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Extractions
Taking out a tooth that can't be saved, including surgical extractions, with bone grafting where it is needed.
Signs you might need it
- Decay or a crack that has gone too far for a filling, a crown or root canal treatment.
- A tooth that has become loose because of gum disease.
- A wisdom tooth that is stuck or keeps getting infected.
- A baby tooth that will not come out, or a tooth that needs to go to make room for braces, on an orthodontist's advice.
What happens, step by step
Examination and CBCT scan
To see the shape of the roots and what is near them. The doctor asks about your health and any medicines, especially blood thinners, which can change how the extraction is planned.
Numbing
Where treatment needs it, the area is numbed with a local anaesthetic before we start, and you can ask us to pause at any point. You feel pressure and movement, but should not feel sharp pain.
Removing the tooth
The tooth is loosened and lifted out. Some teeth need to be divided into pieces, or a little gum lifted, to come out cleanly; a stitch or two may be placed.
Looking after the socket
You bite on gauze while a clot forms, and we give you written instructions for the next few days.
The gap
If the tooth needs replacing, the options are an implant, a bridge or a denture. That is a separate plan, made once the socket has healed.
How it feels afterwards
Keep biting on the gauze as told, and for the rest of that day avoid rinsing, spitting, hot drinks, alcohol and smoking, which can disturb the clot. Eat soft food on the other side. Some ache and swelling for a few days is normal; painkillers as advised help.
If the pain gets worse two or three days after the extraction instead of better, the clot may have been lost. Contact us; it is treated with a dressing in the socket.
What decides the cost
A fee is only worked out once the doctor has examined you. It depends on:
- Whether the tooth comes out simply or needs a small surgical procedure.
- Which tooth it is, and whether stitches are needed.
- Whether a scan is needed, as with some wisdom teeth. Replacing the tooth afterwards is a separate plan with its own cost.
- The cost is told to you in writing before anything is done.
If you are in pain and cannot reach the clinic, or you have swelling that is spreading, a fever, or difficulty swallowing or breathing, go to a hospital emergency department straight away.
What people ask about extractions
The area is numbed before anything else, so you should feel pushing and pressure rather than pain. If you do feel pain, raise a hand and we stop and add more anaesthetic. The days after are usually manageable with painkillers. Where treatment needs it, the area is numbed with a local anaesthetic before we start, and you can ask us to pause at any point.
The socket takes weeks to heal and the bone takes longer to settle. The doctor will say when the site is ready, and which of implant, bridge or denture suits you. A temporary tooth can sometimes be made for a front gap in the meantime.
No. A wisdom tooth that has come through cleanly and can be kept clean is usually left alone. One that is stuck, keeps getting infected, or is damaging the tooth in front is usually removed.
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Told a tooth has to go?
Ask the doctor whether it can be saved, and what the options are for the gap, on a short call before you visit.