Surgical tooth extraction is a tooth removal procedure by which a tooth
or a remaining part of it that is lodged in the socket is extracted through a
small incision into your gum to access the affected tooth. Surgical tooth
extraction is performed for the tooth, which cannot be easily accessed or
removed via simple extraction. The procedure is performed under local
anesthesia and using a simple and precise technique that usually does not have
complications, except for subsequent bleeding and post-surgical pain, in
addition to the possibility of infection, although these currently occur
infrequently.
Who Is This For?
The most common reasons for the practice of surgical tooth extraction are the existence of caries and periodontal disease, although it may also be necessary in the case of retained, supernumerary teeth (excessive number of teeth), position and situation anomalies, broken teeth under the gum, temporary teeth or teeth related to cysts and tumors.
Treatment
Duration
20-40 minutes
Potential Risks & Side Effects
Recovery Time
2 weeks
Success Rate: 95%
Alternative Treatments
How Does it Work?
Surgical tooth extraction is used when the tooth is destroyed by tooth
decay and when it is difficult to access. For example, a tooth with strongly
curved roots or a tooth is separated into several pieces that would be surgically
extracted.
What Does a Surgical Tooth
Extraction Involve?
1. Consultation for Surgical
Tooth Extraction
After you submit your request for information about surgical tooth extraction, you will take an online consultation to make sure that you are a suitable candidate for this treatment. During this consultation, your complaints about your oral health will be learned in detail and you will be asked if you have had any current health condition. Any medical information that affects the evaluation process will be useful at this stage, for us to define your case and prepare a customized treatment plan for you.
2. Planning Your Trip and Choosing the Clinic
This is the stage where you choose one of the dental clinics that we offer you according to your expectations, and also where we arrange the date and trip plan that suits you upon your preferred clinic/dentist.
3.
Final Consultation with Your Surgeon
When you arrive at the dental clinic, you will have a face-to-face consultation with your oral surgeon who performs your surgical tooth extraction procedure. Everything about your treatment will be discussed and decided by you and your dentist during this consultation. The dentist will ask you some questions to try to understand your expectations and goals better and also make you understand what you should expect from your treatment and the potential risks or complications of it. You will also have an individualized surgical and recovery plan that can be followed, especially during the first 24 to 48 hours after the procedure. At this stage, you need to find the answers to all the questions you have in mind about the process. The dentist or clinic will explain the whole process clearly and try to simulate the results as much as possible, in order you to feel comfortable and ready.
4.
Medical Examinations
Before the surgery begins, your dentist will conduct physical and blood tests to make sure that you are in acceptable health status for the surgical tooth extraction procedure. The dentist will determine all the measurements with the help of computer-based tools. Every patient is required to undergo medical tests to ensure that nothing can hinder the success of the procedure and if any risk detected, dentists try to eliminate them first.
5.
Surgery
The stages of
dental extraction
Preparation of
the operating field. During a surgical tooth extraction, the dentist will first
prepare the operating field: preparing the office, sterilizing the instruments
and disinfecting the patient's mouth.
Local
anesthesia. Then he or she will perform local anesthesia to put the nerve of
the tooth to be extirpated. The patient's mouth will then be numbed for a few
hours.
Syndesmotomy.
This step involves the removal of all epithelial and connective tissue
attachments from the tooth. To do this, the dentist uses a slightly sharp
instrument: a syndesmotome elevator.
Subluxation.
The dentist uses an elevator which he places between the alveolar bone and the
tooth to make it move.
Dislocation
and avulsion. With the help of a tool, the forceps, it will strongly grip the
dental organ to uproot it. Vertical traction will be performed to completely
dislodge the tooth.
In some cases,
the dentist must polish the bone and make stitches so that the wound heals
properly.
If the part of
the tooth that is seen in the mouth is completely destroyed or poorly
positioned it is no longer possible to extract it with the forceps, it requires
surgery to access it.
What Should I Expect from Surgical Tooth Extraction?
Things You Should Consider
Before Surgical Tooth Extraction
In case your dentist has decided that you need a surgical tooth extraction, you must follow the following recommendations for your well-being:
FAQ
Is Surgical Tooth
Extraction Painful?
Due to the anesthesia used, you will not feel any pain during the procedure but, to relieve possible postoperative pain, your dentist will prescribe you pain medication.
What Happens to The Gap After Surgical Tooth
Extraction?
After the surgical tooth extraction is done, a
temporary, fixed or removable dental implant will replace the missing tooth/teeth.
In common cases, the dentist will take the impressions on the 1st day so that
the laboratory can provide the provisional prosthesis the next day before
removing them. In more complex cases, it is first necessary to extract and then
take the impressions. You will need time to have your implant. In some rare
cases, after a bone graft, for example, it is best to allow it to heal for 1 to
2 weeks before having the temporary implant. If you listen carefully to the
dentist's instructions and follow them, everything goes well for the days and
weeks after the procedure.
Our team will dedicate their effort and time to help you choose the clinic best for you. Our goal is not just to find ‘a doctor’ for you, but to find ‘the right doctor’.