What is tooth extraction? Tooth extraction is an ancient method of treatment. There are already records of tooth extraction from the first century of our era. A distinction is made between simple tooth extraction and surgical tooth removal. The latter is performed only in complicated cases, for example, removal of wisdom teeth. The cost of … Tooth Extraction: Reasons, Pros and Cons
Every person has 28 teeth regularly, with the wisdom teeth even 32. We get the first milk teeth already in the 6th month, the first permanent tooth in the 6th year of life. These teeth fulfil many different tasks for us day after day. They chop up our food, help us to speak and give … Extraction of a tooth
Treatment Before the extraction begins, a local anaesthetic is applied to prevent pain and make the treatment as comfortable as possible for the patient. However, this is usually not necessary for the extraction of milk teeth. Once the tooth is sufficiently anaesthetized, extraction can begin. There are certain instruments in dentistry for this purpose, such … Treatment | Extraction of a tooth
Prophylaxis Among the many different causes that require extraction, there are some on which one has little or no influence. For example, it is not at our discretion how and when teeth break through and whether or not wisdom teeth should be removed. However, some causes can be counteracted with good oral hygiene and regular … Prophylaxis | Extraction of a tooth
Introduction There are a number of surgical procedures that are regularly performed in dentistry, because it is not always sufficient to free the tooth from caries and to place a filling. In the worst case, the tooth cannot be saved and must be extracted. The apicoectomy is a treatment attempt to save the tooth from … Surgery on the tooth
Cystostomy Cysts are hollow spaces lined with mucosa. If a cyst forms in the jaw, it should usually be removed and last but not least, it should be examined to see whether it is a benign or possibly malignant change in the tissue. In cystostomy, a connection between the cyst cavity and the oral or … Cystostomy | Surgery on the tooth
Introduction Caries, pain or the breaking off of a molar tooth can lead to the fact that a tooth can no longer be preserved. The “extraction” of a molar means that one of the large molars is removed from its socket, complete with crown and roots. The treatment creates a wound at this point, which … Pull a molar
Symptoms that can lead to tooth extraction The symptoms leading to tooth extraction can vary greatly depending on the cause. Some people do not feel anything at all, at some point the tooth starts to wobble and falls out. If a tooth is inflamed, for example, this can cause severe pain, which leads the patient … Symptoms that can lead to tooth extraction | Pull a molar
Complications of a molar tooth extraction Possible complications that can occur when pulling a molar tooth include the breaking off of the crown. This is not an unusual situation, the roots of the tooth can be removed individually afterwards. During the extraction of the molar, it is still possible that the broken tooth falls down … Complications of a molar tooth extraction | Pull a molar
Duration of the healing process The compartment in the bone where the tooth was previously located must now fill up with tissue again. This is done by the body’s own blood clotting. The wound is usually sutured by the dentist. After about a week the stitches have to be removed. It takes some time until … Duration of the healing process | Pull a molar
Introduction If the tooth causes severe pain and no dental treatment helps anymore, the cause of the pain is usually an inflammation deep down at the root tips. A resection, i.e. a removal of the root tips, is performed to remove deep-seated inflamed tissue in the area of the root tip. The aim is to … Alternatives to a root tip resection
Bridge A bridge, which is constructed across a tooth gap, consists of two bridge abutments and a connecting link. When teeth can no longer be saved, fixed bridges often serve as a way to maintain chewing function and aesthetics. The teeth are prepared and can serve as bridge abutments. Since they belong to the so-called … Bridge | Alternatives to a root tip resection
