Tooth Extractions
At Amigos Dental Care, tooth extractions are made easy by the experienced hands of Dr. Todd Petersen and Dr. Tad Tholstrom. They provide gentle care to ensure a comfortable experience while preserving your oral health as best they can and help you decide if tooth extraction matches your needs or suggest a general dentistry procedure.
What is a dental extraction, and when is pulling a tooth necessary?
During a tooth extraction, your dentist carefully removes the entire tooth from its socket to restore oral health and help you smile brighter! When faced with the difficult decision to get a tooth extraction, it’s important to consider the facts. Even though permanent teeth are meant to last forever, a dental extraction might be necessary for the following instances:
- Deep tooth decay that cannot be resolved with endodontic treatment
- Advanced gum disease that deteriorates the supporting periodontal ligaments and alveolar bone
- Impacted wisdom teeth
- Dental emergency or facial trauma
- Overcrowding
The Tooth Extraction Procedure
Even though the idea of dental extraction is overwhelming to some, there are potential long-term benefits of undergoing this procedure by an experienced dentist now that can help save you pain and money. Here, we’ve outlined the tooth extraction process so that you can feel more knowledgeable and confident when receiving care with Amigos Dental Care:
Before suggesting tooth extraction, our caring dentists will order x-rays to ensure that alternative treatments cannot save your tooth.
Although there may be some pressure during the procedure, today's modern dentistry practices have made getting an extraction much more comfortable and manageable than ever before. Dr. Petersen and Dr. Tholstrom offer local anesthesia and sedation dentistry to ensure patients experience the smoothest treatment possible.
Our Salt Lake City dentists can provide two types of extractions for oral health needs that'll keep you smiling! Simple extractions are for teeth visible above the gum line and involve lifting them with a dental elevator. Comparatively, surgical ones require delicate care for impacted teeth. Incisions are made in the gums before carefully extracting the tooth from its socket and stitching things together (if needed).
Depending on which tooth was removed, our dentists might suggest replacing the natural tooth with a dental bridge or dental implant-supported restoration.
The Amigos Dental Care Extract Teeth with Finesse
Have you been dealing with a troublesome tooth? Dr. Petersen and Dr. Tholstrom are here to help! Amigos Dental Care understands the fear that comes when something like this occurs. But you can rest easy. Our caring dental team will ensure your pain subsides so you can get back to feeling better quickly.
Our experienced team has helped countless smiles throughout Salt Lake City feel their best! Call (385) 295-1601 or request an appointment online to schedule a tooth extraction at Amigos Dental Care.
