Think the Tooth Needs Out?
Get the Answer Today.
Severe tooth pain can make everything feel urgent — eating, sleeping, working, even thinking clearly. If a tooth is broken, infected, swollen, loose, badly decayed, or painful enough that you think it needs to come out, Prime Emergency Dental can evaluate it today, show you what we see, explain whether it can be saved, review the cost first, and provide Same-Day Urgent Treatment Available when clinically appropriate.
Go to the ER or call 911 immediately if you have trouble breathing or swallowing, swelling spreading into the throat or neck, rapidly worsening facial swelling, high fever, confusion, faintness, uncontrolled bleeding, serious facial trauma, or you feel severely ill.
A painful tooth does not always need extraction — but guessing can cost you time, pain, and sleep. If it can be saved, we will tell you. If it needs to come out, Same-Day Urgent Treatment Available when clinically appropriate.
We Do Not Guess.
We Show You What We See.
When a tooth hurts badly enough that you are thinking “just take it out,” the first step is a real diagnosis. We take X-rays, evaluate the tooth and surrounding bone, explain whether the tooth looks saveable or non-restorable, and review the exact cost before treatment starts.
Prime Emergency Dental is built for urgent tooth problems — severe pain, swelling, infection, broken teeth, retained roots, and many wisdom tooth flare-ups. If fear has kept you from getting the tooth treated, tell us before we start. Nitrous oxide/laughing gas is available for anxious or nervous patients when clinically appropriate.
Does Your Tooth
Need to Come Out?
Only an exam and X-rays can confirm the right treatment. These are common signs a tooth may be badly damaged, infected, or non-restorable.
Severe, Constant Toothache
Deep pain that keeps you awake, throbs without stopping, or does not respond to medication may mean the tooth is badly infected or damaged.
Infection or Abscess
Swelling, pus, fever, bad taste, facial pressure, or a pimple-like bump on the gum can mean infection is active and needs prompt evaluation.
Cracked or Broken Tooth
A tooth broken below the gumline, split through the root, or damaged by deep decay may be difficult or impossible to restore predictably.
Wisdom Tooth Flare-Up
Partially erupted or impacted wisdom teeth can cause pain, swelling, infection, jaw pressure, and difficulty opening.
Broken or Retained Root
A tooth broken near the gumline or a retained root can become painful, infected, hard to clean, and difficult to manage without treatment.
Loose or Non-Restorable Tooth
A tooth weakened by trauma, severe decay, infection, or gum disease may no longer have a stable long-term prognosis.
Antibiotics and Pain Pills
Do Not Remove the Source.
Many patients try to get through the day with ibuprofen, acetaminophen, leftover antibiotics, urgent-care prescriptions, or stronger pain medicine. Medication can sometimes reduce symptoms, but it often does not fix the tooth.
Pain Medicine Can Mask It
Pain pills may help temporarily, but they do not remove deep decay, repair a fracture, or treat an infected nerve.
Antibiotics May Not Be Enough
Antibiotics may calm swelling or infection symptoms in certain cases, but the dental source often remains active.
The Source Must Be Found
X-rays and exam help determine whether the tooth is saveable, infected, fractured, or non-restorable.
Extraction May Be Source Treatment
If the tooth cannot be predictably saved, removing it may be the appropriate way to eliminate the source.
Waiting Can Make It Harder
Infection, swelling, fractures, and bone changes can make treatment more complex if the source is ignored.
Get a Clear Plan
You leave with a diagnosis, treatment options, cost review, and a clear next step instead of guessing at home.
You found us because the tooth is not getting better. Call first, walk in during open hours, or book online.
A Bad Tooth Can Get Worse.
The Source Matters.
The Tooth Problem Often Does Not Go Away by Itself
If the tooth is deeply decayed, cracked, abscessed, loose, infected, or broken below the gumline, the source often remains even if the pain temporarily improves. Getting evaluated promptly can help prevent worsening swelling, deeper infection, larger fractures, and more complicated treatment later.
Dental infection can spread into surrounding bone, gums, face, and nearby teeth.
Deep decay or fracture can worsen with every bite, reducing treatment options.
Facial, throat, or neck swelling requires emergency medical evaluation.
Earlier treatment is often simpler than waiting until the problem becomes more severe.
Scared of the Extraction?
Tell Us Before We Start.
Many patients delay because they are scared the extraction will hurt, worried about the cost, or embarrassed that the tooth got this bad. We explain the X-rays, review cost first, numb thoroughly, and move at a controlled pace. Nitrous oxide/laughing gas is available for anxious patients when clinically appropriate.
😌 Laughing Gas Available
Nitrous oxide can help anxious patients feel calmer during urgent dental treatment when appropriate.
🧊 Thorough Numbing
We numb carefully before treatment begins. You should feel pressure, not sharp pain.
🗣️ Clear Consent First
You will know the diagnosis, extraction type, cost, and alternatives before treatment begins.
