Same-day appointments where the schedule allows

A knocked-out tooth
is time-sensitive.

Whether an adult tooth that has been knocked out can be saved depends a great deal on how quickly it is treated. Call an office right away; the team will tell you on the phone what to do on the way.

New patients: $20 for your first exam and digital X-rays · Se habla español

When it's a hospital emergency, not a dental one

Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room for:

  • Trouble breathing or swallowing
  • Swelling that is spreading toward the eye, down the neck, or is closing the mouth
  • A high fever together with facial swelling
  • Bleeding that will not stop
  • A head injury, loss of consciousness, or a jaw that may be broken

Call the office nearest you

When you call, the team asks a few questions about what's going on and tells you how soon you should be seen.

Lenox Village

6900 Lenox Village Dr, Suite 20, Nashville, TN 37211

  • Tue – Thu: 8am – 5pm
  • Friday: 8am – 4pm
  • Saturday: 8am – 2pm

Smyrna

1033 Sgt Asbury Hawn Way, Smyrna, TN 37167

  • Mon & Fri: 8am – 4pm
  • Tue – Thu: 8am – 5pm
  • Saturday: 8am – 2pm (every other)
  • Sunday: Closed

Murfreesboro Pike

1009 Murfreesboro Pike #101, Nashville, TN 37217

  • Mon & Fri: 8am – 4pm
  • Tue – Thu: 8am – 5pm
  • Saturday: 8am – 2pm
  • Sunday: Closed

Kinds of injury

General information, not a diagnosis. What is causing a particular problem can only be told after an exam, and often an x-ray.

A knocked-out adult tooth

The whole tooth, root included, has come out of the socket. This is the most time-sensitive dental injury.

A knocked-out baby tooth

Baby teeth are handled differently from adult teeth, and are not usually put back. A dentist checks the area and the adult tooth developing underneath.

A loosened or pushed tooth

A tooth that has been loosened, or pushed in, out or sideways, but is still in the mouth.

A broken tooth

Part of the tooth has broken off. Broken or chipped tooth.

For a knocked-out adult tooth, call the nearest office immediately, before setting off. The team will give you instructions over the phone for your situation.

What happens at the visit

1. Exam and x-rays

A dentist examines the area and takes digital x-rays, so the cause is identified rather than guessed at. New patients pay $20 for this.

2. Your options, with prices

The dentist explains what was found, the options, and what each costs, before anything starts.

3. Treatment

In many cases treatment can begin at the same visit. Where it can't, the first step is usually to address pain, with the rest scheduled.

Treatments that may be involved

Replanting and splinting

The tooth is placed back in the socket and held to the neighbouring teeth with a splint while it settles.

Root canal

Often needed afterwards, because the nerve of a knocked-out tooth is usually damaged. Root canal.

Repositioning

A loosened or displaced tooth is moved back into place and stabilised.

Replacement

If the tooth can't be saved, the options include an implant or a bridge.

What an emergency visit costs

Published prices, quoted before anything starts.

Your first visit

$20

Exam and digital X-rays

This is the visit where we find the problem and tell you exactly what the fix costs. New patients.

If you need treatment today
  • Tooth extractionfrom $250
  • Root canal, front tooth$850
  • Root canal, molar$1,116

We quote your exact price before we start. Nothing happens until you say yes.

Paying for it

0%

  • Sunbit and CareCredit financing, including 0% plans
  • In-network with most major PPOs — we verify your benefits before the visit
  • No insurance? Sonrisas+ membership from about $25/month, 20% off restorative care

New patients. Covers the exam and digital X-rays only; any treatment is quoted before it begins. Treatment prices shown are self-pay and cover the listed procedure only. What you need depends on what we find at the exam, and you get the full cost in writing before any treatment begins.

Frequently Asked Questions

Sometimes, especially an adult tooth that is treated quickly. The chances fall as time passes, which is why calling an office immediately matters.

Baby teeth are usually not put back, but the child should still be seen so the dentist can check the area and the adult tooth underneath. Call the office to arrange it.

If there is a head injury, loss of consciousness, a possible broken jaw, or bleeding that won't stop, go to an emergency room. Otherwise call the office as soon as it opens.

Our Lenox Village and Murfreesboro Pike offices are open Saturday mornings, 8am to 2pm.
More about: Toothache Swelling or abscess Broken or chipped tooth Lost filling or crown
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Three offices in Nashville and Smyrna, published prices, and a team that speaks English and Spanish.

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