Maycroft Dental Practice
Tooth Extraction
Nobody likes to lose a tooth but sometimes it is a necessary part of professional dental care.
Pain-Free Tooth Extractions
When you were six, losing a tooth was a rite of passage, perhaps achieved by incessant tooth jiggling, biting into a crisp apple or tying a string around the tooth and giving it a pull. As an adult, tooth loss is hardly cause for celebration, yet having a tooth out is sometimes necessary.
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Reasons For Tooth Extraction
Understanding when it's time to have a tooth extracted
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Infection
If tooth decay or damage extends to the pulp — the centre of the tooth containing nerves and blood vessels — bacteria in the mouth can enter the pulp, leading to infection. If infection is so severe that antibiotics do not cure it, extraction may be needed to prevent the spread of infection.
Risk of Infection
If your immune system is compromised (for example, if you are receiving chemotherapy or are having an organ transplant) even the risk of infection in a particular tooth may be reason to remove the tooth.
A Crowded Mouth
Sometimes dentists extract teeth to prepare the mouth for orthodontics. The goal of orthodontics is to properly align the teeth, which may not be possible if your teeth are too big for your mouth. Likewise, if a tooth cannot break through the gum (erupt) because there is not room in the mouth for it, your dentist may recommend extraction.
Gum Disease
If periodontal disease — an infection of the tissues and bones that surround and support the teeth — have caused loosening of the teeth, it may be necessary to extract the tooth or teeth.
A quick &
Safe Procedure
Here at Maycroft Dental Practice, we ensure that extractions are absolutely necassary before carrying out the procedure.
We help to ensure that you’re making the best decisions regarding your oral health.
What to Expect
A simple pain-free process
Dentists and oral surgeons (dentists with special training to perform surgery) perform tooth extractions. Before removing the tooth, your dentist will give you an injection of a local anaesthetic (or pain medicine) to numb the area where the tooth will be removed.
If the tooth is impacted, the dentist will cut away gum and bone tissue that cover the tooth and then, using forceps, grasp the tooth and gently rock it back and forth to loosen it from the jaw bone and ligaments that hold it in place. Sometimes, a tooth that is difficult to remove must be taken out in pieces.
Once the tooth has been extracted, a blood clot usually forms in the socket. The dentist will pack a gauze pad into the socket and get you to bite down on it to help stop the bleeding. Sometimes the dentist will place a few stitches — usually self-dissolving — to close the gum edges over the extraction site.
Sometimes, the blood clot in the socket breaks loose, exposing the socket — a painful condition called dry socket. If this happens, your dentist will probably place a sedative dressing over the socket for a few days to protect it as a new clot forms.
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