Extractions
Extractions
General Procedure
Sometimes restorations such as crowns, fillings or root canal therapy are not enough and a tooth needs to be extracted. In many cases, due to sedatives and anesthetics, patients who have a tooth pulled suffer little pain or discomfort and relatively minor bleeding. A topical anesthetic is usually applied to the area before an injection of Novocaine or another anesthetic is administered.
After the tooth is pulled, patients are sometimes given an antibiotic to prevent infection. To prevent swelling, a patient can hold a cold compress against their cheek. Immediately after the procedure, patients should not drink from a straw, smoke, or brush vigorously and rinse to allow the wound to heal properly and not re-open.
Wisdom Teeth
The third set of molars in the back corners of the upper and lower jaw are called wisdom teeth. The final set of teeth to grow in, many people experience trouble with their wisdom teeth as they quite often grow too close to existing teeth, which causes improper bites and crowding among other issues. The most common method of preventing problems with wisdom teeth is to simply remove them. In most cases, any removal of wisdom teeth will not affect a person’s ability to speak, eat, or bite down.
Leaving wisdom teeth in after they have become problematic can quickly cause other problems. The wisdom teeth could become impacted which is harmful to your oral health as well as painful. Symptoms of impacted teeth include pain, swelling of the gums or face, and infections.
(Wisdom Teeth Section can be hyperlinked from Impacted/Wisdom Teeth section)