Tooth Extractions
While it’s always our goal to care for and maintain your natural teeth, there are cases when removing a tooth is in your best interest. We work to make extractions as easy as possible so you can concentrate on a quick recovery.
Tooth Extractions
At our clinics, we understand that the thought of a tooth extraction can be daunting. However, tooth extractions are a common dental procedure that can prevent further dental issues and improve your overall oral health. Our goal is to provide you with a comfortable experience, comprehensive tooth extraction care, and all the information you need about the process and its importance.
Why Tooth Extractions Are Important
Tooth extractions are performed for a variety of reasons. These can include severe tooth decay, infection, impacted wisdom teeth, preparation for orthodontic treatment, or teeth that are broken beyond repair. Removing a tooth can help prevent the spread of infection, alleviate pain, and make way for future dental treatments that improve the alignment and function of the remaining teeth.
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How to prevent dry socket after tooth extraction
When you have a tooth extracted, you develop a blood clot shortly after the surgery to begin the healing process. If this blood clot becomes dislodged before your mouth has fully healed it can cause pain, this is called dry socket.
Six tips for avoiding dry socket are:
- Avoid straws or anything that creates a suction movement of air and cheek muscles.
- Avoid smoking tobacco as fast inhalation can dislodge your blood clot and the chemicals may prevent healing or cause an infection.
- Eat soft foods only like applesauce, yogurt, and mashed potatoes for the first one or two days.
- Inquire about any medicines you’re taking to ensure they don’t interact with the healing process.
- Use proper oral hygiene to keep your mouth clean and consider an antibacterial mouthwash.
- Follow your doctor’s instructions on proper oral care to improve recovery time.
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When and why are wisdom teeth removed?
Wisdom teeth are the very last teeth to develop, and they grow in the very back of the mouth. In most cases, you will start to feel these teeth emerge when you are in your late teens or early twenties. Almost everyone has these teeth removed since they tend to grow at a severely slanted angle and will likely bump into other teeth and cause crowding. There is also very little space available for these teeth. Ultimately, about 85% of adults end up having their wisdom teeth removed.
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What causes the need for tooth extraction?
Tooth extraction is the removal of a tooth from its socket in the bone. Teeth extraction usually occurs when a tooth has been broken or damaged by decay and there is too much damage for the tooth to be repaired by a filling or crown.
However, there are other reasons for tooth extraction including, extra teeth growing in that are blocking others, baby teeth that haven’t fallen out in time for the permanent teeth to come in, braces, or wisdom teeth that are commonly removed for medical reasons.
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How much does a tooth extraction cost?
We aim to provide high-quality dental care that’s affordable for our patients at each of our locations in Cincinnati, Batavia, and Lebanon, Ohio. Out of pocket cost for any procedure depends on your insurance coverage at the time of the procedure.
- Tooth Extraction: $152 – $315
Certain PPO plans cover 80% depending on difficulty and billing code.
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