Tooth extraction
Tooth extraction is a common dental procedure performed to remove damaged, decayed, or problematic teeth that cannot be saved. Our dental clinic provides safe, comfortable, and efficient tooth extraction services, ensuring optimal oral health and minimal discomfort during and after the procedure.
What is Tooth Extraction?
Tooth extraction involves the removal of a tooth from its socket in the jawbone. This procedure is performed when preserving the tooth is no longer possible or beneficial to your oral health.
Types of Tooth Extractions
Most teeth visible in the mouth can be removed by simple extraction. In this procedure, the dentist numbs the area around the tooth with local anaesthesia, loosens it, and carefully removes it. It takes a few minutes to complete this treatment.
In complex cases, Surgical extractions remove the teeth that are not easily accessible. Such teeth that are difficult to remove must be taken out in pieces. At Signature Smiles, the surgical removal of teeth is done by our experienced Oral Surgeons.
Teeth that have not fully erupted or still under the gum line
Teeth with curved roots or extensive roots.
Teeth that have broken off at the gum line.
Causes for Tooth Extraction
Some of the other reasons that a tooth or teeth need to be extracted include:
Crowding
Dental professionals, when faced with a patient who has a crowded mouth, generally turn to Orthodontia, the practice of treating jaw and teeth irregularities. This practice is considered to help the teeth that are too big for the patient’s mouth. The same logic is applied when it is discovered that a tooth has not erupted past the gum due to a lack of space in the mouth, leading to tooth extraction as the same conclusion to resolve the matter.
Gum Disease
There are instances where a tooth or teeth have been loosened due to periodontal disease, i.e. gum disease. This occurs when the bones and tissues supporting the teeth have been infected, leading dental professionals to consider extracting the tooth or teeth to eliminate the infection.
Infection
One of the most common reasons for tooth extraction is damage caused by a trauma impact or general decay that has occurred over a specific period in the centre of the tooth, i.e. the pulp containing the blood vessel and nerves of the tooth. In this instance, the infection begins when bacteria enter the pulp. Root canal therapy or antibiotics are recommended to help in its treatment. However, tooth extraction is the only alternative in more severe instances.
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