TEETH EXTRACTIONS

When a tooth has become excessively damaged that no restoration could save it aesthetically or functionally, you may require a tooth extraction. There are several reasons why a patient may require extraction, common reasons include:

• Excessive infection or decay in one or more teeth
• Excessive supraeruption of tooth
• Periodontal loss around the tooth
• Cracked teeth due to trauma
• Extra tooth or teeth leading to overcrowding
• Baby teeth that have not fallen out in time for the new adult teeth
• Extraction of teeth for creating spaces in orthodontic treatment
• Impacted painful wisdom teeth
• Before your tooth extraction procedure

People with heart diseases, compromised immune system, liver disease, any medication like bisphosphonates or blood thinners, uncontrolled diabetes or hypertension etc need to provide their dentist with detailed medical information before they are even considered for tooth extraction because that may place them at high risk of encountering severe complications. This is a duty of all patients not to hide any medical history from their dentist.

This is most probably due to dry socket which is the most common cause complication of extraction. This happens when the blood clot from the extraction socket dislodges leaving the bare bone underneath triggering the nerve. Make sure do not excessively rinse with water after extraction to avoid this.

Due to their multiple roots, location in unfavorable angles, excessive compactness of bone at that region, nearness to nerve and sometimes lack of mouth opening make wisdom teeth most difficult to extract and most of the times surgical extraction is planned for them. Surgical extractions take more time and are more costly.

Yes, most of the times when the roots are brittle or are located deep in the bone therefore they can only be removed by reflection of gums and cutting of bone around the root. Often the process is simple and done quickly without any extensive procedure.

Not all cases need to be given antibiotics after any extraction. Most of the times the natural defense of body will heal the infection and giving unnecessary antibiotics may lead to unwanted effects in the body. But in some cases antibiotics are prescribed by to prevent post-op infections. Only your dentist can decide which patients need antibiotics.