Oral surgery is often recommended to help preserve portions of your smile, including your teeth. But sometimes, we may need to remove a tooth to safeguard your smile against serious complications. In today’s blog, your team at Cerritos Dental Surgery in Cerritos, CA, talks about the need for a safe and gentle tooth extraction!
Cases Requiring Tooth Extraction
When do we recommend removing a tooth? If one develops decay or infection, or is severely injured, and the issue cannot be addressed with a crown, then removal could prevent the spread of infection to other teeth or into the jawbone itself. We could also take out teeth to accommodate orthodontics or even prosthetics, such as dentures. For some, this could be used to improve bite balance and chewing function. For people in their late teens and early 20s, we could extract wisdom teeth before they can erupt and threaten the alignment, health, and beauty of your smile!
Ensuring You Remain Cozy
We know the idea of having a tooth extracted could be a source of anxiety for some, which is why we always offer treatment to ensure you stay comfortable and relaxed. For example, prior to the procedure will plan the process in detail, taking digital x-rays of your smile to assess the position of your tooth so we can remove it without ever encountering blood vessels, nerve tissues, or sinus cavities, ensuring the process is comfortable and effective. We also numb the area around the tooth with a local anesthetic, and then offer sedation to help you enter a deep state of calm and relaxation, with little to no memory of the process at all.
When the time comes for removal, the extraction process usually takes only a short time, sometimes as little as half hour for less extensive or complicated cases. Our team will gently extract the tooth with a pair or forceps, and then suture the area closed.
Recovery From Tooth Extraction
An essential part of the recovery is a clot forming in the removal site. To ensure this happens, we will recommend eating only soft foods for a day or two, avoiding straw use, and being very gentle when you brush and floss. Try to rest for those two days, and take any prescribed extraction as recommended. We will remove suture in a follow up visit. If you have any questions about how we safeguard your smile with a safe and gentle tooth extraction, or if you want to see if an issue like potential wisdom teeth eruption needs attention, then contact our team today to learn more.
TALK TO OUR TEAM ABOUT REMOVING TEETH
To schedule a consultation for a comfortable and gentle tooth removal, then make an appointment with Cerritos Dental Surgery in California call 562-584-4082 today.
