Tooth Pain Is Not
a Medical Urgent Care Problem.
It Needs a Dentist Today.
When a tooth is throbbing, swelling starts, a crown falls off, or something breaks, the ER and medical urgent care can usually only offer temporary medication. Prime Emergency Dental is built for urgent dental problems that need X-rays, a clear diagnosis, upfront cost review, and same-day urgent treatment when clinically appropriate.
Tooth pain, swelling, infection, or a broken tooth usually will not resolve with medication alone. If the source is dental, the source needs dental treatment.
Medical Urgent Care Can’t Fix the Tooth.
We Can Treat the Source.
Prime Emergency Dental works like urgent care for dental problems: you call, walk in, or book online; we evaluate the issue, take needed X-rays, explain the diagnosis, review the cost upfront, and treat the source when clinically appropriate.
If anxiety is part of the reason you waited, tell us before treatment begins. Nitrous oxide/laughing gas is available for anxious or nervous patients when clinically appropriate.
Where Should You Go
When the Problem Is Dental?
When you are in dental pain, the fastest path is choosing the place that can actually diagnose and treat the source of the problem.
Urgent Dental Problems
Handled the Same Day When Appropriate
If it hurts, swells, breaks, tastes bad, or keeps you from sleeping, it deserves a dental evaluation today.
Severe Toothache
Throbbing pain, nerve pain, pain that wakes you up, or pain that does not respond well to medication needs a real diagnosis.
Tooth Abscess & Infection
Swelling, pus, gum bumps, fever, pressure, or a bad taste can signal infection that needs prompt dental evaluation.
Broken or Cracked Tooth
A cracked or broken tooth can worsen with each bite. We assess whether it can be repaired, stabilized, treated, or removed.
Urgent Extraction
If a tooth is badly infected, broken, or non-restorable, same-day extraction may be available when clinically appropriate.
Root Canal Evaluation
When a tooth nerve is infected or inflamed, we evaluate whether root canal treatment or another option is appropriate.
Wisdom Tooth Flare-Up
Jaw pressure, swollen gums, trouble opening, or pain behind the molars can come from a wisdom tooth that needs urgent evaluation.
Knocked-Out Tooth
Time matters. Call immediately and come in as quickly as possible so the tooth can be evaluated and managed appropriately.
Lost Crown or Filling
An exposed tooth can become sensitive, painful, or infected. We evaluate the tooth and protect it when possible.
Medication May Calm Symptoms.
It Does Not Fix the Tooth.
Treat the Source, Not Just the Pain
Pain medication or antibiotics may temporarily reduce symptoms, but they do not remove decay, repair a crack, drain an abscess, remove a non-restorable tooth, or treat an infected nerve. If the source is dental, the source needs dental treatment. Getting evaluated early can help prevent worsening swelling, deeper infection, larger fractures, and more complicated treatment later.
Dental infection can spread into bone, gums, face, or neighboring teeth
Cracks can deepen and change a repairable tooth into an extraction
Severe swelling near the throat or neck can become a medical emergency
Earlier treatment is often simpler than waiting until symptoms escalate
Nervous About Dental Treatment?
Tell Us Before We Start.
Many urgent dental patients wait because they are afraid, embarrassed, or worried treatment will hurt. We understand. We explain the diagnosis, review the cost before treatment, 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 may help eligible anxious patients feel calmer during treatment when appropriate for the patient and procedure.
🧊 Thorough Numbing
You should feel pressure, not sharp pain. If you feel anything sharp, we stop and add more anesthetic.
🗣️ No Shame, No Lecture
Whether you waited one day or several years, our focus is solving the urgent dental problem in front of us today.
Fast Answers.
Clear Options.
The visit is designed to be direct: identify the problem, explain your options, review the cost, and treat the source when appropriate.
Call Ahead, Walk In, or Book Online
Call (425) 864-7600, walk in during open hours, or book online for the earliest available visit. Calling ahead helps us prepare for your specific urgent dental problem.
Exam, Digital X-Rays & Diagnosis
We evaluate the tooth, take needed X-rays, and explain what is causing the pain, swelling, fracture, infection, or sensitivity.
Upfront Treatment Plan & Cost
You receive clear treatment options and exact cost before treatment starts. No surprise treatment. No pressure.
Same-Day Urgent Treatment Available
Extractions, abscess care, root canal evaluation, broken tooth care, and infection management may be handled the same visit when clinically appropriate.
Built for Dental Problems
That Cannot Wait.
We are not a routine dental office trying to squeeze urgent patients between cleanings. Our workflow is built for patients who need clear answers, upfront pricing, and urgent treatment direction today.
Days a Week
Open daily from 9AM to 8PM, including weekends and holidays.
Laughing Gas Available
Nitrous oxide is available for anxious or nervous patients when clinically appropriate.
Referral Needed
Call, walk in, or book online. No referral required to be evaluated for urgent dental treatment.
Google Rating
93+ Google reviews from patients who needed urgent dental help and clear answers fast.
Urgent Dental Care
FAQs
Straight answers before you call, walk in, or book online.
Yes. We are built for urgent dental problems such as tooth pain, swelling, infection, broken teeth, lost crowns, extraction needs, and wisdom tooth flare-ups. The important difference from medical urgent care is that we can evaluate and treat dental problems directly.
For most tooth pain, a dentist is the right place because the source is dental. Go to the ER or call 911 if you have trouble breathing, trouble swallowing, swelling spreading into the throat or neck, serious facial trauma, uncontrolled bleeding, or you feel severely ill. Otherwise, call us for urgent dental help.
Walk-ins are welcome during open hours. Calling ahead at (425) 864-7600 is recommended because it helps us prepare for your situation and may reduce your wait. Online booking is also available 24/7.
In many cases, yes. After your exam and X-rays, we review your diagnosis, options, and exact cost. If treatment is clinically appropriate and you choose to proceed, same-day urgent treatment may be available.
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 so we can discuss whether it is a good option for your visit.
Yes. After your exam and X-rays, we review the recommended treatment and exact cost before beginning. You decide how to proceed with full information.
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.
Prime Emergency Dental is located at 22315 Highway 99, Suite G, Edmonds, WA 98026. We serve patients from Edmonds, Lynnwood, Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, Everett, Bothell, Kenmore, Mukilteo, Marysville, Northgate Seattle, and surrounding communities.
Real Patients.
Real Relief.
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 BennettDr. 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. HagerMy 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. Destiny and Joy were incredibly sweet and the office was so clean.
— Jinshil YiIn Dental Pain Today?
Get the Source Checked.
Same-day urgent dental treatment may be available when clinically appropriate. Open 7 days, 9AM–8PM, with upfront pricing and nitrous/laughing gas available for anxious patients when appropriate.
Prime Emergency Dental · 22315 Highway 99, Suite G, Edmonds, WA 98026 · Open 9AM–8PM, 7 Days