What is Tooth Extraction

Before your procedure starts, the dental surgeon will examine your medical records to see if there’s anything that might affect or compromise the extraction. This can happen when a tooth needs to be removed from the inside of your gum, and they need to numb it first with something called local anesthesia. The surgeon then uses special tools to loosen up the teeth before removing them using forceps! If this sounds complicated for whatever reason, we’ll give you sedation anesthesia or general anesthesia while being operated on!

Before going into dental surgery, patients are required by law (in most countries) to sign off consent forms and their dental surgeon who is about to operate.

There are two types of extraction procedures- Routine extraction or simple extraction and surgical extraction. A routine one is easy to complete and costs less between $180 to $450 per tooth. On the other hand, a surgical procedure can cost between $300 to $650 per tooth since it includes sedation anaesthesia.

***A surgical extraction is needed if the patient has any bone below their gum line because it may take longer

Healing time is highly dependent on the condition of your mouth as well as the complexity of your surgery. However, most patients feel back to normal after about seven to 10 days.

HEALING PROCESS STAGES:-

• Formation of Blood Clot- 24 hours after surgery
• Decrease in Swelling- 2-3 days after surgery
• Dentist remove stitches if any -( after 7 days of dental procedure)
• Improvement in discomfort, pain and soreness- (After 7-10 days surgery)

Here are some risk and complications that might occur after your dental extraction:-

• Continuous Pain and Bleeding:- It is normal to experience some pain and bleeding after having a tooth extracted. However, suppose you are experiencing severe pain or continuous bleeding for longer periods. In that case, it may be necessary to visit your dentist so that they can determine what might be causing these symptoms.
• Dry socket ( a condition in which a blood clot is dislodged or blood clot does not form properly):-Having a dry socket after tooth removal can cause excessive pain. Additionally, you may experience bad odours and bad tastes in your mouth if you have this.
• Swelling and Infection:- If you have a mouth full of bacteria and food particles, there is an even bigger chance that they will go to the socket and will lead to Swelling. Your dentist will prescribe antibiotics if this occurs.

If you need a tooth to be removed, your dentist will give you local anaesthesia so that it doesn’t hurt. They’ll loosen the tooth with their special tools and then remove it using forceps. If things are more complicated than this, they might have to put general anesthesia on, which puts people completely asleep while all goes well! or sedation anesthesia to reduce pain, discomfort and anxiety.