Removing Wisdom Teeth
Removing wisdom becomes necessary when the health of your mouth is threatened. Other teeth in your mouth can be pushed out of alignment when wisdom teeth come in. Pain and discomfort almost always accompany the emergence of wisdom teeth.
Thanks to modern technology and advanced dental techniques, removing wisdom teeth can now be done with complete effectiveness and total comfort. Gone are the days when going to the dentist for this procedure was one of the most dreaded events of one’s early adult life.
Before the actual extraction procedure begins, however, certain preparatory steps have to be taken. The first thing we have to do is making certain you are relaxed and comfortable. If nitrous oxide works well for you, we will administer that before giving you an appropriate local anesthetic to numb the area around the tooth. We wait several minutes and thoroughly check the area for complete numbness before removing your wisdom teeth.
Please understand that it is normal for you to feel pressure from the procedure while we are working in the back of your mouth. However, if at any point you feel pain, you need to let us know so we can administer more anesthetic. Pain should not be a part of this procedure at any point in time.
Removing wisdom teeth is done several ways, depending on where the teeth are position in relation to other teeth. If they have not completely come in yet, we have to cut them out of your gums. These days, we do not have to do very much cutting at all. Only a small incision is needed to give us enough room to work with.
Next, we will place an instrument next to the tooth called an elevator. It is used to gently loosen the tooth before we actually pull it out using forceps.
If the roots of the tooth have curved around the jawbone, we have to remove the wisdom tooth by cutting it into sections. Again, we do this with minimum invasiveness to your gums. As cosmetic dentists, we are very conscious of the need to preserve as much existing tooth matter as possible in your adjacent teeth, and of the need to keep your gums in as good a shape as possible.
All incisions made during these procedures are immediately sutured and sanitized to minimize the risk of infection.
In addition to these measures, we also send you home with a very detailed list of instructions on post-operative care. These instructions emphasize how important it is to take care of yourself, particularly during the first 24 hours, and include strategies for controlling bleeding, swelling, and also dietary guidelines.
Removing wisdom teeth is never fun, but it is necessary in most adults because impacted wisdom teeth can affect your entire bite and cause future problems with tooth decay, gum disease, and jawbone cysts.
Thanks to modern technology and advanced dental techniques, removing wisdom teeth can now be done with complete effectiveness and total comfort. Gone are the days when going to the dentist for this procedure was one of the most dreaded events of one’s early adult life.
Before the actual extraction procedure begins, however, certain preparatory steps have to be taken. The first thing we have to do is making certain you are relaxed and comfortable. If nitrous oxide works well for you, we will administer that before giving you an appropriate local anesthetic to numb the area around the tooth. We wait several minutes and thoroughly check the area for complete numbness before removing your wisdom teeth.
Please understand that it is normal for you to feel pressure from the procedure while we are working in the back of your mouth. However, if at any point you feel pain, you need to let us know so we can administer more anesthetic. Pain should not be a part of this procedure at any point in time.
Removing wisdom teeth is done several ways, depending on where the teeth are position in relation to other teeth. If they have not completely come in yet, we have to cut them out of your gums. These days, we do not have to do very much cutting at all. Only a small incision is needed to give us enough room to work with.
Next, we will place an instrument next to the tooth called an elevator. It is used to gently loosen the tooth before we actually pull it out using forceps.
If the roots of the tooth have curved around the jawbone, we have to remove the wisdom tooth by cutting it into sections. Again, we do this with minimum invasiveness to your gums. As cosmetic dentists, we are very conscious of the need to preserve as much existing tooth matter as possible in your adjacent teeth, and of the need to keep your gums in as good a shape as possible.
All incisions made during these procedures are immediately sutured and sanitized to minimize the risk of infection.
In addition to these measures, we also send you home with a very detailed list of instructions on post-operative care. These instructions emphasize how important it is to take care of yourself, particularly during the first 24 hours, and include strategies for controlling bleeding, swelling, and also dietary guidelines.
Removing wisdom teeth is never fun, but it is necessary in most adults because impacted wisdom teeth can affect your entire bite and cause future problems with tooth decay, gum disease, and jawbone cysts.
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