Can It Be Saved?
Or Does It Need Out?
Your visit is designed to answer the most important question first — can this tooth be saved, or is extraction the right option?
Exam & Digital X-Rays
We evaluate the tooth, check surrounding bone and infection risk, and determine whether the tooth appears saveable or needs extraction.
Save-or-Remove Discussion
If the tooth can be saved, we tell you. If it appears non-restorable, we explain why and show you what we see in plain language.
Upfront Cost & Treatment Consent
We explain whether the case appears simple, surgical, wisdom tooth-related, infected, or staged. You see the cost before treatment starts.
Same-Day Urgent Treatment Available
We numb thoroughly and remove the tooth when extraction is the chosen treatment. Same-Day Urgent Treatment Available in many cases when clinically appropriate.
Aftercare, Prescriptions & Next Steps
You leave with clear post-op instructions, prescriptions if indicated, and a plan for healing, replacement options, or follow-up if needed.
Focused on Severe Tooth Pain.
Open Every Day.
Prime Emergency Dental is focused on urgent dental visits: severe tooth pain, infection, swelling, broken teeth, wisdom teeth, and extractions when clinically appropriate. No routine-cleaning waitlist.
Days a Week
Open daily from 9AM to 8PM, including Saturday and Sunday. Tooth pain does not wait for Monday.
Extraction Evaluation
Simple, surgical, broken tooth, retained root, and many wisdom tooth cases evaluated.
Laughing Gas Available
Nitrous oxide is available for anxious or nervous patients when clinically appropriate.
Google Rating
100+ Google reviews from patients who needed urgent dental help and clear answers fast.
“This place is the best! They’re sooo friendly and calming and helped with my pain.” — Kirsten Bennett
Do not keep waiting with a painful tooth. Call during open hours or book online 24/7.
Before You Come In,
Common Questions
Everything you need before you call, walk in, or book online.
The cost depends on whether the extraction is simple, surgical, wisdom tooth-related, infected, or staged. We determine that after your exam and X-rays, then review the cost before treatment begins. Financing through Cherry, CareCredit, and Proceed Finance may be available. We do not start treatment until you agree to the cost.
We determine that after an exam and X-rays. Some painful teeth can be saved with treatment. Others are fractured, infected, or decayed beyond predictable repair. We explain the findings and options clearly before anything begins.
In many cases, yes. Simple extractions, surgical extractions, broken tooth extractions, retained root removals, and many wisdom tooth cases can be handled the same day when clinically appropriate and schedule allows. Same-Day Urgent Treatment Available after diagnosis, consent, and cost review.
Yes. We evaluate wisdom tooth pain, swelling, infection, pressure, and difficulty opening the mouth. Many cases can be treated in-office. Complex impactions or cases requiring deeper sedation may be referred to an oral surgeon.
We numb you thoroughly before starting. You should feel pressure during the extraction, not sharp pain. If you feel sharp pain, tell us immediately so we can stop and add more anesthetic.
You may still need dental treatment. Pain medicine can mask symptoms, and antibiotics may not remove the dental source. An exam and X-rays help determine whether the tooth can be saved, whether extraction is needed, or whether staged care is safest.
Yes. Nitrous oxide, also called laughing gas, is available for anxious or nervous patients when clinically appropriate. Let us know when you call, book, or arrive.
We are a fee-for-service office and see patients with and without insurance. Financing is available through Cherry, CareCredit, and Proceed Finance. We can also provide documentation you may submit to your insurer for possible out-of-network reimbursement.
Go to the ER or call 911 if you have trouble breathing, trouble swallowing, swelling spreading into the throat or neck, rapidly worsening facial swelling, serious facial trauma, uncontrolled bleeding, high fever, confusion, faintness, or you feel severely ill. For tooth pain, infection, swelling, or extraction needs without those red flags, call us for urgent dental help.
Patients Needed Help Fast.
Here’s What They Said.
"This place is the best! They’re sooo friendly and calming and helped with my pain. The dentist went above and beyond to accommodate me last minute and it was extremely refreshing to feel like my pain was being prioritized. Highly recommend"
— Kirsten Bennett"Dr. Chon, Destiny and Joy were so kind and helpful. I really appreciate their help at a time of great need. I highly recommend them especially in case of an emergency. Thank you very much! G. Hag."
— Grace C. Hager"My mother went in for an emergency dental procedure a couple days ago and Dr. Steve Chon took such amazing care of my mom. I cannot be more grateful! He was kind, gentle, friendly, cheerful, and extremely considerate."
— Jinshil YiSevere Tooth Pain?
Get a Clear Answer Today.
If the tooth can be saved, we will tell you. If it needs to come out, Same-Day Urgent Treatment Available when clinically appropriate. Open daily 9AM–8PM. No referral. Clear diagnosis. Upfront pricing.
Prime Emergency Dental · 22315 Highway 99, Suite G, Edmonds, WA 98026 · Open Daily 9AM–8PM