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You may need a tooth extraction for several reasons, and San Jose dentist Dr. Madaan will thoroughly explain all scenarios and tooth extraction options to you. Sometimes a tooth becomes severely decayed and cannot be saved with a root canal or dental crown. Extremely decayed teeth will become more painful and spread the infection to other areas, so your San Jose dentists must extract them. A tooth may have a severe crack that will inevitably lead to decay, so you are faced with the decision of extracting the tooth now or later when it becomes more painful and the infection more widespread. San Jose dentist Dr. Madaan also extract teeth that are poorly positioned and slowly shoving or twisting the rest of your teeth out of alignment. Many wisdom teeth are extracted for this reason, especially if you are preparing for orthodontic treatment at Santa Teresa Family Dental.
Experienced San Jose dentist Dr. Madaan understand the potential problems resulting from a tooth extraction. With the sudden void in your mouth, the underlying bone and gum tissue can recede, neighboring teeth can shift, and your entire bite can change and cause chewing and TMJ (jaw joint) pain. Luckily, San Jose dentist Dr. Madaan are educated in more than simply tooth extraction. At Santa Teresa Family Dental, we will discuss the tooth extraction and any followup care options, to ensure you remain comfortable and smiling.
At your tooth extraction appointment, San Jose dentist Dr. Madaan will gently numb your tooth and surrounding gums and jaw bone. If your tooth is firmly anchored into the bone, your San Jose dentist may cut the tooth into sections and carefully remove it piece by piece. Normally your tooth can be extracted at Santa Teresa Family Dental in as a whole unit. In this case, you will pressure as the tooth is rocked to widen the socket. Don’t worry; you shouldn’t any feel pain, because experienced San Jose dentist Dr. Madaan use local anesthetic to completely numb the surrounding nerves and block the transference of pain.
Your long, thick teeth roots are firmly embedded in bone. After a tooth extraction, there will be a hole in your jaw bone where the tooth was. In the course of a few months, your body should naturally fill in this hole with new bone. For the first one or two weeks following your tooth extraction, you will be aware of the hole as your body heals and the blood clots help your gum tissue grow over and cover that hole. Most patients of San Jose dentist Dr. Madaan forget about the tooth extraction hole after one or two weeks, as they feel no discomfort, and the gum tissue becomes uniform.
Some bleeding may occur after a tooth extraction. San Jose dentist Dr. Madaan recommend placing a piece of moist gauze over the empty tooth socket and biting down firmly for thirty minutes. This usually controls the bleeding. If post-tooth extraction bleeding persists, please contact Santa Teresa Family Dental.
Blood clots are important for the tooth extraction healing process. You do not want to disturb or dislodge a blood clot in your empty tooth socket. To encourage the formation and spread of blood clots, San Jose dentist Dr. Madaan recommend that for 24 hours after a tooth extraction, you avoid rinsing, spitting, smoking, drinking hot liquids, and using a straw or toothpick.
You do not want to aggravate the extraction site or dislodge the blood clots needed for healing. Experienced San Jose dentist Dr. Madaan recommend you chew your food on the opposite side of your month for a few days, and perhaps (depending on the type and complexity of tooth extraction) maintain a liquid diet for the first 24 hours. You should also refrain from eating hot foods, drinking hot beverages or alcohol, and using tobacco products for at least the first 24 hours following your tooth extraction.
After your tooth has been extracted at Santa Teresa Family Dental, avoid brushing the neighboring teeth near the extraction site for a full day. In the following days you can resume gentle brushing, taking great care not to disturb the open socket and healing process. San Jose dentist Dr. Madaan recommend you avoid commercial mouth wash or rinses, which will infiltrate and irritate the tooth extraction site. Beginning 24 hours after your tooth extraction at Santa Teresa Family Dental, you should start rinsing with salt water (one teaspoon salt in a cup of warm water) after meals and before bed. San Jose dentist Dr. Madaan will determine the length of your post-extraction care, which will depend on the number of teeth extracted, their location, and the complexity of each tooth extraction.
Swelling may occur after a tooth extraction. To reduce swelling, place an ice pack on your cheek or jaw (over the tooth extraction area) for ten minutes, then remove it for twenty minutes, then repeat this 10-on/20-off cycle several times up to twenty four hours. If swelling persists, or if you are in pain after your tooth extraction, contact San Jose dentist Dr. Madaan.
If you experience pain after your tooth extraction, you can use non-prescription over-the-counter pain relief medications such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen. If your pain becomes more intense then contact Santa Teresa Family Dental.
Occasionally after a tooth has been extracted, the needed blood clot fails to form or becomes dislodged. This condition is known as dry socket, and it significantly delays the post-extraction healing process. You may have dry socket if three or four days after your tooth extraction, you experience a throbbing pain radiating from the extraction area. Other dry socket symptoms include a bad taste, bad breath, or the feeling that the tooth extraction site is dry.
Experienced San Jose dentist Dr. Madaan do everything possible to reduce your chances of contracting dry socket. Our tooth extraction surgical methods are advanced, and we provide you with clear and helpful postoperative instructions.
