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Westpark Village Dental Care is a family and cosmetic dental practice in Plano, TX led by Dr. Jordan Hardin DDS, where clinical excellence and family values guide everything we do.
Home/Emergency Dentistry
Same-Day Emergency Dentist in Plano, TX
In pain or dealing with a broken tooth? Call our Plano, TX dental office, and we will work you into the same-day schedule whenever we can, so you are not sitting at home waiting out severe tooth pain.
A cracked molar on a Tuesday morning or a tooth knocked out at a Friday night football game will not wait for the next open checkup. Westpark Village Dental Care provides emergency dentistry in Plano, TX that families can count on, and it starts with one phone call to (972) 964-8989. Dr. Jordan Hardin, the dentist who leads the practice, keeps room in the daily schedule for urgent cases. Our dental office sits at Coit Rd and W Park Blvd in west Plano, a few minutes from Willow Bend, Preston Meadow, and Russell Creek.
We can almost always accommodate a same-day request. Thursday appointments run until 6:00 pm, and we open on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm, so a weekend problem does not always mean waiting until Monday. Tooth pain, a chipped tooth, a lost restoration, and dental injuries from sports are all handled here in Plano rather than passed to another practice, and every treatment starts with an exam of all your teeth rather than the one that hurts.
When to Call Our Plano Office and When to Go to the Emergency Room
Call our Plano dental office
Most dental emergencies belong in a dental chair rather than a hospital waiting room. An emergency room can give you antibiotics and something for tooth pain, but it cannot rebuild a broken tooth, treat an infection inside the tooth, or put a knocked-out tooth back in its socket. A dentist is the only professional who can restore teeth once the damage is done, so calling our office immediately is the route that actually fixes the tooth.
Go to the emergency room or call 911
Go to the nearest emergency room immediately, or call 911, if you have trouble breathing or swallowing, a dislocated or broken jaw, or uncontrollable bleeding that does not stop after ten minutes of steady pressure. Those are the signs to act on without waiting, and swelling that starts to affect your breathing belongs in the same category. In Plano, the hospital emergency room options are Medical City Plano, which runs a 24-hour adult and pediatric emergency room, and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano. Once you are stable, call our team, and we will take care of the tooth itself.
How We Handle a Dental Emergency
01
Schedule an Appointment
Call and describe your symptoms. A toothache and a knocked-out tooth do not carry the same urgency, and our team sorts that on the phone, books you in, and tells you how to manage the pain until you arrive.
02
Thorough Examination
We examine your mouth and teeth to find the cause, judge how severe it is, and check the rest of your oral health while you are here. Digital X-rays are taken when they are needed to see below the gumline.
03
Review of Findings
We tell you exactly what we found and lay out your treatment options, with the cost and the timeline, before you agree to anything.
04
Get the Care You Need
From a filling to a same-day extraction, treatment is finished here in our Plano office instead of being referred out.
The Most Common Dental Emergencies We See
No single definition covers every dental emergency. If you are experiencing pain that keeps you awake, or something in your mouth is bleeding or swelling, call us and let our team decide whether it needs emergency dental care. A toothache that fades and returns, cracked teeth, teeth that suddenly feel loose, and teeth knocked out in a fall all count as a dental emergency. These are the problems Plano patients bring us most often. Tap any one to see what to do before you arrive.
Toothaches
Sharp pain when you bite down, sensitivity that lingers past 30 seconds, or a small bump beside the sore tooth usually points to infection inside the tooth. Rinse, hold a cold compress on your cheek, and call us. Never rest aspirin against the sore tooth.
Chipped Tooth
A chip is not always painful, but the exposed surface collects bacteria fast. Bring any fragments with you and cover a sharp edge with dental wax until your visit. We rebuild most chips with composite resin, or with veneers when the tooth shows in your smile.
Cracked Tooth
Even a hairline crack lets bacteria in and spreads every time you chew. Rinse with warm water, keep off that side, and come in quickly. Bonding or a crown repairs most cracks, though a deep one can mean extraction and a replacement tooth.
Sensitivity to Hot & Cold
Mild sensitivity is common and rarely serious. Treat it as an emergency when the pain lasts several days or hits only one or two teeth, which can signal a deep cavity, a crack, or worn enamel. Stick to lukewarm water and skip acidic food until we see you.
Knocked-Out Tooth
Act within the hour if you can. Handle the tooth by the crown only and keep it in milk or saline on the way in.
Lost Filling or Crown
Old restorations loosen and drop out, leaving the tooth open to infection. Bring the piece with you. Temporary dental cement is fine to hold a crown in place for a few hours, but never use it on a filling.
Broken Denture
Do not wear a damaged denture, because the broken edges cut into soft tissue, and do not try to mend it with superglue. Leave it out, use an older set if you have one, and call us about a repair or a remake.
Loose Tooth
An adult should never have a loose permanent tooth. Resist the urge to test it with your tongue or finger, and chew on the other side. The cause is usually trauma or gum disease, and what we do next depends on which one it is.
Gums, Lips or Tongue Injury
A cut to the gums, lips, or tongue is not strictly a dental emergency. Steady pressure with clean gauze should stop the bleeding within ten minutes, and a cold compress brings down swelling. If the bleeding continues, go to an emergency room.
Jaw Pain or Clenching
Most jaw pain traces back to stress, night grinding, or a bite that does not meet properly. Avoid hard and chewy food and see us before it worsens. A custom nightguard settles most grinding cases, while a joint disorder needs a specialist.
Something Stuck Between Teeth
Rarely an emergency. A warm water rinse and careful flossing clear it most of the time. Never dig at it with a toothpick or tweezers, which tears soft tissue and turns a nuisance into a real problem.
