Tooth extraction is a process of removing a tooth from its bone socket.
Why is it done?
In case of a breaking tooth or a damaged or decayed tooth, a dentist will first try to mend it with certain options such as, dental bridges, dental fillings or other such treatments. Sometimes, these treatments might not be of great help due to the intensity of the damage caused to the tooth. In such cases, tooth extraction is the only left choice of treatment.
The reasons are noted herein:
- Some people often have an extra tooth that blocks other teeth and needs to be extracted.
- For people wearing dental braces, it is often essential to give space to those teeth that needs to be moved into the right position.
- People who receive radiation on their neck and head might have to extract the teeth that come in the radiation field.
- People under cancer drugs might also develop teeth infection. These drugs are very powerful and they weaken the overall immune system and hence elevating the risk of any infection.
- People who have undergone an organ transplant might also need teeth extraction because the teeth can be a cause of infection post transplantation. People who have had organ transplants are vulnerable to infections because these patients have to take drugs to suppress their immune system.
- Wisdom teeth or third molars are also extracted very often since they often tend to get impacted.
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