Sometimes, an oral health concern occurs that cannot be treated with a crown alone. When this happens, we may need to remove the tooth to prevent the spread of trouble. In today’s blog, your team at Riverside Dental Group talks about protecting smiles from trouble with tooth extraction.
The Need for a Tooth Extraction
A tooth extraction could protect your whole smile from trouble, but when do we remove one? For some, this could be essential once a tooth is too decayed, injured, or infected to be addressed with a root canal and crown. Treatment is crucial to prevent the infection from spreading! We could also remove a tooth should one stand in the way of orthodontic treatment, or to pave the way for a full set of dentures. For older teens and people in their early 20s, we could extract wisdom teeth to prevent painful impactions and misalignment from occurring, keeping your smile even! We always take care to ensure the procedure is comfortable.
Planning the Process in Detail
Once we decide a tooth extraction is needed to protect your smile, how do we get stated? First, we will take digital x-rays of the area, peering beneath the gums to plan the procedure and ensure we do not come into contact with blood vessels, nerve tissues, or sinus cavities. We then numb you with a local anesthetic, and could also offer sedation if the process is more involved, or if you have anxiety or special needs that could complicate your ability to receive care.
Removing Your Tooth
When you are ready, we will gently loosen and remove the tooth with a pair of forceps. If you are having wisdom teeth removed, then we will open the gums above them to access and remove them before they even erupt. We then suture the area closed and provide detailed aftercare instructions and possibly medications to assist with the healing process. You may return to your normal routine in as little as 24 to 48 hours.
If you have any questions about how a tooth extraction protects your smile from trouble, then contact our team today to learn more and get started on your treatment.
Riverside Dental Group Can Gently Extract Teeth
To take on issues too severe for a restoration to address, we can gently remove the tooth. To learn more about gently removing teeth that pose a threat, 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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