Description
Having a tooth surgically extracted may sound intimidating, but the team at Link Dental is here to reassure you that it's relatively simple and virtually painless. We offer calming sedation during treatment and handle each case with the utmost precision. Your Denver, CO, dentist will also be closely involved in your follow-up care to ensure you enjoy a smooth and easy recovery.
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Patients who need oral surgery
are often experiencing pain,
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experiencing infection,
or experiencing a spacing issue
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where they do not have enough room
on their dental arch
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for all 32 of their teeth.
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Patients need surgical extractions
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when there is insufficient tooth
to grab onto.
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If the tooth's been broken down
and we can't grab it with an instrument,
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we have to remove the soft tissue
to get to it, so to speak.
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That would be considered
a surgical extraction.
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The process of a surgical extraction
is something like this.
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Very often, we sedate the patient
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so that they have
a very pleasant experience,
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but that is not a requirement.
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Surgical extractions vary
in the amount of time that they take,
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and we plan that out in your consult
so that if you need sedation,
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we have an idea
of how long that's going to take
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and how long
the recovery is going to take.
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It also depends
on how many teeth we're removing.
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Typically, the first two days
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are where you're going to see
the most swelling,
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and that's where
we are the most aggressive
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with pain management,
and it's important that we do that.
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It can take up to three weeks
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to completely recover
from a surgical extraction,
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but the bulk of the recovery
is in the first three days.
