call us if you need emergency dental care.

Perhaps one of the scariest feelings is when a tooth is knocked out of the mouth. Don’t panic! Handle the tooth gently and quickly and carefully rinse it in water. Do not brush or attempt to the clean the tooth in any other way. The less time a tooth is out of its socket, the better chance there is that your dentist can save it. If the affected tooth is a baby tooth, you should not attempt to save it. If we think the tooth can be saved, your Dahlgren dentist will place a stabilizing splint on the tooth for several weeks. A tooth canal may be necessary, based on the condition of the roots.