When you have a severely damaged tooth or wisdom teeth soon to erupt, you need care to protect your smile from major complications and discomfort. Our team can conduct a safe and gentle tooth extraction to safeguard your oral health. In today’s blog, your Dallas, TX, dentist talks about tooth extraction.
Wisdom Tooth Extraction
As we approach adulthood, up to four new molars could erupt in the back of our mouth. There is no room for them in most cases, so their arrival could lead to negative changes to your bite. For example, you could develop a partial eruption known as an impaction, as well as infection, damage to nearby teeth, and even dental misalignment. We want to help you avoid these negative changes to your oral health, bite function, and the appearance of your smile. With tooth extraction, we can remove them completely! Tooth extraction can also help with teeth too damaged or decayed/infected to be treated with a restoration, or to make room for orthodontic treatment. We could also use this to make room for dental prosthetics as well!
Removing Teeth
The process involves our team gently loosening the tooth and then removing it with a pair of forceps. We then suture the area closed, and in the next day or two you need to rest, eat soft foods, avoid straws, and be very gentle when you brush and floss to protect your smile from a dislodged clot that could cause dry socket and impact the healing process. We will remove sutures in a follow-up visit and provide prescriptions for any medications necessary to facilitate a complication-free healing process.
Keeping You Comfortable
For the oral surgery itself, we will offer treatments to help you stay relaxed and comfortable. For example, we can administer a local anesthetic to the area being treated. In addition, we can discuss dental sedation to help you enter a deep state of calm and relaxation, so your experience is a positive one. The entire procedure could take as little as 30 minutes in some cases, and helps protect the overall health and function of your smile. While wisdom teeth don’t require replacement, if you have a tooth removed due to poor oral health, we can discuss replacements to ensure your smile stays whole and beautiful.
If you have any questions about how we extract smiles with tooth extraction, or if you need to schedule a visit for wisdom tooth removal, then contact our team today to learn more.
Schedule A Visit for Oral Surgery
Our team wants to help you enjoy optimal oral health and smile beauty by addressing complex oral health issues! To schedule this surgery, call Silk Dental in Dallas, TX, today at (214) 969-SILK (7455).
