Tooth Extractions | Queens, Brooklyn, New York
Tooth extractions involve removing your child's tooth to treat infection or damage and can also be used to relieve overcrowding.
What are tooth extractions?
Tooth extractions are normally recommended as a last resort for teeth that we cannot treat by any other means. An extraction is a kind of dental surgery in which the tooth or teeth of the child in consideration are pulled out. Typically, a child's baby teeth fall out naturally between the ages of 6 and 12.
But in certain instances, it is the condition that mandates extraction:
Severe Damage to the Tooth
If the tooth is beyond repair due to cavities or trauma, it might result in a decision to extract; restorative procedures like fillings or crowns would not be successful in these instances because of the severe destruction to the structuring of the tooth.
Too Slow to Lose Baby Teeth
Sometimes it simply gets late when the baby's teeth don't seem to want to fall. If the child's permanent teeth are already in, there is nowhere for these teeth to drift and possibly interfere through impaction or spacing and crowding troubles in your child's mouth. This extraction of baby teeth will enable the permanent teeth to come in smoothly with fewer chances of orthodontic interventions in the future.
Presence of Gingivitis or Gum Disease
With gum disease, there is simply a progression of the disease that infects the tissues and bones surrounding a tooth, and that might end up needing extraction of the tooth in order for that tooth to be successfully treated.
What to expect during an extraction?
The extraction steps are the following:
Examining the Tooth
We will visually diagnose and take x-rays to confirm that an extraction would be the most suited form of treatment for your child's tooth.
Injecting Anesthesia
The anesthetic prevents any sensation so that tooth extractions can be carried out comfortably and smoothly. Dental extractions would depend upon the anesthetic technique most convenient to your child's character and comfort level concerning the dental procedure.
Tooth Extraction
Using special instruments, the tooth is rocked back and forth gently within the socket until the tooth becomes freed from the grasp of the roots. Post extraction, stitches may be used for closure of the gum tissue and control of bleeding.
Space Maintainers
Depending on the cause of the extraction, we may need to use a space maintainer to hold space for the permanent tooth to grow into and keep the other teeth from drifting into that space.
Advantages
Extractions have a number of advantages for your child:
Relieving Pain
Accidents, infections, and injuries can cause lots of pain and make your child uncomfortable. After extraction, that type of pain caused by a severely damaged tooth becomes history.
Protecting the Rest of the Teeth
Tooth infections can spread fast and destroy tissues and teeth of your child. Extracting the tooth removes and contains the infection.
