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Severe pain, swelling, a broken tooth or a crown that has come off? Call us and we will fit you in with the first available dentist, usually on the same day you call. X-rays are taken on site, in the clinic.
Monday to Friday, 09:00-19:30. During these hours, emergencies take priority.
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When it is an emergency
Most often it is a deep cavity or an inflamed nerve. We treat the cause, not just the pain.
An infection does not go away on its own. The abscess is drained and treated at the source.
We check how much has been lost and whether the nerve is exposed. If you found the fragment, bring it with you.
The exposed tooth can break. We recement the restoration when possible.
The first hour matters. Keep the tooth in milk or saline solution and call us on the way.
Bite firmly on a sterile gauze pad for 15-20 minutes and call us.
Not sure it is an emergency? Call and describe what you feel. We will tell you honestly whether it can wait.
Do not put it off
What a root canal treatment can fix today may mean an extraction and, later, an implant in a month's time.
Usually the affected nerve has stopped sending signals. The infection keeps working silently.
It does not relieve the pain and it can mask the infection. Which antibiotic and what dose is for the dentist to decide, after an examination.
Why Happy Clinic
Usually on the same day you call, during opening hours.
Panoramic or 3D scan, in the clinic. Your diagnosis is not postponed to another visit.
Endodontics, oral surgery, periodontics, prosthodontics. You are not sent elsewhere.
The dentist tells you the cost before treatment, not after.
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The steps
What hurts, since when and how badly. Reception tells you what time to come in.
The dentist finds the cause before any treatment.
If more appointments are needed, you get the plan and the costs, set out from the start.
Bring your ID, a list of your medicines and any recent X-rays you have. Tell the dentist if you are pregnant, have a chronic condition or are allergic to any medicines or anaesthetics.
First aid
First aid buys time, it does not fix the cause. If the swelling grows visibly or you have a fever, call immediately. At night or at the weekend, go to the emergency department of a hospital with an oral and maxillofacial surgery unit.
Prices
From the clinic price list. You will know the exact cost after the examination, before we start.
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Where to find us
A team of 5 dentists and 3 dental nurses, led by Dr. Mariana Constantinescu. A family dental practice since 2004, at 9 Soseaua Pipera since 2014.
Dentist, master's degree in implantology
Specialist in dento-alveolar surgery
Specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery
Specialist in periodontology
Complete guide
Toothache doesn't book an appointment. It turns up at night, at the weekend or on exactly the morning you had something else planned, and when it really strikes, all you care about is making it stop. For people living in Sector 1 of Bucharest, the Happy Clinic team treats dental emergencies during opening hours, with one simple rule: if you have an acute problem, you call, and the team fits you in with the first available dentist, usually on the very day you call.
It is worth saying openly, because honesty is part of how the practice works: Happy Clinic is not a 24-hour service. Opening hours are Monday to Friday, 09:00-19:30, and within those hours emergencies take priority. You are not left waiting for weeks with acute pain, and you are not told "the first free slot is in ten days". An emergency is treated as an emergency, and anyone who has ever spent a whole night with a swollen cheek and a phone in their hand knows exactly how much that promise is worth.
On this page you will find out which situations count as dental emergencies, how they are handled at the practice in Pipera-Aviatiei, what you can do at home until you see a dentist and what happens once the pain is gone.
A dental emergency is any situation in which pain, infection or injury affects your teeth, gums or jaws in a way that cannot be put off. The signs that call for a prompt visit to the dentist are fairly clear: intense pain that doesn't ease with ordinary painkillers, swelling of the face or gum, bleeding that won't stop, a tooth that is broken, cracked or loosened after an accident, or a crown or bridge that has come off and stops you eating or injures the soft tissues.
The general rule in dental practice is simple: the longer you wait, the more complicated the problem becomes. An untreated deep cavity turns into pulpitis, untreated pulpitis can progress to an abscess, and an untreated abscess can affect the bone around the tooth and, in rare cases, your general health. What can be solved today with a root canal treatment may, a month from now, mean an extraction and, later on, an implant.
That is why the Happy Clinic dentists advise you not to "wait for it to pass". Tooth pain that goes away on its own does not usually mean the problem has disappeared, but rather that the affected nerve is no longer sending signals. The infection carries on working silently.
