Emergency Dental For Kids In Dacono, CO

Call (303) 500-3202 now. Knocked-out tooth, bad toothache, or a mouth injury, we will tell you what to do and get your child seen fast. Our Erie office is about a 15-minute drive from Dacono via Highway 52, and during office hours we do everything we can to see kids the same day.

Is this a dental emergency? Here's what to do right now

Most kids' dental problems fall into three buckets. Tap the one that fits to see the steps.

🚑 Go to the ER or call 911

Breathing, swelling, or head-injury red flags

📞 Call us right away

Knocked-out or broken tooth, severe pain, swelling

🗓️ Call us during office hours

Minor chip, lost filling, mild ache, food stuck

Knocked-out tooth: baby and permanent teeth are handled differently

If it's a permanent tooth, put it back in the socket or into milk and call us within the hour. If it's a baby tooth, do not put it back, that can damage the permanent tooth growing underneath. Call us either way.

Permanent toothTry to save it

Pick the tooth up by the crown (the white part), never the root.
If dirty, rinse it for a few seconds in milk or water. Don't scrub or remove attached tissue.
If you can, slip it back into the socket and have your child bite gently on clean gauze.
If you can't reinsert it, put it in a cup of milk (or tuck it in your child's cheek if they're old enough not to swallow it).
Call us now. A knocked-out permanent tooth has the best chance if it's back in place within 30 to 60 minutes.

Baby toothDo not reinsert

Do not try to put a baby tooth back in. Replanting it can harm the developing permanent tooth beneath the gum.
Have your child bite on clean gauze to control bleeding.
Use a cold compress on the lip or cheek for swelling.
Call us so we can check the socket and nearby teeth. Bring the tooth if you found it.

Other common kids' dental emergencies

Toothache

Rinse with warm water, look for anything stuck, and floss gently. Use a cold compress and an age-appropriate dose of children's pain reliever for comfort.

Call us if the pain is severe, comes with a swollen face or fever, or keeps your child from eating or sleeping. Swelling and fever can mean an infection that needs same-day care.

Cut lip, tongue, or cheek

Press clean gauze or a cloth on the area for 10 to 15 minutes and use a cold compress to slow swelling.

Mouth cuts bleed a lot and often look worse than they are. If bleeding won't stop after 15 minutes of steady pressure, go to the ER.

Broken or chipped tooth

Rinse the mouth with warm water, use a cold compress for swelling, and save any broken pieces in milk or water.

A small chip with no pain can usually wait for the next business day. A larger break with pain or bleeding should be seen right away, call us and bring the pieces.

Object stuck between teeth

Try gentle flossing to remove it. Never use a pin, knife, or anything sharp.

If it won't come loose, leave it and call us. Forcing it can cut the gums or push it deeper.

When it's the ER, not the dentist

A dental office isn't the right place for every injury. Go to the emergency room or call 911 for trouble breathing or swallowing, swelling moving toward the eye or neck, a possible broken jaw, or any head injury with vomiting, confusion, or loss of consciousness.

Know this before you go: hospital ERs don't have dentists on staff. They can treat an infection with antibiotics and manage pain, but they can't fix the tooth. The ER is a bridge, and you'll still need a pediatric dentist the next day. Once your child is stable, call us and we'll take over the dental side.

Kids' dental emergencies are climbing fast in Colorado

Non-traumatic dental cases, meaning cavities and infections rather than injuries, in the ER at Children's Hospital Colorado rose 175% from 2010 to 2025. These are the preventable ones.

Nationally, ER visits for non-traumatic dental problems among children under 15 climbed from 27.3 to 43.1 per 10,000 between 2019 and 2022, close to a 60% increase. Most started as a small cavity that turned into pain, swelling, or an abscess over a matter of months.

Two habits keep a Tuesday-night toothache from becoming a hospital run: catching decay early at regular checkups, and calling a pediatric office the moment something looks wrong ins

A board-certified pediatric dentist, about 15 minutes away

Dr. Alison Grover opened Mini Miners in 2017 and runs it as a family-owned practice. She treats kids only, which means an emergency here is handled by someone who works with children's teeth all day, not a general office fitting a child between adult appointments.

When a scared child is in pain, options matter. Every treatment room is set up for nitrous oxide, and we offer mild, moderate, and deep sedation. Parents stay with their child the entire visit.

70+ movies to pick from during treatment
Flavor menus for toothpaste and fluoride
Child-sized instruments and sensors
In-room X-rays with a camera-style scanner
All sedation levels plus nitrous in every room
Special-needs care and happy visits

Emergencies and kids with special needs

Children with special health care needs are about twice as likely to have unmet dental needs, and oral health is the care they most often go without.

Few general offices are set up for the sensory, communication, and sedation needs an urgent visit can involve. Mini Miners is. Every room has nitrous oxide, we offer mild, moderate, and deep sedation, the chairs adjust, and our team works with special-needs kids every week, not just on scheduled hospital days. If your child has a sensory or medical profile that makes dental care hard, tell us when you call and we'll plan the visit around it.

FAQs

Do you see children who aren't current patients for an emergency?

Yes, during office hours. Call (303) 500-3202 and we'll do our best to get your child in the same day. Our after-hours on-call line is for current patients, if your child is already a patient, call and press 2 to reach the on-call pediatric dentist.

What if it happens after office hours?

Current patients can reach our on-call pediatric dentist any time by calling (303) 500-3202 and pressing 2. If your child isn't a patient yet and the situation is urgent, heavy bleeding, facial swelling, or trouble breathing, go to the nearest ER, then call us once your child is stable.

How far is the office from Dacono?

About 9 miles, roughly a 15 to 20 minute drive via Highway 52. We're at 61 Erie Pkwy, Unit 101, in the Erie Commons area with easy parking, minutes from local schools.

My child knocked out a baby tooth. Should I put it back?

No. Never reinsert a knocked-out baby tooth, it can damage the permanent tooth developing underneath. Control the bleeding with gauze, use a cold compress, and call us. Bring the tooth if you have it.

Should we come to you or go to the ER?

Go to the ER or call 911 for trouble breathing or swallowing, swelling spreading toward the eye or neck, a possible broken jaw, or a head injury with vomiting or confusion. For a knocked-out or broken tooth, severe toothache, or a swollen face with fever, call us right away.

What happens during an emergency visit?

We examine your child, take an X-ray if needed, and focus first on relieving pain. Then we explain what we found and your options. If your child is anxious or hurting, we offer nitrous oxide and mild, moderate, and deep sedation, and a parent stays with them the whole time.

Can you handle an emergency for a child with special needs?

Yes. Every room has nitrous oxide, we offer mild, moderate, and deep sedation, the chairs adjust, and our team works with special-needs children regularly. Tell us about your child's needs when you call so we can plan the visit around them.

How to lower the odds of the next one

You can't prevent every accident, but a few habits cut down the calls we get:

Custom sports mouthguard. If your child plays contact sports, a fitted mouthguard protects front teeth far better than a boil-and-bite from the store.
Checkups every six months. A cavity can form on a baby tooth in about six months, so regular visits catch small problems before they turn into midnight toothaches.
Watch the tooth-as-tool habits. Chewing ice, pens, and toys, or opening packaging with teeth, cracks more molars than you'd think.
Brush and floss daily. Healthy teeth and gums simply break and abscess less often.