Sometimes it is necessary for a patient to have a tooth pulled. Even though adult teeth are meant to last for your whole life, there are a number of reasons a tooth might have to be pulled. Some reasons might be to prepare for orthodontia or to remove a tooth that is too damaged or infected to repair. The most important thing to remember is that having a tooth pulled is a very routine procedure, and there are many ways we here at HomeTown Dental, Fort Worth (Sycamore) can help to restore your beautiful smile.

Before we can do anything to the affected tooth, we will first proceed to give you a local anesthetic to numb the region before continuing the procedure. If a surgical extraction is needed, we may also give you a general anesthetic, which will numb the whole body and put you to sleep for the duration of the procedure. After the anesthetic has been administered, then we will then carefully place an incision at gums and in the bone tissue around the tooth.

Next, we will then take a pair of forceps, latch on to the tooth, and gently move it from side to side. This loosens the tooth from the jaw and allows for it to be extracted. In extreme cases, it may be necessary to remove the tooth in pieces, rather than all at once. Once the tooth is pulled, the we will apply gauze to the area to encourage blood clotting. If necessary, we may apply a few small, self-dissolving stitches. This will help the gums to grow over the exposed area where the missing tooth was.