Teeth Removal.

Tooth Removal

Unfortunately, there are instances when a tooth cannot be saved and must be removed. Teeth requiring removal may cause negative impacts on your oral as well as general health. If left untreated for long enough, these teeth can cause damage to neighboring teeth, pain, or infection.

We know that having a tooth removed is never easy, but we strive to make this process as smooth and comfortable as possible.

Bone Grafting

The optimal replacement option for a missing tooth has become the dental implant with an attached implant crown. The placement of an implant depends on the presence of a healthy foundation of bone in the area of the missing tooth. When a tooth is removed a healing process begins, and through this healing process, the surrounding supporting bone will eventually erode away over time. In order to preserve this bone foundation for implant placement, it is often best to perform a bone grafting procedure in the same procedure as the tooth removal. This is a relatively simple procedure where bone grafting material is placed in the tooth socket, much like “potting soil”. The dentist will often elect to place a membrane over the bone graft in order to hold it in place during the healing process. This can be thought of as a “tarp” that holds the “potting soil” in place.

Bone grafting is not always necessary; however, it can be a beneficial treatment, particularly if the patient plans to replace the tooth with an implant and implant crown in the future

The bone graft material often comes from cleansed and purified cadaver bone. The grafting material may also come from animal sources, either bovine or porcine sources. There are instances when the bone graft material comes directly from the patient, however, this requires a second surgical site and is often avoided if possible.

Wisdom Teeth Removal

As many people have come to find, we usually don’t have enough space in our mouth for our wisdom teeth to come in properly. When this happens, the wisdom teeth can cause problems with the teeth in front of them, cause gum issues, or even lead to infection. The dental community generally agrees that taking a preventative and proactive approach to wisdom tooth removal is the easiest and most predictable for the patient, often addressing the teeth before they become an issue.

Determining the best time to have your wisdom teeth removed depends on a number of factors including your age, gender, an examination conducted by your doctor, and dental imaging to determine the tooth development and location.