Yes. We're located in Fairfax, VA, and we hold same-day appointments open every single day, including weekends and most holidays. Patients drive in to see us from across DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia. If you call our office during the day, an assistant on our team will get you a same-day slot if one's available. If you call after hours, our 24/7 answering service will get a message to us and a dentist will follow up with what to do next.

Our Fairfax office is open Monday through Sunday from 9 AM to 5 PM, including all holidays except Christmas and Thanksgiving. Our phones are answered 24/7. If you have an emergency outside office hours, call us anyway. Our answering service will route your call, and a dentist will get back to you with guidance on whether to come in first thing in the morning, head to an ER, or take specific steps overnight to manage pain or protect a tooth until we can see you.

It's the same practice, same dentists, same office. This site (emergencyroomdentists.com) is the front door for patients in pain who need same-day emergency care. Our main site, dentcarenow.com, is the same DentCare Now practice for general dentistry, cleanings, cosmetic work, and everything else. Two doors into the same office. If you come in for an emergency and want to come back for ongoing dental care, you don't have to switch anything. You're already at DentCare Now.

We're at 9547-A Fairfax Blvd in Fairfax, VA. We're in Fairfax Circle, right next to Chick-fil-A and across the street from the Fairfax Circle shopping area. If you're coming from Tysons Corner, it's about a 15-minute drive. Free parking is in the lot in front of the office.

We don't run a separate cash discount — and that's on purpose. Our prices are the same for everyone, posted up front, whether you're paying cash, using insurance, or financing. We're an emergency office, but we don't charge emergency markups. Before any treatment starts, you'll see the exact cost in writing, so there are no surprise bills. And if you'd rather spread payments out, we work with Cherry, CareCredit, Alphaeon, Affirm, and Sunbit. If you're looking for ongoing savings, ask about our Elite Protection Plan when you come in.

Yes. Plenty of our patients found us in exactly that situation, a tooth started hurting and they didn't have a regular dentist yet. We'll get you in same-day for the emergency, and if you decide you'd like ongoing care after, you can come back to our main site, dentcarenow.com, for cleanings, cosmetic work, implants, and everything else.

We'd rather see you today than have you ride it out. Pain medication masks the symptom but doesn't fix the cause, and most causes of severe tooth pain get worse over time. If the nerve is dying or there's an infection brewing, waiting can turn a same-day root canal into something more involved. Call us and let's get you in.

Call us first. The ER can give you pain medication and antibiotics but cannot treat the dental cause. We treat infections same-day with antibiotics, drainage, or root canal therapy. If swelling is making it hard to breathe or swallow, that is an ER emergency, but for facial swelling without those symptoms, a dental office is where you actually get fixed.

Not for a second. We see patients every day who've been putting this off. We don't ask why you waited, we don't lecture, we just get you out of pain. Whatever shape your mouth is in, that's where we start. Once you're feeling better, you can decide if you want to come back for ongoing care at our main site, dentcarenow.com.

Yes. A chipped or cracked tooth that doesn't hurt can still get worse fast. Once the protective enamel is broken, the inner layers of the tooth are more vulnerable to decay and infection. What's a quick same-day composite repair today can become a root canal or extraction if it's left alone. Call us.

Yes. Front tooth chips are one of the most common things we treat, and we keep same-day slots open every single day for situations exactly like this. Composite repairs are typically done in one appointment, usually under an hour. Call us as soon as you can.

If the break is too significant to restore, we'll do a same-day extraction here and walk you through your replacement options. Permanent replacements like single-tooth implants are handled by Dr. Johnson at our main site, dentcarenow.com. You don't have to figure out what comes next on your own.

Call us anyway. The 30-minute window is the best-case scenario, but reimplantation can sometimes succeed beyond that, especially if the tooth was stored properly in milk. Even if reimplantation isn't possible, we still need to see you to manage the socket, prevent infection, and plan for a permanent replacement.