It is just as useful to know what is not an emergency. Mild sensitivity to cold, a small cavity found by chance, a postponed check-up or an overdue hygiene appointment are real problems, but they can wait a few days for a regular appointment. The difference lies in how intense the symptoms are: pain that keeps you awake at night, visible swelling, persistent bleeding and injuries count as emergencies. If you are not sure which category you fall into, call and describe what you are feeling: the reception team will guide you honestly, without dramatising and without playing things down.
At Happy Clinic, a patient in acute pain is not offered a slot "sometime next month". This is possible thanks to a team of 5 dentists and 3 dental nurses: when you call about an emergency, the reception team briefly assesses your situation and fits you in with the first available dentist, usually on the same day you call, within opening hours.
In practice, the steps are simple. You call the practice and describe what hurts, since when and how badly. Depending on the situation, you are given a time slot that same day or, for situations that can wait a little, in the days immediately after. The system works the same wherever you are coming from: Sector 1, another corner of Bucharest or Pipera and the towns north of the city. When you arrive, the dentist examines the area, and if imaging is needed, the panoramic X-ray or 3D CT scan is taken on the spot, in the clinic, with minimal-radiation equipment. The diagnosis is not put off to another visit.
The aim of the first appointment is always the same: you get rid of the pain and leave with the situation stabilised. The complete definitive treatment, where several appointments are needed, is planned transparently, together with you.
To keep everything moving quickly, it helps to bring your ID, a list of the medicines you currently take and, if you have them, recent X-rays or medical documents. Also tell the dentist if you have any chronic conditions, if you are pregnant or if you are allergic to any medicines or anaesthetics: these details can change how the treatment is approached, and in an emergency every minute saved counts.
A detail that matters to many patients: the practice is a 2-minute walk from Aurel Vlaicu metro station, so you can get here quickly from almost anywhere in Bucharest, and if you come by car, there is patient parking, subject to available spaces.
Behind intense pain there is most often a deep cavity or pulpitis, that is, inflammation of the tooth's nerve. After an examination and X-ray, the dentist removes the affected tissue and, where appropriate, starts root canal treatment. Modern endodontics is carried out under local anaesthetic, so the hardest part of the experience is usually the journey to the practice.
An abscess is a collection of pus caused by an infection and shows up as throbbing pain, swelling and, sometimes, a fever. It is one of the emergencies that should never be put off. Treatment involves draining the collection, cleaning the area and treating the cause, and the dentist explains each step to you before carrying it out.
Whether you have bitten on something hard or suffered an injury, a broken tooth is assessed quickly: how much of its structure has been affected and whether the nerve is exposed. Depending on the situation, the solution may be a filling, a veneer or a crown. If you have kept the piece of tooth, bring it with you.
A crown or bridge that has come loose doesn't always hurt, but it leaves the tooth exposed and is still considered something to sort out quickly. The dentist checks the condition of the tooth underneath and, where possible, re-cements the existing restoration or suggests remaking it.
Falls, sports accidents, knocks: if a tooth has moved, been pushed in or come out completely, reaction time matters more than anything. An avulsed tooth, that is, one knocked completely out of its socket, has a better chance of being saved if you reach the dentist within the first hour. Keep the tooth in milk or saline solution, don't scrub it clean and call straight away.
Until you see the dentist, a few simple steps can keep the situation under control. For pain, an ordinary painkiller, taken according to the leaflet, and gentle rinses with warm salty water can bring temporary relief. Never put aspirin directly on the gum or tooth: it doesn't soothe locally and can burn the lining of the mouth.
For swelling, a cold compress applied to the outside of the cheek, for 10-15 minutes at a time, helps. Heat, on the other hand, should be avoided with an abscess, because it can speed up the spread of the infection. If you are bleeding after an extraction or an injury, bite firmly on a sterile gauze pad for 15-20 minutes.
One important point: first aid does not replace a consultation. These measures buy time; they do not deal with the cause. If the pain is severe, the swelling is visibly growing or you have a fever, call the practice as soon as possible, and outside opening hours go to the emergency department of a hospital with an oral and maxillofacial surgery unit.
