Wisdom Extractions, Impactions
Although permanent teeth were meant to last a lifetime, there are many reasons why dental extractions are necessary.
The various reasons could be
- excessive tooth decay
- tooth infection that cannot be cured with a root canal treatment
- severely broken teeth
- retained milk teeth
- abnormally positioned teeth
- loose teeth
- removing teeth for braces treatment. (If teeth are crowded, few teeth are removed to create space that rest of the teeth can be aligned.)
- impacted teeth
There are two main types of dental extractions:
- Simple Dental Extraction: This type of extraction involves teeth that are visible in the mouth and are easily accessible. This could mean that teeth can be grasped and pulled out with extraction forceps…
- Surgical Dental Extraction: Sometimes wisdom teeth are stuck and unable to erupt normally into the mouth and may cause pain or swelling of gums. These abnormally positioned teeth may be inaccessible for maintaining good oral hygiene and may result in damage to adjacent teeth as well. In such cases, your dentist would perform minor surgery to remove the teeth. Surgical extractions are also advised if teeth are severely damaged.
A proper medical history is taken from the patient before planning the procedure. If the patient is fit for surgical or non surgical extraction, local anesthesia is given prior to the procedure. Some dental extractions are done under general anesthesia if teeth are in complex positions.
Your dentist will give instructions about do’s and don’ts following dental extractions.
