An extraction may be advised when decay or an infection has destroyed the structure of the tooth or the bone holding it, or when there is not enough room for all the teeth. It is planned after an examination, and the team explains the steps and the instructions to follow afterwards.
A dental extraction is recommended for several reasons:
Dentists generally recommend extraction even when a tooth has only partly erupted. Bacteria easily get in through the visible part of an impacted tooth and can cause an infection, which risks spreading to the bone that surrounds and holds the tooth.
An impacted tooth keeps growing even when there is not enough room. That continued pressure can eventually damage the roots of neighbouring teeth. Extracting the tooth reduces the risk of infection and prevents damage to the bone and to the surrounding teeth.
Come in without delay if you have pain that will not ease, swelling, a tooth broken off at the gum line, or a wisdom tooth coming through that makes the area hard to clean.
Coming early widens the options: many teeth that seem lost can still be kept, and keeping the tooth is always looked at first. The assessment is what settles it.
The area is anaesthetized. The tooth is then loosened and removed; depending on the case, sutures close the site.
You are given instructions on the spot for the hours and days that follow, suited to the procedure that was carried out.
Keep the gauze in place for as long as indicated. For the first twenty-four hours, avoid rinsing vigorously, smoking and drinking through a straw: these can dislodge the clot protecting the site, which delays healing and hurts.
Soft, lukewarm food makes the first few days easier. Contact the clinic if pain increases after two or three days, if bleeding does not stop, or in case of significant swelling or fever.
A dental extraction is advised when decay or infection has damaged a tooth too severely, or when a wisdom tooth does not have room to come through. Before a tooth is pulled, the options for keeping it are always looked at first: many teeth that seem lost can still be saved. If a wisdom tooth coming through is hurting, or a tooth is broken or loose, have it assessed without waiting. Our Repentigny clinic also welcomes patients from Charlemagne, Le Gardeur and L’Assomption.
The options for replacing a missing tooth.
A dental implant is an artificial titanium root placed in the jaw to replace the root of a missing tooth; a replacement tooth is then fixed to it. It is one of the available options, alongside bridges and dentures. Planning takes into account general health, the tissues and the situation in the mouth.
Denturology covers removable dental prostheses: complete dentures, partial dentures and dentures retained by implants. A denturologist is part of the team, so a prosthesis can be assessed, adjusted, relined or repaired in the same place as the rest of your care, without being referred elsewhere.
The information presented is general and does not replace an assessment by a professional.
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