Five Common Reasons You May Need Tooth Extraction

Garazi Periodontics & Dental Implants emphasizes preventive dental care to ensure you maintain your 32 teeth for life. Unfortunately, your tooth may need to be extracted in some cases to resolve dental pain and preserve oral health. While no one likes losing their natural teeth, dental extractions in Miami, Florida, is a necessary procedure in dentistry when your tooth is beyond saving. 

Why your beloved tooth has to go

Tooth extraction can be recommended for several reasons. 

Some of the most common include: 

• Severe tooth decay or damage: Provided you observe good oral hygiene and regular dental exams, it’s difficult to lose your tooth to decay. However, if tooth decay sneaks up into your smile and is allowed to progress, it damages your tooth’s pulp and the surrounding structures. In such instances, your tooth may need to be removed to preserve your smile. Similarly, removal is the best treatment if your tooth is damaged beyond restoration.
• Impacted wisdom teeth: An impacted tooth is one that remains trapped under the gums or only erupts partially. Often, an impacted tooth pushes the existing teeth, causing tooth pain and overcrowding. An impacted troublesome tooth must be extracted to prevent other health complications. 
• Advanced gum disease: Untreated gum disease is as destructive as tooth decay. Advanced gum disease “eats away” at the bone supporting the teeth. As the structures that support teeth deteriorate, the teeth become loose. Since these teeth can barely support themselves, they must be extracted and replaced after restoring your gums and bone. 
• Overcrowded teeth: Tooth crowding often creates “trouble spots” in your mouth, complicating your oral hygiene. Additionally, crowded teeth can hinder orthodontic treatment, as adequate space is necessary for teeth to shift during alignment. Extraction is usually recommended for overcrowded teeth, whether for orthodontic or oral hygiene purposes. 
• Ankylosed baby tooth. In a normal tooth anatomy, your tooth root is anchored in the jawbone with periodontal ligaments. However, if your tooth is ankylosed, it fuses directly with the bone. An ankylosed tooth doesn’t move, preventing the adult teeth from erupting. An ankylosed tooth can also affect the jaw development. While an ankylosed tooth doesn’t always need removal, extraction will be advisable if it affects other teeth or oral structures. 

Our office offers simple and complex surgical extractions. We use modern anesthetics, gentle techniques, and sedation dentistry if desired to ensure a comfortable experience. After extraction, we also give you post-op instructions for a smooth recovery. Our experience holds us to a standard that ensures you remain comfortable during and after your procedure. 

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Is your tooth causing severe tooth pain? Have you been told your tooth is beyond saving? Call (305) 690-0611 to speak to Drs. Isaac and David Garazi to see if dental extraction is suitable for you. We look forward to helping you achieve your healthy, pain-free smile. 

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