Toothache in Darmstadt?Call us. We’ll take care of it today.
Acute toothache, a broken tooth, a swelling: call us during opening hours and tell us you are in pain. Patients in pain usually get an appointment with us the same day – no referral needed, even if you have never been to us before.
Mon–Thu 8 am–6 pm · Fri 8 am–5 pm · Dieburger Straße 10, Darmstadt-Ost
What you can do now – until your appointment.
None of this replaces treatment. But it helps you through the hours until then and stops things getting worse.
Cool, don’t warm
A cool cloth or an ice pack wrapped in a towel on the outside of the cheek, ten minutes at a time with breaks. No heat, no heat lamp – warmth makes an infection spread faster.
Painkillers, done right
Ibuprofen or paracetamol as directed on the leaflet, if you tolerate them. No aspirin (ASA) – it thins the blood. Never place a tablet on the tooth: it burns the gum.
Tooth knocked out
Hold it by the crown only, never by the root. Don’t wipe it. Place it in a tooth rescue box (from the pharmacy) or, failing that, cold UHT milk. Get to us or the emergency service within 30 to 60 minutes.
Tooth broken off
Bring the fragment with you in a damp cloth – sometimes it can be bonded back on. Cover sharp edges with dental wax or sugar-free chewing gum to protect your tongue.
Lost crown or filling
Keep the crown and bring it with you – no superglue. Go easy on that side and eat lukewarm food rather than hot or cold. Unpleasant, but rarely an emergency.
Bleeding after a tooth extraction
Place a clean cloth handkerchief or a gauze pad on the wound and bite down firmly for 30 minutes. Sit upright, don’t rinse, don’t suck. If it hasn’t stopped by then, call us.
When it’s really urgent – and when it can wait until tomorrow.
Toothache always feels urgent. Three levels help you choose the next step.
Don’t wait
- Swelling spreading towards the eye or throat
- Fever, chills, difficulty swallowing or breathing
- A knocked-out permanent tooth (the first 60 minutes count)
- Bleeding that doesn’t stop after 30 minutes of pressure
- Jaw injury after a fall or a blow
During opening hours: call us straight away. Otherwise the emergency service; if you have trouble breathing, 112.
Same day
- Throbbing pain that keeps you awake at night
- Pain with heat, relief from cold – a sign of an inflamed nerve
- Pain on biting, ‘the tooth feels too high’
- A pus blister on the gum or a swollen cheek without fever
- A broken tooth with pain or an exposed nerve
Call, say you’re in pain, get a time: 06151 79983
Soon, but no rush
- Sensitive to cold or sweet things, fades straight away
- Gums bleed when brushing
- Lost filling or crown without pain
- Jaw pain in the morning, grinding
- A wisdom tooth pressing, without swelling
An appointment in the next few days, online too.
First the pain, then the plan.
A pain appointment has one goal: that you go home without pain. The definitive treatment is planned afterwards – calmly, with no decisions made under pressure.
The call
Tell us you are in pain, since when, and whether anything is swollen. You’ll be given a time – mostly between scheduled appointments, with a little waiting.
Examination and X-ray
We look at the tooth, test it with cold, tapping and biting, and take an X-ray. In unclear cases in three dimensions – the 3D X-ray (CBCT) is right here in the practice.
Taking the pain away
Local anaesthetic, then the immediate measure: opening the tooth and calming the nerve, draining an abscess, smoothing a sharp edge, placing a temporary filling or crown. That is mostly done in 30 minutes.
Plain talk
Where the pain came from, what the tooth needs now, what the alternatives are and what your insurance covers. In writing if it’s about more than a filling.
The actual treatment
Root canal treatment, crown, extraction or dentures – planned, unhurried, with a dentist who already knows your case.
Emergency dental service for Darmstadt and the district.
We don’t run our own 24-hour service – we say that openly. Outside our opening hours, the organised emergency dental service is responsible, and it is easy to reach.
One number for the practice on duty.
A recorded announcement (in German) tells you which practice is on duty – for Darmstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg and all of Hessen. If you call from a mobile, you will be asked for your postcode (Darmstadt-Ost: 64287).
For patients with statutory health insurance (GKV), emergency treatment there is covered with your health insurance card. It deals with the acute pain; the definitive treatment is done with us afterwards.
Online: emergency service search of the Kassenzahnärztliche Vereinigung Hessen (KZVH, the Hessen association of statutory-health-insurance dentists) – enter your town or postcode.
Monday to Friday we’re here ourselves.
