Extractions
 Extraction
is the complete removal of a primary or a permanent tooth. An Extraction can
be surgical or non-surgical. This depends on the difficulty of the extraction
and whether or not the tooth is impacted or erupted, and whether it has straight
or curved roots.
An Extraction may be done by our office or you may be referred to an Oral
Surgeon (someone who specializes in difficult or surgical extractions). No one
looks forward to an extraction, but modern anesthesia will help keep you comfortable
throughout the procedure.
Reasons for an extraction are:
- Advanced Gum Disease. This is the #1 reason
adults loose their teeth!
- An abscessed tooth that cannot be saved.
- A tooth with decay too deep to save the tooth.
- A tooth that has broken at the gum line
and cannot be saved.
- Impacted tooth (typically a "Wisdom Tooth")
Nothing is better than a healthy set of teeth, and many advances
in dentistry allow us to save teeth that we could not previously, but sometimes
an extraction is necessary.
When an extraction is performed, it is important to put something
in the place of the missing tooth or teeth. If the space is just left open,
your teeth will shift and cause many unnecessary complications. An extracted
tooth may be replaced by a temporary or permanent bridge,
an implant, or by a partial
or complete denture.
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