All You Need to Know About Tooth Extraction
(Part 1)
The dentist can easily fix a tooth that’s cracked. However, some tooth cracks don’t show symptoms, and problems may not appear until the tooth is already breaking apart.
For this reason, there is no choice but to pull out a permanent tooth.
Removing a permanent tooth means that all other remedies already failed and are no longer feasible.
There are tooth conditions that the dentist can no longer save and thus the need to have the tooth extracted.
It is best to ask a dentist to do the procedure if it’s needed.
The thing is that tooth extraction is not ideal. The dentist is going to do everything to save a tooth
The tooth extraction happens when there is a broken tooth. Usually, the dentist will be fixing the broken tooth with a resin.
However, some teeth are already beyond repair and need to be pulled out.
This applies to a tooth that has shattered into multiple shards.
An extraction can remove the shattered tooth or its remaining pieces out.
You might need to get a dental implant or a bridge depending on the location and tooth type.
A tooth will be extracted if it is unhealthy.
A tooth that is severely decayed and is affected by gum disease should be removed.
Tooth that is no longer supported by your jaw and tooth socket should be removed. It is simply too late to rescue the tooth.
If the decay extends all the way to the center of the tooth, then it is time to remove the tooth. This happens when a root canal is no longer feasible. This is also needed to prevent the spread of the infection.
The dentist can also remove a diseased tooth if the patient is immuno-compromised and is an infection risk as well as if the patient is suffering from periodontal disease.
Let’s continue with the reasons behind the need to remove the tooth in our column next week.