It is not a complicated process and can be completed in a single sitting. Your dental care professional can treat some other dental health condition you might be facing before performing the extraction. This is done so that the process does not affect or aggravate any underlying condition.

When should a tooth be extracted?

There are several reasons why your dental care professional will recommend a tooth extraction. Your dental health will first be examined thoroughly examined and tests conducted to ensure that extraction is the best course of action.

1. If the tooth has experienced too much decay and can no longer be fixed.
2. If the tooth has become infected and the infection has killed the tooth or damaged the bone surrounding the tooth.
3. You might have a small mouth and the teeth are too crowded. Crowded teeth can be fixed with braces unless too heavily misaligned.
4. You have a tooth that is trying to come up but cannot because it is impacted. If your tooth comes up partially but doesn’t have room to finish the process, the gap in your gum can get full of bacteria, causing an infection that hurts your jawbone, gums, and nearby teeth.