Tooth Extraction Care

If you have too much teeth or is suffering from a great toothache, a tooth extraction may be needed.                         

A tooth extraction procedure may be the first step to align your teeth. If there are too many teeth and your bite then becomes too big for your mouth, your dentist will recommend removing a tooth or two.

If you suffer from a great deal of tooth decay and the infection is too big, removing that may be an option. Tooth extraction should be the last option if you suffer from tooth decay. Remember that your natural tooth works best, talk to your dentist if there are other possibilities to save your tooth. Tooth extraction is recommended when the infection is so severe that taking antibiotics or a root canal is not enough. The tooth extraction procedure also helps prevent the increase of infections

Your dentist will use a general anesthesia to lessen the tooth extraction pain.  This is needed especially if you have more than one tooth set to be removed. The anesthesia, apart from lessening the pain, will also make you drowsy and sleepy during the tooth extraction procedure.

For tooth extraction aftercare, stitches may be needed to the spot where the tooth had been removed.  Avoid scouring the area with your tongue. Bite down a cotton gauze pad to relieve and stop the bleeding.  Before the gauze pads become too drenched with blood, change them.

Also part of tooth extraction aftercare, take some painkillers that has been prescribed by the dentist to help with the pain. Avoid smoking and eating solids.  Go on a liquid diet and as much as possible eat only sift foods such as pudding, ice cream, and gelatin. Slowly take in solid foods

Tooth extraction should be done as soon as possible. You may opt to obtain an implant, dental bridge or dentures to fill in the removed tooth.

Dr. Cecilia Lontoc DMD is one of the best Torrance dentists. For more information or to schedule your dental checkup, please call (310) 782-6155  or visit our website at www.cecilialontocdmd.com