Extraction/Tooth Removal

More About Extraction/Tooth Removal -

• Product Description -

  Tooth Removal

  What is it?

  If a tooth has been broken or damaged by decay, we will try to fix it with a filling, crown or other dental treatment. But when there's too much damage and the tooth can not be repaired, we need to extract or remove it from its socket in the bone. This is called tooth extraction or removal.

  When is it required?

  You must be wondering why is it even needed to get your tooth extracted out. Well! Here are some of the most common reasons for that:

  

  Infected Tooth:

  Tooth is usually removed due to some disease or extensive decay as it may affect other teeth as well.

  Extremely loose tooth:

  A very loose tooth also will require extraction if it can't be saved.

  Overcrowding of teeth:

  Some people have extra teeth in the mouth that might block other teeth from coming in.

  Baby teeth not falling out in time:

  Sometimes baby teeth don't fall out in time to allow the permanent teeth to come in.

  To support function of Braces:

  People getting braces may need to get some teeth extracted to create room for the teeth that are being moved into place.

  Wisdom Teeth:

  They commonly come in during the late teens or early 20s. They need to be removed if they are decayed as they often get stuck in the jaw and can cause gum pain and swelling. In this case, the tooth must be removed.

  
  
  

  What we do?

  We do two types of extractions depending on the requirement.

  
  

  Simple extraction

  We perform this procedure on a tooth that can be seen in the mouth. Initially, we use local anesthesia to make the tooth and the surrounding areas become numb(insensitive). Then, we loosen the tooth with an instrument called elevator that helps to break down the tissues supporting the tooth. Finally, we pull out the tooth using a pair of forceps.

  
  

  Surgical extraction:

  This is a bit complex procedure, which we do only in some particular cases like:
  if a tooth may have broken off at the gum line
  if the tooth has not erupted in the mouth (such tooth is called an impacted tooth), this is generally in the case of wisdom teeth.
  if a tooth is too large to be extracted in one piece

  During this procedure, we make a small incision(surgical cut) on the gum to access the affected tooth. If the tooth is too large we may break it into small pieces to remove it. For impacted wisdom teeth, we may need to cut away some gum tissue. Then we loosen it from the jaw bone and finally pull it out using the forceps.