Tooth extraction is the surgical removal of a tooth from its socket in the bone, called the socket, which is performed by a dentist or oral surgeon as an outpatient procedure performed relatively quickly under local, general, intravenous anesthesia or a combination.
Simple tooth extraction is the name given to the technique used to extract the teeth visible in the mouth while the patient is under local anesthesia.
Why is a tooth extracted?
In some cases, it may be necessary to extract teeth in adults. Although it is ideal for adult teeth to be used throughout life, replacing deciduous teeth in childhood, tooth extraction may be necessary for more than one reason.
The most common reason is that the teeth have been damaged beyond repair by trauma or decay.
In addition, dentists may consider tooth extraction as a preliminary preparation in the mouth, especially in cases requiring orthodontic treatment with a large number of teeth that do not fully fit in the jaw.
In similar cases, impacted tooth extraction intervention can be performed for teeth that have not erupted above the gum, or for wisdom teeth.
If tooth decay or damage has spread to the tooth pulp, the nucleus of nerves and blood vessels in the tooth, bacteria in the mouth can enter and cause infection.
This can usually be corrected with root canal treatment, but if the infection is very severe and antibiotics or root canal treatment is not enough, extraction may be necessary to prevent the infection from spreading.
In a similar situation, if the immune system is compromised due to chemotherapy or medication used for organ transplantation or other medical complications, the risk of infection in the tooth may be reason enough to extract the tooth.
Periodontal (Gum) Disease. If the teeth are loose due to periodontal disease, an infection of the tissues and bones that surround and support the teeth, it may be necessary to extract one or more teeth.
