How to Get a Tooth Fixed on the Weekend

Whether you have an excruciatingly painful toothache, or one of your teeth cracked, or got knocked out, the weekend can prove a difficult time to find a dentist. While it's not impossible to obtain dental care on the weekend, you may have to travel to find a dentist who is available. Or you may find that you just have to wait until your dentist is back in her office on Monday.

Instructions

• 1

  Try to call your dentist at his office. If an answering service answers, briefly describe your predicament and ask if there's a way to get into contact with the dentist. If the phone is answered with a recording, listen to it carefully to hear possible instructions for contacting your dentist after hours.

• 2

  Visit a website for an emergency dentist locating service such as 1-800-Dentist or EmergencyDentalService.com. You may be able to find an emergency dental office that's open on weekends within driving distance.

• 3

  Call your local emergency room and describe your dental emergency. Inquire if they have a dentist on call for emergencies. Be aware that hospitals who have dentists on-call usually reserve them for traumatic emergency dental situations -- not toothaches.