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Tooth Extraction: What to Expect
At times, you need to get rid of the “bad” tooth to save your smile.
At Opulent Dental, our goal is to save the tooth by any means. However, at times, the decay or damage is beyond any restorative dental procedure or the wisdom tooth causes so much pain to the patient that tooth extraction is inevitable.
Tooth extraction - What should you expect?
The patient jumps out of the dental chair as soon as the dentist tells them they need tooth extraction. The anticipation of scary needles and the mere sight of the extraction instruments trigger anxiety and fear in the patients, and they are gone forever. This is why, at Opulent Dental we treat your fears first and then your dental issues.
Tooth extraction is a surgical or non-surgical removal of the tooth under local anesthesia, or under general anesthesia but that is rare.
Reasons you need tooth extraction:
- Severely decayed damage teeth
- Root caries
- Gum diseases
- Wisdom tooth
- For orthodontic reasons
To save your teeth and your smile, it is crucial to get regular dental check-ups at Opulent Dental. So even the minor dental issues can be caught and treated at the earliest saving the natural tooth.
Booking an Extraction Near You
This page covers the procedure itself. If you are looking for appointment details, costs and same-day availability in your area, we have a page for each town we serve. Browse all tooth extraction locations, or go straight to your area below.
If a tooth is causing severe pain, is cracked, or has swelling around it, do not wait for a routine appointment - call the practice as early in the day as you can and we will make room the same day whenever the schedule allows.
Radford patients who need a tooth or wisdom teeth removed are welcome here, and a Radford dentist from our team will explain each step first.
FAQs
It depends on the reason and the tooth you are being extracted. If it is the wisdom tooth, or your orthodontist has suggested getting a tooth removed then there is nothing to worry about. However, if your dentist at Opulent Dental suggests a replacement for an extracted tooth, then it must be essential to go with it.