What to Do Before You Reach Our Office
Rinse your mouth with warm saltwater to clean the area and settle irritated gums. Hold a cold compress against your cheek to bring down swelling. For bleeding, apply pressure with clean gauze for a full ten minutes. If a permanent tooth has been knocked out, hold it by the crown, rinse it gently, and keep it in milk until you arrive, because the first hour matters most.
Over-the-counter medication will relieve pain on the way in, but never rest aspirin directly on your gums, because it can harm the tissue. Keep the rest of your teeth clean while you wait, since food trapped against a cracked tooth adds to the discomfort. Call us back if the symptoms get worse before your appointment.
What Emergency Dental Care Costs in Plano
We do not quote an emergency dental visit over the phone, because the price follows the diagnosis. We examine first and give you the treatment cost before any work starts. The fix for a chipped front tooth might be composite resin or veneers, and the estimate reflects which route you take.
Does Dental Insurance Cover a Dental Emergency
We are fee-for-service and not in network with any insurer, but we file your claim so you collect the maximum reimbursement. Coverage for emergency treatment varies from plan to plan, so our front desk verifies your benefits and explains what yours pays toward a crown, an extraction, or root canal therapy before you commit.
If You Do Not Have Insurance
Our in-house membership plan is $40 a month per person and covers two exams, two cleanings, and two sets of X-rays a year, plus 15% off other services. CareCredit, Cherry, and Sunbit spread larger bills over months, and in-house financing carries no interest.
Waiting Almost Always Costs More
Teeth that root canal therapy and a crown could save now can end up needing an extraction and a dental implant instead. Calling an emergency dentist immediately is usually the cheapest thing you can do.
Keys to Preventing Dental Emergencies
Visit Your Dentist Regularly
A six-month exam with a dental professional can catch a small crack or early infection that would otherwise turn into a same-day emergency.
Maintain Good Oral Hygiene At Home
Brush your teeth twice a day for two full minutes, floss daily, and rinse your mouth. Many emergencies begin as an infection nobody noticed, so good oral health at home is your best protection.
Stick to a Nutritious Diet
Cut back on added sugar, and stop chewing ice, pen caps, and fingernails, all of which crack teeth.
Wear a Mouthguard
Sports-related injuries account for a large share of knocked-out teeth every year, and a custom mouthguard from our office fits better than the over-the-counter kind, so it stays put and can protect your teeth during practices and games.
Use Tools to Open Packages, Not Your Teeth
Opening packaging or holding keys with your teeth is one of the fastest ways to break a tooth.
Dental Emergency FAQs
Emergency Dentistry - Plano, TX FAQs
These are the questions our front desk hears most often. Plano sits mostly in Collin County, with its western edge in Denton County, and we treat patients from the neighboring suburbs of Richardson, Carrollton, Frisco, Allen, McKinney, Murphy, and The Colony.
Can I be seen the same day in Plano?
Usually yes. We hold time in the daily schedule for urgent cases, so call (972) 964-8989 early if you can. A toothache that started overnight is best reported first thing, because pain that spreads across your mouth often points to infection and the discomfort rarely settles on its own.
Is an emergency dentist the same as an urgent care clinic?
No. An urgent care clinic can treat an infection and manage your symptoms, but it has no emergency dentist on site, so it cannot repair damaged teeth or extract them. Our Plano, TX office can do either in the same visit.
What if my dental emergency lands on a Friday or a Sunday?
Our Plano office is closed on Friday and opens on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month, so our weekend hours are limited. Outside those times, manage the pain with a cold compress and over-the-counter relief, then call us the moment we reopen. Go straight to the nearest emergency room for uncontrollable bleeding, trouble breathing or swallowing, or a broken jaw.
Do you treat emergency patients who have never been to your office?
Yes. New patients of every age are welcome, and an emergency visit is a perfectly normal way to meet a new dentist. Your first appointment includes an exam and digital X-rays before anything is recommended.
Where is the nearest emergency room to your Plano dental office?
The two hospital emergency rooms closest to our office are Medical City Plano and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano, both a short drive from Coit Rd. Use an emergency room for airway trouble, a broken jaw, or bleeding you cannot stop. For the tooth itself, call our office, because a hospital cannot restore or extract teeth.
Can wisdom teeth cause a dental emergency?
Often, yes. Impacted wisdom teeth push against the molars in front of them and can flare into severe pain or swelling overnight, usually at the back of the lower jaw. Tooth extractions, including wisdom teeth, are done in our Plano office, with nitrous oxide or oral sedation if you want it.
Will you see my child for a dental injury?
Yes. We treat patients of every age, and sports and playground falls are common causes of dental injuries in children. Call our team, bring any pieces of the tooth you can find, and keep a knocked-out tooth in milk on the way, because a permanent tooth reseats best inside the first hour.
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We are at 1820 Coit Rd, Suite #145, Plano, TX 75075, in Westpark Village at Coit Road and West Park Boulevard, minutes from Willow Bend, Preston Meadow, and Russell Creek.
WestPark Village Dental Care
Dr. Jordan Hardin
Dental Office Hours:
- Monday8:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Tuesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Wednesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Thursday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
- FridayClosed
- Saturday*8:00 am - 1:00 pm
*2nd and 4th Saturday of each month.
In pain? Do not wait.
Call Westpark Village Dental Care at (972) 964-8989, and our team will find you the earliest emergency dental care appointment available at 1820 Coit Rd, Suite #145, Plano, TX 75075. You will hear the cost from our dentist before any work begins.
Call (972) 964-8989