When a tooth is severely damaged and cannot be repaired to its natural form, many times it is recommended by the dentist that the tooth is extracted (removed completely from the mouth).
To relax the patient during treatment, there are a couple of options available to them. One option is and . These dental techniques help make a patient more comfortable during the procedure.
When a dentist recommends that a tooth should be extracted, two types of extractions may be done; a routine or surgical extraction.
A routine extraction is a simple extraction without any complications.
A surgical extraction is an extraction when the tooth has to be removed surgically from the mouth. This type of procedure is most common when a tooth is decayed and brittle. Because the tooth is fragile, it is expected that the tooth will break during removal and the doctor will then have to surgically remove shards of the tooth that break off.
To repair the hole left behind from an extraction a few options available are implants, bridges, partial dentures.