If the tooth can't be reimplanted or doesn't reattach, we'll treat the socket so it heals properly and walk you through replacement options. The best long-term replacement for a single missing tooth is a dental implant, which Dr. Johnson places at our main site, dentcarenow.com. We'll coordinate the timing so you go from emergency to permanent replacement without gaps in your care.

Yes, same-day. A loose tooth after trauma can sometimes be stabilized with a splint while the ligaments heal, but only if it's treated quickly. Even if it feels stable to you, we want to take X-rays to check for hidden fractures or damage to the root. The sooner we see it, the better.

Don't use household glue, super glue, or anything similar. They can damage the tooth and the crown, and they make it harder for us to bond the crown properly when you do come in. If you absolutely need a temporary hold (you have an event in a few hours), drugstore dental cement is the safest option. Then come see us as soon as you can.

Yes. If your old metal fillings are worn, cracked, or you'd just like them gone, we can replace them with tooth-colored composite. That's not usually an emergency, but if your metal filling came out or broke and you'd rather not have another one, we can replace it with composite same-day.

Yes. We see plenty of patients whose original work was done somewhere else. We'll evaluate whether the existing crown can be reused or if a new one is needed, and we'll handle whichever makes sense, same-day. You don't need to track down your original dentist or worry about coordinating care.

No. When the pain of an abscess suddenly disappears, it often means the nerve inside the tooth has died, not that the infection is gone. The infection is still there, often spreading silently, and will come back stronger. Come in even if you're feeling better today. We need to treat the underlying cause.

Antibiotics can temporarily control a dental infection, but they don't fix the source. The infected tissue inside the tooth (or the source from a cracked tooth or deep cavity) has to be removed, either with a root canal or an extraction. Antibiotics alone almost always leave the infection to return.

Call us first. The ER can give you pain medication and antibiotics, but they cannot treat the dental source of the infection, so the problem comes back. If you're having trouble breathing or swallowing, the swelling is reaching your throat, or you have a high fever with confusion, those are ER situations. Otherwise, a dental office same-day is where you actually get treated.

Not every damaged or painful tooth needs to be extracted, but some do. If a tooth is too broken to restore, severely infected, impacted, or threatening surrounding teeth, extraction is often the most straightforward path to getting you out of pain. We'll always tell you honestly whether it's the right call before doing anything.

Yes, and we'd love to help with that. Dental implants are the gold standard for replacing a single tooth, and Dr. Johnson places them at our main site, dentcarenow.com. We can coordinate the timing so the emergency extraction here flows into the permanent replacement there without you having to figure it out alone.

Not even a little. We see patients every day who've been putting this off, for all kinds of reasons. You came in, that's what matters. We'll take care of you where you are, no lectures.

An infected tooth won't get better on its own. Left untreated, the infection can spread, the pain gets worse, and you may eventually lose the tooth entirely (and need an extraction plus a replacement). A root canal now is almost always easier and less expensive than the alternatives later.

In most cases, yes. A crown protects the treated tooth and restores its strength. A tooth that has had a root canal is more brittle and prone to fracture without a crown protecting it. The good news is we can place a CEREC crown the same day as your root canal, no second appointment, no temporary crown.

Absolutely. Dental anxiety is one of the most common things we see and one of the things we're best at managing. Laughing gas and oral sedation are always available, and Dr. Johnson has a way of making the whole thing feel a lot less intimidating than you built it up to be. Just tell us you're nervous when you call. We'll take it from there.

Absolutely. We see anxious kids all the time (and anxious parents too). We move slowly, explain everything, and never push a child further than they're comfortable. Laughing gas is always an option, and our team has a lot of experience making nervous kids feel safe.

Mostly, yes. We focus on pediatric emergency care and compliant cases (kids who can cooperate with treatment). For routine pediatric checkups and cleanings, we recommend finding a dedicated pediatric dentist. But when something goes wrong and you need help today, we're here.

We'll let you know exactly what we found and what follow-up care is recommended. If it's something we can handle in-house, we'll get it scheduled at our main site, dentcarenow.com. If your child needs specialized pediatric care, we'll point you in the right direction.