Did you know that wisdom teeth can threaten your smile? To avoid issues like painful impactions or even misalignment, we could remove these teeth before they even erupt. In today’s blog, your team at Riverside Dental Group talks about preventing wisdom teeth from threatening your smile with tooth extraction.
The Risks Posed by Your Third Molars
What risks are posed by your wisdom teeth? Also known as third molars, these are up to four new teeth that erupt in the rear of your mouth, or your child’s mouth, in the late teen years and early 20s. Often, there is simply no room for them, so when they arrive, they can only partially erupt, causing a painful impaction. They could manage nearby teeth to cease decay and infection. They could shift the teeth too, creating misalignment and even undoing orthodontic progress! But we can help. With a tooth extraction, we prevent wisdom teeth from threatening your smile, keeping your teeth even and healthy!
Planning a Gentle Tooth Extraction
How do we get started on your wisdom tooth extraction? We will take a close look at your smile with digital x-rays, peering beneath the gums to assess the position of these teeth and plan the extraction in detail. We want to make sure there is no contact with blood vessels, nerve tissues, or sinus cavities. Our team will then numb the area with a local anesthetic, and could discuss sedation options to help you enter a deep state of calm, with no memory of the process, even if you have anxiety or special needs! We can offer options like oral conscious sedation to do so.
Removing Your Wisdom Teeth
When you are properly numbed and sedated, we will open the gums above these molars so that we can reach and extract them with a pair of forceps. We then suture the area closed. Our team will provide detailed aftercare instructions to ensure a clot forms and the area heals properly in the next day or two, and will remove sutures in a follow-up visit. We will also provide prescriptions of any necessary medications to ensure you stay comfortable as the area heals. If you have any questions about preventing wisdom teeth from threatening your smile, then contact our team today!
Riverside Dental Group Offers Wisdom Tooth Extraction
We are ready to prevent third molars from threatening your smile. To learn more about our safe and gentle tooth removal procedures, then please call:
Riverside Dental Group at Magnolia in Riverside, CA at (951) 689-5031.
Dental Associates of Moreno Valley in Moreno Valley, CA at (951) 697-6800.
Riverside Dental Group at Woodcrest (951) 776-9001.
Oasis Family Dental in Temecula, CA at (951) 695-2290.
Dental Associates of Riverside in Riverside, CA at (951) 369-1001.
Dental Associates of Corona in Corona, CA at (951) 273-9580.
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