TOOTH EXTRACTION
Have no fear!
At all!
Tooth extraction is the last measure and choice for our dentists / oral surgeons. It is performed only when there is an accident severe trauma or a totally neglected and damaged tooth decay.
Keeping your natural teeth, strong and healthy is the best option, at all times. There are tooth fillings, crowns and other options, but when these cant help, extraction with a root canal treatment will be recommended.
Normally, tooth extraction is a one time short outpatient procedure performed by a dentist or an oral surgeon. We are experts in this area and there are a lot of anesthetics that will make you feel practically no pain, unpleasant as this procedure is.
Tooth extraction is needed also for:
- Orthodontic treatment – Rarely, but there are cases when when the jaw cant contain all the teeth for them to be straight and aligned. The orthodontist will advise you accordingly.
- Impacted wisdom tooth – The wisdom teeth are biggest "troublemakers" of all the teeth, so to say. They may grow wrong, get stuck in the jaw, get decayed or infected. In short, they may cause serious complications and will need to be removed.
- Pediatric teeth development – Sometimes, they baby teeth dont come out in due time and block the new teeth's growth. It will cause the permanent teeth misaligned growth, therefore the milk teeth would have to be extracted.
WISDOM TOOTH EXTRACTION
Painless extration
It is known, that the wisdom teeth erupt last of all the teeth, at the very back. Problems with them include lack of enough space to grow, wrong angle of eruption, etc.
When wisdom teeth are trapped inside the jaw or under the gums, they cause pain, swelling and an infection, known as pericoronitis. Since they are at the very back of the mouth, wisdom teeth are difficult to brush and may accumulate food particles and bacteria. Slowly, they tend to decay and even affect the adjacent teeth.
Nevertheless, wisdom teeth will be removed only if there is an absolute necessity to do so. X-rays and thorough examination will determine the final decision.