And one piece of advice the Happy Clinic dentists often repeat: don't take antibiotics on your own initiative, from leftovers of previous treatments. An antibiotic does not relieve pain, and taken without a prescription it can mask the symptoms of infection and complicate the diagnosis. The decision whether to use one, which one and at what dose belongs to the dentist, after an examination.
An emergency often shows you only the tip of the problem. The tooth that hurt last night may have an old cavity, and next to it there may be two more that don't hurt yet. That is why, once the acute situation has been dealt with, the Happy Clinic dentists recommend a full assessment: an examination, imaging where needed and an open conversation about what is worth treating and in what order.
This is where the practice's philosophy comes in, led by Dr. Mariana Constantinescu together with a team of dentists who are continually training: the patient's interest comes first. You are not offered treatments you don't need, you are given a realistic explanation of your options, and the treatment plan comes with clear costs, set from the start, which do not change over the course of treatment carried out within a reasonable timeframe. Treatments are ordered by medical priority: first whatever hurts or risks getting worse, then whatever can be planned at your own pace and within your budget. And if the plan is more extensive, payment can be spread into instalments through the clinic's financing partners, detailed on the financing page.
Many of the practice's loyal patients first came here in exactly this way: with an emergency. They arrived in pain, found a team that treated them patiently and without reproach, and stayed on for regular check-ups, hygiene appointments and the treatments they had put off for years. And where emergency treatment included a procedure, post-operative check-ups are part of the practice's protocol: the dentist checks the healing and makes sure the problem does not come back, not just that the symptom has gone.
Happy Clinic is a family dental practice in the Pipera-Aviatiei area, open since 2004 and at its location at 9 Soseaua Pipera since 2014. The team covers every speciality an emergency may call for: restorative dentistry, endodontics, oral surgery, periodontology and prosthodontics, so you are not sent elsewhere to continue your treatment.
Diagnosis is quick and done on the spot, thanks to the in-house radiology: panoramic X-ray and 3D computed tomography, with minimal radiation. And for patients who only visit the dentist when pain forces them to, exactly those whom fear has kept away for years, the warm atmosphere of the practice and the patient way the dentists answer questions make the difference between a traumatic experience and a surprisingly bearable one.
At Happy Clinic, an emergency patient is treated as a real priority, not as a free gap in the diary: this commitment is part of how the practice works. And getting here is easy from all over the city: a 2-minute walk from Aurel Vlaicu metro, buses 112, 301, 605 and 135 with stops nearby, plus patient parking, subject to availability.
We recommend calling first on 0744 351 674. A short phone call lets the team assess your situation, get a slot ready with the first available dentist and tell you exactly when to come, so you don't have to wait at the practice. If you are already in the area, call on your way.
No, the practice is open Monday to Friday, 09:00-19:30, and within those hours emergencies take priority. For serious situations that arise at night or at the weekend, such as severe injuries or swelling that affects breathing or swallowing, go to the emergency department of a hospital with an oral and maxillofacial unit.
The cost depends on the problem found and the treatment needed: re-cementing a crown, draining an abscess and root canal treatment are different procedures. The dentist tells you the cost before starting, and for any more extensive treatment that may follow you receive a plan with clear prices that do not change along the way.
Pick up the tooth, holding it by the crown, not the root, and don't rub it to clean it. Put it in milk or saline solution and call the practice straight away. The chances of reimplantation are better within the first hour after the accident, so reaction time matters more than anything else.
Yes, and soon. Pain that disappears suddenly often means the tooth's nerve has been destroyed by infection, not that the problem has healed. The infection can carry on without symptoms and affect the bone around the tooth. A consultation with an X-ray tells you exactly what is happening beneath the surface.
Yes. Dental injuries are common in children, from falls to playtime accidents, and the first-aid rules are the same: recover the fragment or the tooth, keep it in milk and call straight away. The warm atmosphere of the practice helps a great deal with little ones' first dental experience, especially at a tense moment.
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If you are in pain right now, stop reading: call 0744 351 674 and tell us what you are feeling. The Happy Clinic team will fit you in with the first available dentist during opening hours, usually on the very day you call. For situations that are not urgent, appointments can be made by phone or through the contact page.
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