Dental Extractions
One of the best and easiest ways to get relief from toothache is dental extractions. The names itself suggest that the procedure involves removal of the tooth. If your tooth pulp has been infected severely or died, extraction may be the only possible way. Depending on the condition of the tooth the dentist will decide whether to perform simple or complicated extraction.
Simple extractions
Simple extraction is one of the most common types of extractions in the world of dentistry. In this extraction the dentist removes the tooth by loosening the gums around the socket. He will take hold of the tooth with forceps and move it from side to side until he can break it free from the socket and remove it.
All teeth are joined to the bone with the help of a soft tissue called the periodontal ligament which also holds the tooth in place. This tissue is used by the dentist to remove the tooth. The key factor in removing the tooth is to rock the tooth from side top side that enlarges the socket in the bone and breaks open the ligament to remove the tooth.
Simple extractions also don’t take much time to complete. The dentist uses local anaesthesia to numb the place before he starts so as you do not feel any pain. Extracting normally takes few minutes and when completed the dentist will place gauze in your mouth to bite. Then you are free to go.
Complex extractions
You may know that all teeth can’t be pulled. Sometimes the tooth can be so broken off or decayed that the dentist can’t grasp above the gum line. During this case the dentist will need to perform complicated extraction. Here the dentist grasps the teeth below the gum line, and no standard method of pulling and rocking can be used.
In these types of extractions the dentist make a cut in the gum around the infected tooth and exposes the bone by raising the flap he cut. Once the bone has been exposed, the dentist can find enough of the tooth to grab and remove it. However, in most cases the dentist may not be able to pull the tooth out because the tooth will be rooted in the bone.
Such teeth that are rooted to the bone, the dentist will need special procedures to perform. To get the tooth the dentist will use a drill and chip at the bone. This is called cutting the tooth out, and is common among teeth that are severely decayed. Once the tooth has been removed he’ll stitch back the flap he cut. The socket and the flap of skin will heal over as times passes.
Today dental extractions are very common. Oral surgeons do the best extractions. Every extraction regardless of simple or complex, will take time to heal completely. Taking care of the extraction site will avoid common pitfalls for e.g., dry sockets and others. They can feel a bit painful on completion of the procedure, but as time passes you’ll feel better.
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