General/Surgical Extractions

No one wants to hear that they need a dental extraction, but sometimes removing one or more teeth can be the best option for your oral and overall health. Our experienced dental team performs routine and surgical extractions in our Narre Warren clinic.

When Is Extraction Necessary?

We’ll always do whatever we can to save your natural tooth from extraction; however, there are circumstances when removing your tooth is best:

• Severe decay or infection — If bacteria reach your tooth’s inner pulp chamber, an extraction may be best.
• Dental trauma or injury — When your tooth is badly broken below the gumline, we can’t always repair it, making an extraction necessary.
• Advanced gum disease — Gum disease can destroy the bones and tissues that support your teeth, causing them to loosen. If this happens, extraction could be your only option.
• Impacted teeth — When your wisdom teeth get trapped under your jawbone, it can cause pain and infection. A surgical extraction can alleviate discomfort and eliminate the chance of infection.
• Before implants or dentures — We often extract teeth to make room for dental implants or dentures.

When you visit our dental clinic for a consultation, we’ll assess your teeth and gums and customise a treatment plan suited to your needs. We’ll explain the extraction procedure and answer all your questions.

And if you’re feeling anxious about your procedure, we offer nitrous oxide and general anaesthesia options to keep you calm during your time with us.

Routine Extraction

Here are the steps for a routine extraction:

1. Numbing your mouth — We’ll use a local anaesthetic to completely numb your mouth. You may feel pressure, but you shouldn’t feel any pain during the procedure.
2. Loosening your tooth — Next, we’ll use a special dental instrument to loosen your tooth from its socket.
3. Removing your tooth — Once it’s loosened, we’ll use dental forceps to remove your tooth. Then, we’ll place gauze over the extraction site to encourage blood clot formation.

Surgical Extraction

If your tooth is broken at the gumline, or if you have impacted wisdom teeth, the procedure is slightly different:

1. Administering anaesthesia — If you choose general anaesthesia, we perform surgical extractions at a local hospital.
2. Making the incision — We’ll open your gum tissue to expose your tooth and the underlying bone.
3. Removing your tooth — We may have to section your tooth into smaller pieces to make it easier to remove.
4. Closing the extraction site — Once we’ve removed all the tooth fragments and cleaned the socket, we’ll stitch your gums to close the area and promote healing.

To learn more about the extraction process, or if you’d like to arrange a consultation, we hope you’ll reach out to us. At Melbourne Dental Vision, we’re committed to providing the most comfortable, efficient treatment possible.

Our experienced team will happily assist you with all your dental needs. Feel free to call us on (03) 4328 5292 to arrange a visit.