Federal Hill Emergency Dentistry

Often, yes, but call first. We will tell you straight away whether we can fit you in today.

Our Federal Hill emergency dentistry schedule keeps room for urgent dental care, and we work to see emergencies quickly. Because openings change through the day, we cannot promise a time until we hear from you. Calling early in the day gives you the best chance.

Keep the tooth moist and call us right away. The sooner we see it, the better the chance of saving it.

Pick the tooth up by the top, not the root. If you can, place it gently back in the socket. If not, keep it in milk or tucked between your cheek and gums, as the American Dental Association advises. Bring the tooth with you.

Find the tooth if you can, keep it moist, and call us. Do not try to push a baby tooth back in.

Dr. Spates will check whether the whole tooth came out and whether the adult tooth underneath looks okay. We treat baby teeth differently from adult teeth, so let us make that call. Bring your child straight in if we ask you to.

A toothache is an emergency when the pain is severe, keeps coming back, or comes with swelling or fever.

Mild sensitivity can usually wait for a regular appointment. Pain that keeps you up at night, pain when you bite down, or swelling in your face should not wait. Call us and we will help you decide.

Rinse with warm water, gently floss out any trapped food, and hold a cold compress against your cheek.

Over the counter pain relief can help, taken as the label directs. Do not put pain medicine directly on the gums, because it can burn the tissue. These steps buy time but do not fix the cause, so call us.

Rinse your mouth with warm water, save any pieces, and call us.

A cold compress on the cheek helps with swelling. A small chip may only need smoothing, while a bigger break may need a filling or crown. A tooth that cracked on something hard can look fine and still hurt, so it is worth checking soon.

Call us, keep the crown if you have it, and chew on the other side until we see you.

A lost filling or crown leaves the tooth more sensitive and easier to damage. It is usually not dangerous, but the sooner we cover it, the simpler the fix. Bring the crown with you so we can check whether it can go back on.

Call us right away. Swelling around a tooth or on one side of the face needs a dentist to check it soon.

If swelling spreads toward your eye or throat, or you have trouble breathing or swallowing, go to the emergency room or call 911 instead. Those signs need hospital care before dental care.

Go to the emergency room or call 911 for trouble breathing or swallowing, swelling spreading toward the eye or throat, bleeding that will not stop, or a hard hit to the head or jaw.

For a knocked out tooth, a broken tooth, a lost filling or a bad toothache, a dentist is usually the right first call. We will say honestly if you need an emergency room instead.

If it is life threatening, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. If it can wait a few hours, call us as soon as we open.

Our office does not open on Sundays. Keep a knocked out tooth moist, use a cold compress for swelling, and call first thing the next morning. We will fit you in as quickly as we can.

Yes. We see children and adults, and you do not need to be an existing patient.

Dr. Robinson leads adult care and Dr. Spates leads care for children. New patients call first so we can take a few details. Many families who first come to us for Federal Hill emergency dentistry stay on as regular patients.

Yes. Dr. Spates is a pediatric specialist, and calming frightened children is part of her daily work.

As an emergency pediatric dentist in Baltimore families trust, she goes at your child's pace, explains each step, and keeps you close by. For children with severe anxiety or special healthcare needs, sedation is an option we can discuss.

The cost depends on the exam and x rays and on the treatment your tooth needs.

You will know the cost before we start any treatment.

Yes. We accept Maryland Healthy Smiles and work with many dental insurance plans.

Our front desk checks your coverage when you call or arrive, so you know what your plan pays. If you have no insurance, tell us and we will go over the cost plainly first.