General Dentistry

Tooth Extraction for Problem, Diseased, or Decayed Teeth

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We offer tooth Extraction

A tooth extraction is often avoidable, but there are situations in which a tooth has become so troublesome that it has to be removed. Baer Dental provides safe, effective, and pain-free tooth extraction services that assist in the removal of damaged or problematic teeth, while keeping the surrounding teeth healthy and well-preserved. Whether it be due to severe infection, damage, or the eruption of wisdom teeth, our expert team will safely remove the tooth and (in cases in which it is appropriate) exchange the tooth with a durable and attractive replacement.

Reasons for a Tooth
Extraction

Infection

Inside every one of our natural teeth, there is a soft tissue that is connected to the nerves of our tooth, called the pulp of the tooth. When the tooth becomes damaged and it starts to decay into the tooth’s pulp, the pulp becomes infected. When the pulp becomes infected or damaged, it can cause some series toothaches and sharp pains in the tooth! Typically, these infected teeth can be saved by your dentist by performing root canal therapy.

Root canal therapy is a procedure in which your dentist drills into the natural tooth and removes the infected pulp from the tooth. Once the pulp is completely removed and the inside of the tooth is cleaned, it is typically filled with a composite filling and sealed up with either a resin or a dental crown. Millions of teeth are saved from extraction every year with the help of root canal therapy!

However, when a root canal procedure cannot fix the infection (if it’s reached a point beyond saving), the tooth must be extracted. The reason the tooth must be extracted is to firstly alleviate the pain you feel from the infection and to also stop the infection from reaching your jawbone.

Decay or Trauma

Accidents happen, and when an accident happens to your tooth, it can cause extreme pain from the trauma. Typically, your dental professional can repair a damaged tooth by using a filling to fill in the cracks or fractures that were caused by the trauma. The cracks need to be filled to prevent any infection from starting and spreading, and to prevent any decay. If a filling doesn’t do the job, a dentist may use a dental crown.

A dental crown is used to cover the entire surface of the tooth. It is typically made of a ceramic, porcelain, or metal material that is used to cover the entire tooth from just above the gum line to the tooth’s surface. Dental crowns are used to seal up teeth after a root canal procedure or to cover up a badly traumatized tooth. When neither of these options helps prevent decay of the tooth from spreading, the dentist has no choice but to extract the tooth to prevent further damage to the tooth and perhaps surrounding teeth as well.

Gum Disease

One of the leading causes of natural tooth loss, aside from trauma, infection, or decay, is periodontal disease. This is a gum disease that causes the gums to slowly detach from the teeth when there is an extreme amount of plaque or tartar buildup around the gum line. When there is an aggressive amount of tartar buildup around the teeth’s gum line, the gums start to pull away from the teeth and create pockets of empty space that become infected. This is when patients start to notice their gums become extremely swollen and red, and bleed often. If this disease is left untreated, the connective tissue that holds onto your teeth will start to lose its grip on your teeth because of the bacteria. In extreme cases, your teeth will start to loosen up on their own, and a dentist may need to extract them to avoid the pain you may feel during this time.

Wisdom Teeth

Wisdom teeth can often erupt in a patient’s teen years or early twenties. While there are cases in which wisdom teeth are benign, often wisdom teeth can cause damage to healthy teeth by applying pressure, in turn causing misalignment. Because of this, wisdom teeth are often preemptively removed to ensure the safety of a patient’s smile.

Baer Dental offers wisdom teeth removal services that prevent the damage that can occur due to the eruption of wisdom teeth. We safely and efficiently remove the wisdom teeth of our patients, saving them from the damage that wisdom teeth can cause.

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How Is a Tooth
Extracted?

Surgical Procedure

A surgical extraction is a more complicated procedure, as it requires the dentist to cut into the gum line to retrieve the tooth. This is usually needed during a wisdom tooth extraction or if a tooth is broken well below the gum line. A local anesthetic should take away the pain felt during these types of extractions. You can also talk to your dentist about Nitrous Oxide (laughing gas) to take away your nerves before and during the procedure as well!

Simple Procedure

Using a local anesthetic to numb the surrounding areas, your dental professional will likely loosen up your tooth and pull it out easily with a tool called an "elevator". These procedures are done when the tooth that needs to be extracted has grown well above the gum line for easy access. The dentist will use dental tools to loosen the tooth and lift it up and out of the gum line for a clean extraction.

Our dental clinic is conveniently located in Lone Tree, CO, near Southlands, but also services Lone Tree, Lakewood, Thornton, Arvada, Centennial, Stapleton, Green Valley Ranch, Castle Rock, Virginia Village, Parker, Littleton, and all neighboring communities.

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