Experience painless dental extractions for improved oral health
Adult teeth are meant to last for life. However, dental trauma, extensive tooth decay, or advanced gum disease may cause irreparable damage to your tooth, leaving extraction as the only option. Biggio Dental Care offers quick and comfortable tooth extractions to relieve pain and improve oral health. Whether you need standard or wisdom teeth extractions in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, you can trust Dr. Chad Biggio and his team.
Why is tooth extraction necessary?
Saving your teeth is always our priority. That’s why we offer fillings, crowns, and root canals to give your damaged or decayed tooth a second chance. However, sometimes, saving your tooth isn’t possible. Dr. Biggio will recommend tooth removal in the following cases.
• To create space for orthodontic care
• To resolve irreparably damaged or decayed teeth
• To address overcrowding
• To resolve overly retained baby teeth
• To remove loose teeth because of advanced gum disease
• To treat troublesome or impacted wisdom teeth
Avoiding extraction can worsen complications, leading to more complex and costly treatment over time. For instance, leaving an extensively decayed tooth intact can cause abscesses and other conditions as the harmful bacteria spreads to the surrounding tissues. Extracting the tooth can protect your oral health from such complications.
What should I expect from the dental extraction procedure?
Before extraction, our doctor will use advanced imaging tools like digital X-rays to examine your tooth and surrounding structures. This helps us determine the tooth’s location and extent of damage, and then we can map out the best approach to treating it.
Dental extractions in our office are seamless and painless. Our office offers dental anesthesia and sedation dentistry for maximum comfort. Dental extractions can be either simple or surgical. For simple extraction, the dentist gently loosens your tooth from its socket and uses forceps to pull it out in one piece. After removing your tooth, we’ll put gauze on it to minimize bleeding. We’ll also provide other aftercare instructions to reduce pain and swelling as your mouth heals.
Surgical extractions suit impacted (ingrown) teeth or those broken at the gum line level. We perform surgical extractions by making small incisions on your gums and bone to access the impacted tooth. The dentist will break the tooth into pieces for easier removal if necessary. Once we remove every fragment, we’ll clean and suture the surgical site to begin recovery.
What happens after extraction?
Your treatment doesn’t end with extraction. Unless it’s an extra or impacted wisdom teeth, healthy teeth must be replaced immediately to restore aesthetics and oral functionality. Our teeth replacement options include implants, bridges, and partials. Whatever the choice, your new tooth looks and feels like a natural tooth. It’ll be like you never lost a tooth in the first place!
Are you interested in dental extractions?
Is your tooth beyond saving? Do you have troublesome wisdom teeth? Biggio Dental Care offers advanced tooth extractions with superior outcomes. Call (225) 314-6995 to book your consultation today. We can’t wait to restore your oral health.
