As we have discussed in previous blogs, when a tooth is decayed or damaged, we want to repair it with a filling or crown, saving the tooth. However, some situations could occur that are beyond the ability to restore. Which means saving your smile involves tooth extraction. In today’s blog, your Prairie Village, KS, dentist talks about tooth extraction.
The Issues That Benefit From an Extraction
When does a tooth need to be removed completely from your smile? We could recommend a tooth extraction when a tooth is too decayed or infected to be treated with a filling, crown, or root canal. Likewise, when damage is beyond the ability to address with a crown. Taking the tooth out preserves the infection from spreading to other teeth or into the jawbone itself.
We could also remove a tooth to make room for orthodontic treatment, pave the way for dentures, or to help improve bite balance and chewing function in some cases. If you have wisdom teeth soon-to-erupt, we could take them out before they do to spare you a painful impaction.
How We Ensure Oral Surgery is Comfortable
We know the idea of oral surgery could be one that causes anxiety in some people, and we take steps to ensure you are calm and comfortable throughout the process. Your time with us should be a positive experience! We will talk in detail about what the procedure will involve, and answer your questions and concerns. Our team will also offer a local anesthesia to numb the area directly, and we can also offer sedation, choosing from one of three different options to help you enter a deep state of calm and relaxation, with little to no memory of the process at all.
Gently Removing a Tooth
We will plan the tooth extraction in detail with digital x-rays, so we can ensure we don’t remove the tooth and don’t encounter blood vessels, nerve tissues, or sinus cavities. We then ensure you are calm and relaxed, we will gently remove the tooth with a pair of forceps, and then suture the area closed. When you return in a day or two, we can remove the sutures, and you can return to your normal routine. We will provide detailed instructions to ensure a fast-healing process, and could also prescribe medications to aid in this process.
If you have any questions about how we extract teeth and protect your smile, or if you have a serious injury or pain in a tooth that needs attention, then please reach out to our team today to learn more and start treatment.
Call Dr. Robert Browne, D.D.S. for Tooth Extraction
Our team wants to help improve your oral health and safeguard your smile. To find out more about our approach to oral surgery and restorative dentistry, or to schedule an appointment, please call Dr. Robert M. Browne, D.D.S. in Prairie Village, KS at (913) 901-8585.
