Yes. Our Stone Oak office in north San Antonio is open every Sunday from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, with a dentist present the whole time. Same-day appointments and walk-ins are welcome, and the exam fee is the same as any weekday. Call (210) 807-8793 today.
A Sunday toothache has a way of feeling worse than a Tuesday one, partly because of the quiet. The pain is the same. What's different is the sense that nothing can be done until Monday. For patients on the north side, that isn't true, and this guide explains what's open, what to do before you leave the house, and when a hospital should come before a dentist.
Yes, we are open on Sunday, and these are treatment hours
Our office keeps the same hours all seven days: 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Sunday is not a reduced day and not a phone-only day. A dentist is in the office, X-rays are taken on the spot, and treatment that's needed is usually done in the same visit. Pulling a tooth, a root canal, draining an abscess, repairing a broken tooth, replacing a lost crown or filling: all of it happens on Sunday the way it would on a Wednesday.
Walk in, or call ahead and a room will be set up for you. The exam fee matches any weekday, and being a new patient is no obstacle. The office is at 18911 Hardy Oak Blvd Ste 221, San Antonio, TX 78258, on Hardy Oak Blvd in Stone Oak, about a mile north of Loop 1604 and a mile west of US 281, with parking on site.
What to do before you get here
A few minutes of preparation at home can make the visit go faster and, in the case of a knocked-out tooth, can decide whether the tooth is saved. Find your problem in the table and do what's in the right-hand column before you head out.
| What happened | Before you leave the house |
|---|---|
| Tooth knocked out (adult tooth) | Handle it by the crown only; leave the root alone. If it's dirty, a few seconds in milk or cool water. Back into its socket if it will go; otherwise into milk. On a hot day, keep the container out of the sun. |
| Tooth knocked out (baby tooth) | Don't try to put it back. Bring the tooth and tell us the child's age when you call. |
| Broken or chipped tooth | Rinse with warm water. Save any piece you find. Press sugarless gum over a sharp edge so it doesn't cut your tongue. |
| Crown or filling fell out | Bring the crown. Don't glue it back with anything. Keep food on the other side and stay away from very hot or very cold drinks. |
| Throbbing toothache | A pain reliever from the drugstore shelf, at the label dose, a warm salt-water rinse, and no aspirin on the gum. |
| Swollen gum or face | No heat on the outside of the face. Check for the hospital warning signs below. If none apply, come in. |
| Bleeding after a tooth came out or broke | Bite on clean gauze or a damp tea bag with steady pressure for fifteen minutes. If it won't slow down, go to the ER. |
A longer walkthrough of these same situations is on the ADA's site. Separately, Mayo Clinic's first-aid guidance covers what helps a toothache and what to avoid while you wait.
Have your photo ID with you, plus the insurance card if you carry one. If a tooth came out or a crown came off, bring it. If you've already taken something for the pain, note what and when, because the dentist will ask.
What counts as an emergency on a Sunday
People sometimes talk themselves out of coming in because the problem doesn't feel dramatic enough. The question to ask is whether waiting until Monday is likely to make it worse. By that measure, these all count:
- Pain that kept you awake, or that a pain reliever no longer touches
- A tooth that's cracked, loose, or missing a piece
- A knocked-out tooth, which outranks everything else here on urgency
- Swelling in the gum, a tender bump near a tooth, or a bad taste that won't rinse away, since those point to infection
- A lost crown or filling leaving the tooth open to air and food
- A wisdom tooth that's been aching for days and is getting worse
A dull sensitivity to cold that comes and goes, or a small chip that isn't bothering you, can generally hold until a weekday, though we're glad to look at it on Sunday if you'd rather not wait.
When the hospital should come first on a Sunday
Some symptoms tell you the infection or injury has outgrown the tooth, and the emergency room comes first. Swelling that has climbed toward the eye or dropped into the neck. A fever riding along with the toothache. Breathing or swallowing that has become difficult. A hit to the face that could have broken the jaw. Bleeding that steady pressure won't stop. Methodist Stone Oak Hospital and North Central Baptist Hospital are both in Stone Oak, near our office. The hospital treats the infection or the injury; once that's done, call us, and we treat the tooth that started it.
The CDC's oral health pages describe how untreated tooth infections affect the rest of the body, which is the reason these warning signs aren't something to sleep on.
Getting to our Stone Oak office on a Sunday
We're on Hardy Oak Blvd between Huebner Rd and Stone Oak Pkwy. From US 281, exit at Stone Oak Pkwy and head west to Hardy Oak Blvd. From Loop 1604, take the Stone Oak Pkwy or Huebner Rd exit and go north. Parking is on site. The weekend and Sunday emergency dentist page has more on how weekend visits run, and the same-day dentist page explains how walk-ins are handled on any day of the week. If a tooth came all the way out, read the knocked-out tooth page on the drive over.
When to call a dentist today
A tooth that's hurting, broken, loose or out, with none of the hospital warning signs present, means it's time to call (210) 807-8793. Our Stone Oak office is open Sunday and every other day from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, with same-day appointments and walk-ins welcome. The emergency exam and X-rays are $125, and the fee is the same on Sunday as on any weekday.
The $125 covers the emergency exam and diagnostic X-rays. Any treatment is a separate fee, quoted to you in writing before any work starts.
Sunday questions
Can I be seen on Sunday without an appointment?
Yes. Sunday walk-ins are welcome, the same as every other day. Phoning first gets a room set up and tells us what's coming, which is useful if you're bringing a knocked-out tooth or a crown. If you can't call, come in. We'll see you as soon as a room opens up.
Is a Sunday visit more expensive than a weekday visit?
No. The exam and X-rays are $125 on Sunday, Saturday and every weekday. Treatment is a separate fee, quoted in writing before any work begins, and that process is the same no matter what day you come in. We accept cash, cards and most major PPO plans.
What if my tooth starts hurting after 8pm on Sunday?
Call anyway. Between 8:00 PM and 8:00 AM, a live answering service picks up for us. They take down your name, a number and the problem, then reserve Monday's 8:00 AM opening for you. They don't give dental advice. Any of the hospital warning signs above means the ER now, not in the morning.
This article is for general education and is not a substitute for an exam by a licensed dentist.