When a tooth breaks or pain hits hard, our Bucktown team works to see you the same day on Armitage Avenue.
Dental emergencies never check your calendar first. A cracked molar at dinner or a toothache that wakes you before your alarm can push everything else aside, and waiting it out often lets a fixable problem grow. Fast, calm care is usually the shortest path back to comfort.
Cityview Dental Arts is Dental Group of Chicago’s Bucktown office, and urgent care is a core part of our work as your dentist in Bucktown. When you reach out with tooth pain, our first question is simple: how soon can you be here? We prioritize same-day emergency visits so you can get relief without a long wait.
A dental emergency is any problem needing prompt attention to ease severe pain, stop bleeding, control infection, or save a tooth. Some situations are obvious, like a tooth knocked out during a pickup game. Others, like a dull ache that suddenly turns sharp, can be harder to judge, and it is always fine to reach out and ask.
Speed matters most with a knocked-out adult tooth. According to MedlinePlus, you should hold the tooth only by the crown, never the root, and keep it in a small amount of milk or saliva while you get to a dentist as soon as possible. These first steps after a knocked-out tooth can make a real difference in whether the tooth can be saved.
Dr. Bock founded Cityview Dental Arts and continues to treat patients from the Bucktown office today. His long history in the neighborhood means many patients have trusted him with their care for years, now backed by the resources of Dental Group of Chicago.
Our Bucktown dentists handle a wide range of urgent problems. These are some of the most common reasons patients come to us for prompt help.
Swelling from an abscess deserves special attention because infection can spread. If you are unsure where to go, these signs of when to go to the ER for an abscessed tooth can help you decide.
Every emergency visit starts with an exam and digital X-rays so we can find the cause of the problem, not just the symptom. Our first goal is to make you comfortable, and then we explain your options before any treatment begins.
When decay or infection reaches the nerve inside a tooth, root canal treatment in Bucktown can remove the source of pain and save the natural tooth. If infection is present, we may also prescribe antibiotics to help bring swelling down.
Small chips can often be smoothed and polished, while larger breaks may need a dental crown in Bucktown to protect what remains of the tooth. When needed, we place a temporary repair first so you can eat and speak comfortably while your final restoration is made.
Keeping your natural tooth is always our first choice. When a tooth is too damaged or infected to repair, a gentle tooth extraction in Bucktown may be the best way to stop the pain, and our team can talk with you about replacement options afterward.
A few simple steps at home can protect your tooth and ease discomfort until you arrive. Rinse gently with warm water, hold a cold compress against your cheek to reduce swelling, and save any broken pieces of tooth in a clean container. Over-the-counter pain relievers may help, but avoid placing aspirin directly on your gums because it can irritate the tissue.
Some situations call for a hospital emergency room first. Go to the ER right away if you have swelling spreading toward your eye or neck, trouble breathing or swallowing, a possible broken jaw, or bleeding that will not stop. Once you are stable, our team can take over the dental side of your care at our Armitage Avenue office.
An urgent problem is stressful enough without a surprise bill. Before treatment starts, our team reviews your dental coverage with you and explains the cost of each option, so you can make a clear decision even when you are hurting.
Cherry financing can break larger emergency treatment into monthly payments. Once the urgent problem is under control, new patients without dental insurance can also get back on track with our $99 visit, which includes an initial cleaning, a comprehensive exam, and a full set of digital X-rays.
Dr. Jerome Bock founded Cityview Dental Arts and still treats patients at our Bucktown office, which now benefits from the resources of Dental Group of Chicago. Because most procedures happen in-house, the same team that relieves your pain can usually complete your root canal, crown, or extraction and handle your follow-up visits, with very little need to send you elsewhere.
Our hours run until 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, giving you more chances to be seen the day a problem starts. Once you are in the chair, our comfort menu offers heated blankets, neck pillows, eucalyptus wipes, and Netflix to help a stressful day feel a little calmer.
Pick the tooth up by the crown, rinse it gently if it is dirty, and try to place it back in the socket or keep it in milk. Then get to a dentist as quickly as possible, because the chance of saving the tooth drops with time.
In many cases, yes. We prioritize same-day emergency visits, and when you reach out, our first question is how soon you can be here.
For tooth pain, a broken tooth, or a lost filling, a dentist can usually treat the cause directly. Go to the ER for trouble breathing or swallowing, swelling spreading toward your eye or neck, a possible broken jaw, or heavy bleeding that will not stop.
A broken tooth with pain, sharp edges, or exposed inner layers should be seen promptly. Even a small chip without pain is worth checking soon, because cracks can grow and let bacteria reach the nerve.
Rinse with warm salt water, gently floss around the tooth to remove trapped food, and hold a cold compress against your cheek. Over-the-counter pain relievers can also help when taken as directed on the label.
Keep the crown in a safe place and bring it with you, because we may be able to reuse it. Avoid chewing on that side and schedule a visit soon so the exposed tooth stays protected.
Our Bucktown office, Cityview Dental Arts, is located at 2232 W. Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647.
Cityview Dental Arts is open Monday through Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Use any Book Appointment button on this page to request a time, and our team will confirm your visit as quickly as possible. Urgent problems are always given priority.
A dental emergency can feel overwhelming, but quick care often makes the fix simpler. Cityview Dental Arts brings exams, digital X-rays, root canals, crowns, and extractions together in our Armitage Avenue office, with the support of Dental Group of Chicago behind every visit.
If you are in pain or have damaged a tooth, the sooner we see you, the more options you may have. Reach our Bucktown emergency team to request the soonest available visit.
2232 W. Armitage Ave
Chicago, IL
Monday – Wednesday
Thursday
Saturday – Sunday
8 AM – 8 PM
10 AM – 6 PM
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