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Go to the ER, or call 911, for trouble breathing or swallowing, bleeding that will not stop, facial trauma, or spreading facial swelling with fever.See a dentist for a broken or knocked-out tooth, a lost filling or crown, a bad toothache, or an abscess without airway symptoms.The ER can treat pain and infection, but it…

If you have never had ozone used at a dental visit, you probably want to know what actually happens in the chair. Fair question. Most people picture something loud or complicated. It is neither.Our office sits on Almeda Rd in the Museum District, a short drive from Hermann Park and the Texas Medical Center. Patients…

Composite bonding in the Houston area typically runs about $150 to $600 per tooth. Porcelain veneers run about $1,000 to $2,500 per tooth, with the exact figure set only after an exam.Bonding usually lasts three to ten years. Porcelain veneers commonly last ten to fifteen years or more with good care.Bonding adds material to the…

In the Houston area, a root canal on a front tooth typically costs about $700 to $1,200 before the crown.A premolar usually runs about $800 to $1,400, and a molar about $1,000 to $1,800, also before the crown.Most back teeth need a crown afterward, which adds roughly $1,000 to $1,800 at typical Houston market rates.These…

A dental implant replaces the root and the crown, protects jawbone, and can last decades, making it the strongest long-term answer for a single missing tooth.A fixed bridge fills the gap in a few weeks with no surgery, but it relies on the neighboring teeth and does not stop bone loss under the false tooth.A…

Wisdom teeth have terrible timing. They usually push through between the late teens and the mid twenties, right in the middle of midterms, internships, and everything else that fills a semester. Our office sits on Almeda Road in Houston's Museum District, an easy trip from Rice University, the University of Houston, and Texas Southern University,…

A typical emergency dental visit in Houston starts with a limited exam, about $75 to $200, plus X-rays at about $25 to $250 depending on how many images are needed.Common emergency treatments at Houston-area market rates: a simple extraction about $150 to $350, a surgical extraction about $250 to $650, and a temporary filling or…

A crown covers the entire tooth. A veneer is a thin porcelain shell bonded to the front surface only.Crowns are for structural damage: a cracked tooth, a tooth after a root canal, a large failing filling, or heavy grinding wear.Veneers are for mostly healthy teeth that are stained, chipped at the edge, or gapped.A crown…

In the Houston market, porcelain veneers typically run about $1,000 to $2,500 per tooth.Composite (chairside) veneers typically run about $400 to $1,500 per tooth.These are typical Houston-area ranges, not our set fees. Your exact number depends on the specific tooth, the materials, imaging, and your insurance, and is set after an in-person exam.Veneers are priced…

Straightening your teeth as an adult sounds like a time problem before it sounds like a dental one. Hospital shifts in the Texas Medical Center, teaching schedules at Rice University or Texas Southern University, back to back meetings in Midtown. Nobody wants to add a mouthful of brackets and a stack of extra appointments on…

A root canal makes sense when the tooth still has enough solid structure to rebuild. Extraction wins when a crack runs below the gumline or decay has destroyed the root.Saving a tooth usually costs less over ten years than pulling it and paying to replace it with an implant or bridge.Houston-area root canals run about…

A single dental implant in the Houston area typically costs about $3,500 to $6,000 for the complete tooth: the post, the abutment, and the crown.The implant post alone often runs about $1,500 to $3,000. The abutment and crown make up the rest.Full-arch All-on-4 treatment typically runs about $20,000 to $30,000 or more per arch. An…