Sometimes, remaining teeth need to be removed before we move forward with tooth replacement, while for others serious concerns such as infection could mean a tooth requires removal. In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa, CA, oral surgeons will explain how we approach tooth extraction and dental implant placement.
When We Prescribe the Extraction Process
Sometimes, we may see a patient who has suffered extensive tooth loss and needs to receive an implant-secured denture to restore function and beauty to the smile once more. However, there may be a few teeth left behind, and these are often in poor health. To prepare the smile for implant placement, we could extract them. In addition, we could remove teeth that have sustained severe injuries, or developed a serious infection, that is beyond repair with traditional restorations. We’ve also extracted teeth loosened by gum disease, or removed wisdom teeth before they erupt to prevent painful impaction and serious complications for overall oral health.
The process involves administering a local anesthetic and dental sedation to ensure you enter a calm and relaxed state. Next, using digital technology the guide the process, we carefully extract the teeth. We then move forward with ridge preservation, in which we fortify the extraction site with grafting. This can help with healing, and also prepare your smile to receive dental implants.
Placing and Restoring Your Dental Implants
Once we extract any remaining teeth, or a tooth that is in poor health, we will carefully plan the placement process with digital technology and 3D scanning technology. The implant post, created from biocompatible titanium, is inserted into the jawbone. Over time, it bonds with the jawbone through a process known as osseointegration, which secures it like a natural root. Next, we add an abutment that secures a crown to complete an individual tooth. We could also attach a custom partial or full denture to several implant posts to provide a fixed prosthetic.
With the end of the year only a few weeks away, if you have any remaining dental insurance benefits, then they will likely expire unless used. We recommend scheduling a visit now, so you can use these benefits and we can start the process of extracting teeth and securing your new smile with implant dentistry. If you have any questions about the extraction or implant placement process, then please contact our team today to learn more.
Do You Have Questions About Dental Extraction?
Our team is ready to help you on the road to a whole and healthy smile with comfortable tooth removal. To learn more about extracting natural teeth and restoring the health and beauty of your smile, schedule a consultation by calling Santa Rosa Oral Surgery in Santa Rosa, CA, today at 707-545-4625.