Mon–Thu 8 am–6 pm, Fri 8 am–5 pm. During these hours, call us directly – even if you have never been here before. If you saw the emergency service at the weekend, come to us on Monday for the follow-up treatment; bring the report with you if you were given one.
The practice is at Dieburger Straße 10 in Darmstadt-Ost, opposite the Alice-Hospital. The ‘Alice-Hospital’ and ‘Dieburger Straße’ stops are right outside the door, and the REWE car park on Spilwesweg is two minutes’ walk away. Directions and parking
Where toothache comes from – and what helps.
The pain rarely tells you exactly which tooth it is. The X-ray does. The most common causes and what follows from each:
Deep decay
Sweet and cold things twinge, then the pain fades. The decay is removed and the tooth restored with a filling or – for a large defect – a same-day ceramic crown.
Inflamed tooth nerve
Throbbing, worse at night, aggravated by heat. The tooth is opened and the nerve calmed – the pain is mostly gone straight away. Then comes the root canal treatment that saves the tooth.
Abscess
Swollen cheek, pressure, a pus blister on the gum. The abscess is drained and, if needed, you get an antibiotic. The cause is mostly a dead tooth or a deep gum pocket – treated by root canal treatment, apicoectomy or extraction.
Wisdom tooth
Pain at the back of the jaw, swelling, limited mouth opening. The inflammation is settled; whether the tooth has to come out is decided by the X-ray. Tooth extractions and wisdom teeth
Gums and periodontitis
Bleeding, redness, loose teeth, a dull pressure. The acute inflammation is cleaned and the gum pocket rinsed. The long-term answer is periodontitis treatment.
Crack or fracture
A sharp pain on biting, often in a tooth with a large filling. A crack is hard to see on an X-ray – a bite test and magnification find it. Mostly restored with a crown.
After a treatment
After a filling, root canal treatment or tooth extraction, some tenderness for two to three days is normal. If it gets worse instead of better, call us – even if the treatment was done elsewhere.
Ear, jaw joint, sinus
Not every pain in the jaw comes from a tooth. The jaw joint, grinding or a sinus infection can radiate into the teeth. We find out what it is – and refer you on if it isn’t the tooth.
What you ask us on the phone.
Can I get an appointment today?
Call us during opening hours and tell us on the phone that you are in pain. Patients in pain usually get a time with us the same day – sometimes with a little waiting, because we fit you in between scheduled appointments.
I’m not a patient of yours yet. Is that still possible?
Yes. You need neither a referral nor a history with us. Bring your health insurance card and, if you have one, a list of your medications.
What does the pain treatment cost?
For patients with statutory health insurance (GKV), the treatment of acute pain is a standard benefit – your health insurance card is enough. Privately insured patients receive an invoice under the GOZ (German private fee schedule). If further treatment is needed, we discuss beforehand what it costs.
Can I take a painkiller before the appointment?
Yes, if you tolerate it and there is no reason not to – ibuprofen, for example. Please no aspirin (ASA): it thins the blood. Tell us at the appointment what you took and when; the anaesthetic still works.
A tooth has been knocked out. What do I do?
Hold it by the crown only, not by the root. Don’t wipe it, don’t dry it. Place it in a tooth rescue box from the pharmacy or, failing that, in cold UHT milk, and get to us or the emergency service within 30 to 60 minutes. The faster, the better the chance of saving the tooth.
I have toothache at the weekend. Who can help?
The emergency dental service for Darmstadt and the Darmstadt-Dieburg district on 01805 60 70 11 (14 ct/min, German emergency dental service for Hessen). A recorded announcement names the practice on duty; you can also search online on the website of the Kassenzahnärztliche Vereinigung Hessen. Swelling with fever, difficulty swallowing or breathing: 112 or the hospital emergency department.
Toothache during pregnancy – what can be treated?
Pain can and should be treated during pregnancy too; an untreated infection is a greater strain than the treatment. Local anaesthetic is possible, X-rays only if absolutely necessary. Tell us on the phone which week you are in.
My child has toothache. Can you handle that?
Yes. Children in pain are seen just as quickly. How we work with young patients is explained on our children’s page.
Does clove oil or another home remedy help?
Cooling from the outside and painkillers tide you over. Clove oil briefly numbs the surface but changes nothing about the cause – and it can irritate the gum. Alcohol, heat and crushed tablets on the tooth tend to make it worse.
Toothache doesn’t wait. Neither do we.
Call us and say you are in pain. You’ll get a time for today – usually within opening hours. Outside them: emergency service 01805 60 70 11.
Opening hours & contact
Appointments by arrangement
Parking: REWE car park, Spilwesweg 1 – two minutes on foot.