Tooth Extractions – Lady Lake, FL
The First Step Toward
Your New Smile
In many cases, before we can restore someone’s smile by replacing or restoring their teeth, we need to remove any failing teeth first. If a tooth is simply too decayed or damaged to be repaired, extracting and replacing it is the best way to protect a patient’s oral health and preserve it for the future. Thanks to our team’s experience and our sedation options, this procedure is now practically painless, and most patients describe feeling next to nothing while in the dental chair for tooth extractions from our Lady Lake, FL dentist.
Why Choose RP Dental & Implants for Tooth Extractions?
- Soothing Sedation Options Available
- Team That Puts Patient Comfort First
- Same-Day Dentures & Implant Crowns
Why Would a Tooth Need to Be Extracted?
- Large Cavity: If decay has already affected most of the enamel on a tooth, and the infection is threatening to spread to the neighboring teeth, we’ll recommend an extraction.
- Extensive Trauma: In order to repair a tooth, the remaining enamel has to be strong enough to support a restoration. If it isn’t, we’ll remove it.
- Replacement: Before fitting a patient with a new denture or placing dental implants, we’ll extract severely decayed or broken teeth first.
How a Tooth Extraction Works
The process starts by numbing the tooth as well as the immediate area around it. Then, using a pair of dental forceps, the tooth is wiggled back and forth until it slips out on its own. This method is extremely gentle on the gums, so it minimizes any bleeding, swelling, and discomfort following treatment. Typically, a patient’s mouth will be back to normal within a week or so.
Tooth Replacement Options
RP Dental & Implants offers a multitude of replacement options, including bridges, dentures, and dental implants. We are one of the few dental offices that offers same-day snap-on dentures and temporary dental implant crowns as well. This means we can remove a tooth or teeth and immediately replace them so a patient can walk out of our dental office with a complete smile. At a later date, we can provide a more stable and natural-looking restoration.