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Emergency Dental Care

Highly skilled emergency dentist in Washington, D.C. area provides compassionate and quick relief for your emergency dental care by blending the best of traditional and holistic dental treatment.

Emergency Dental Care in Washington, D.C. for these Situations:

  • Severe dental pain or infection in the mouth
  • Broken, chipped or cracked tooth
  • Toothache
  • Lost filling
  • Loose tooth or tooth knocked out
  • Loose or lost crown
  • Wisdom tooth pain/removal
  • Soft tissue injury, swelling or pain in mouth, teeth, lips or gums
  • Tooth abscess

CALL 202-237-7000, ext. 2

NIHA has convenient hours with early morning, evening (7:30 am-5 pm) and some Saturday hours. Same day appointment if needed. On-site underground parking garage with 2 hours free. Convenient location directly across the street from the Friendship Heights Metro station.

Caring dentists will prioritize your immediate comfort for emergency dental care. We understand that you may be in pain and anxious about dental work, which may the reason for the emergency. Our highly skilled holistically oriented biological dentists will develop a plan to treat the dental emergency in the best manner for you.

Comprehensive Emergency Dental Care

NIHA dentist provide comprehensive treatment for the best outcome. Comprehensive emergency dental care and treatment requires your dentist to be proficient in all phases of emergency services:surgery, periodontal (gum), pediatric dentistry, endodontistry (root canals), orthodontic (tooth movement), prostodontic (dentures, crowns and bridges), TMJ (jaw, facial and head pain and other dysfunctions) as well as biological dental principles which look at the mouth as intricately connected to the body.

The biological dentists will use drugs when necessary but have many more options to the eliminate pain, swelling and anxiety of the dental emergency, and also encourage healing. Options may include herbals, homeopathics, oxygen/ozone, physical modalities, acupuncture/pressure, lasers, and other biologic/ energetic modalities.

 

CALL 202-237-7000 ext. 2 to schedule now

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