Sharpstown is where a lot of southwest Houston still does its everyday living: a movie or a grocery run at PlazAmericas Mall, a walk or a youth game at Sharpstown Park, then home to a house or an apartment in ZIP code 77036 or 77074. Texas Dental Center is on that same side of town at 9801 Bissonnet St Ste K, Houston, TX 77036, about five minutes from the mall and a short drive from the park. When a back tooth splits on something hard in the food court, or a dull ache that started over the weekend will not let you sleep, you are already close enough to be seen without crossing the city. People here tend to stack a dental visit onto a day that is already full. Parents come after they pick children up from school. People who work the shops along Bellaire Boulevard and Fondren come before a shift or once they clock out, as long as they arrive while the office is open. Hours are Monday–Friday 8:00 AM–6:00 PM and Saturday 8:00 AM–3:00 PM. The office is closed Sunday, so a Sunday night toothache is a Monday morning call, or a Saturday call if you reach the desk before 3:00 PM. Dial (832) 831-9101 before you leave the mall parking lot and the team can hold the next open chair. The clinic speaks English and Spanish, which matches how many Sharpstown households already move between the two languages at home and at the mall. We remove teeth that cannot be repaired, including wisdom teeth when they are stuck, swollen, or crowding the molar in front of them. Before you leave we talk about the empty space: one dental implant when a single tooth is gone, or a denture when several teeth are failing and a removable replacement makes more sense. The extraction visit is for relief and a clear next step, planned around how you actually get here from the mall or the park.
Call (832) 831-9101 when the pain starts. During Monday–Friday 8:00 AM–6:00 PM and Saturday 8:00 AM–3:00 PM we keep chairs for same-day emergency extractions when a tooth cannot be saved. The office is closed Sunday, so a Sunday night problem is a Monday morning call, or Saturday if you reach us before 3:00 PM. Five minutes from PlazAmericas Mall is close enough that many 77036 and 77074 patients are in a chair the same day they call.
Yes. Wisdom teeth are treated as surgical extractions, not simple pull-outs. A digital X-ray on arrival shows whether the tooth is partly under the gum, angled against the molar in front of it, or already infected. We explain the surgical plan in English or Spanish before we numb you. If swelling or pain is active during business hours, the removal can often happen that same visit rather than a later referral across Houston.
A simple extraction is a tooth that is loose, with a root the X-ray shows can come out through the socket. A surgical extraction is needed when the tooth is broken off, the root is curved, or the tooth is a wisdom tooth sitting in the gum or bone. Sharpstown patients see the digital X-ray first so the choice is visible, not a surprise after you are numb. Both kinds are done in this office.
Yes. After the tooth is out we talk about two paths and we do not rush you into either one that day. A dental implant replaces a single missing tooth once the site has healed. A denture is the better fit when several teeth are failing or when you want a removable replacement while you heal. The English and Spanish team at 9801 Bissonnet St Ste K walks through which option matches the space in your mouth.
Texas Dental Center is open Monday–Friday 8:00 AM–6:00 PM and Saturday 8:00 AM–3:00 PM. We are closed Sunday. Those hours cover same-day exams, digital X-rays, and extractions for Sharpstown. If you are leaving Sharpstown Park or PlazAmericas Mall, call (832) 831-9101 first so we can hold a chair. Parking is at the office door on Bissonnet.
Texas Dental Center, 9801 Bissonnet St Ste K, Houston, TX 77036. (832) 831-9101. Book online