A tooth cracked below the gum line or decayed past the point of repair can come out today at our Stone Oak office. Call (210) 807-8793 or walk in. Our hours run 8am to 8pm every day of the week, and our dentists handle simple extractions and surgical ones alike, right here, at the same visit.
The emergency exam and X-rays are $125. 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.
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Signs you need an emergency tooth extraction today
Pulling a tooth is the last choice, not the first. Our dentists keep a tooth whenever it can reasonably be rebuilt, and a root canal followed by a crown often saves one that still has solid walls. Extraction is for the teeth that don't: a root split from end to end, a molar eaten out below the bone, or one that gum disease has loosened until it moves under chewing pressure.
Wisdom teeth have their own page: emergency wisdom tooth extraction. If your gum is swollen or there's a pimple on it near the sore tooth, the tooth is probably infected; see dental abscess treatment and still call us today.
If the swelling has climbed toward your eye or dropped beneath your jaw, if a fever has come with it, or if you're struggling to swallow or breathe, go to the hospital before you come to us. Methodist Stone Oak Hospital and North Central Baptist Hospital are both in Stone Oak. Go there, then call us once you're released. The hospital treats the spreading infection. Dealing with the tooth afterward is our part.
What happens at your same-day visit
Before any decision gets made, we take X-rays and examine the tooth. On the film our dentists count the roots, check whether they hook or flare, and look at the gap between the root tips and the nerve channel in the lower jaw (or the sinus floor on an upper tooth). Simple or surgical comes down to that picture, and so does the written fee.
When the crown of the tooth is still intact above the gum, a simple extraction does the job. The dentist numbs the area, rocks the tooth with steady pressure until it loosens, and lifts it out whole. You'll feel pushing. If anything sharp comes through, say so and we add more numbing before going on.
Surgical extraction covers the harder cases: a tooth snapped off level with the gum, roots that hook or have grown together, or a tooth that bone still partly covers. The dentist opens the gum, trims a small amount of bone if needed, and removes the tooth in sections. A stitch or two may follow. Both kinds happen in this office, at the same visit as your exam. You walk out with gauze in place, a printed sheet of aftercare steps, and our number.
Cost of an emergency tooth extraction in San Antonio
Your $125 covers the exam plus the X-rays. The extraction itself is a separate fee, and you see it in writing before we begin. A front tooth with one straight root and a molar that must be sectioned are very different jobs, so the fee is quoted after the X-ray rather than over the phone. We take cash, cards and most major PPO plans. Our cost and insurance page covers the sequence from exam to written quote, and what to bring.
Why patients choose our Stone Oak office
We're open seven days a week, 8am to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday included, so a tooth that breaks on Friday night is seen Saturday morning. Walk in if you need to, or call first and we'll have a room waiting. After 8pm a live answering service picks up, and we hold you the first opening at 8am. Our office staff speak Spanish. We accept cash, cards and most major PPO plans. Parking is on site. The practice opened in 2025, and our dentists are licensed in Texas.
Emergency tooth extraction near you in north San Antonio
Our 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, near Methodist Stone Oak Hospital and Stone Oak Park. From Hollywood Park, take Stone Oak Pkwy east to E Sonterra Blvd and on to Hardy Oak Blvd, about 7 to 10 minutes. From Encino Park, Stone Oak Pkwy runs straight through to us, 10 to 14 minutes. From Timberwood Park, it's US 281 south to Stone Oak Pkwy, then Hardy Oak Blvd, 15 to 20 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Will the tooth come out at the first visit?
Usually, yes. Once the X-rays and exam show the tooth is past saving and you've signed off on the written fee, our dentists remove it during that same visit. The exception is a large, active infection, which sometimes calls for a few days of antibiotics first so the numbing takes properly and the area settles.
Does an emergency extraction hurt?
The area is numbed first, so during the extraction you feel pressure rather than sharp pain. The sore part is the evening after, once the anesthetic wears off. A drugstore pain reliever taken by the package directions is usually enough. Call us if the pain gets worse after day two instead of easing, since that can mean a dry socket.
How do I take care of the socket afterward?
Keep steady pressure on the gauze for the full time we give you. Over the next three days, no straws, no cigarettes, no forceful spitting, and go easy on rinsing the first day. Any of those can dislodge the clot and open up a dry socket. Stick to soft foods that aren't hot. Bleeding that still hasn't slowed by nightfall is a reason to call.