Pulpa Oral and Dental Health Polyclinic
Tooth Extraction (Removal): Procedure, Aftercare & Recovery Alanya Dental Clinic Turkey
As Pulpa dental clinic, our priority is always to treat the tooth, but in some cases, tooth extraction is performed for patient health.
Today, tooth extraction can be performed completely painlessly.
We use new methods such as piezo surgery for atraumatic tooth extraction.
Piezosurgery method helps to prevent excessive forces that can be applied to the teeth, especially in the removal of root tips.
Tooth extraction is the oldest of all dental treatments.
Which teeth should be removed?
- Teeth that have lost too much bone to be saved,
- Loose teeth due to gum disease,
- Milk teeth that should fall out but don't,
- Impacted or partially impacted teeth,
- Teeth that can cause cysts and tumors,
- Tooth extraction can be performed for orthodontic treatment.
Frequently Asked Questions about Tooth Extraction
With local anesthesia applied during tooth extraction, sufficient numbness is achieved and no pain is felt.
No pain is felt. You feel pressure and the tooth moving away from the extraction site.
Bleeding occurs after tooth extraction, the bleeding will stop when you keep the sterile tampon your dentist will give you in the extraction area for about 30 minutes.
The tampon placed on the extraction wound should be kept for half an hour.
After this tampon is removed, if it is not necessary, tampons should not be re-inserted and care should be taken not to disrupt the clot.
Do not smoke for 24 hours. Smoking causes the clot to break down and the wound site to become inflamed. This so-called dry socket causes pain for a long time.
It is considered normal for bleeding to last 6-24 hours in case of a slight leakage. However, if there is excessive bleeding or if this period is exceeded, a dentist should be consulted.
It is recommended to leave the tampon on the extraction site for thirty minutes.
Tampons should not be reinserted after this one is removed if it is not required, and caution should be exercised to avoid disturbing the clot.
After a day, refrain from smoking. Inflammation at the wound site and the breakdown of the clot are caused by smoking. Long-lasting pain results from this alleged dry socket.
In case of pain, a drug other than aspirin should be preferred, and if possible, a doctor should be consulted for this.
In no case should the extraction site be touched, the wound area should not be sucked and spit out.
After the extraction, nothing should be eaten for up to two hours, and after this period, warm food should be preferred and very hot or cold food should be avoided.
The injured area should not be used for 24 hours.
Avoid alcohol for 24 hours.
Eating grainy food should be avoided for 3-5 days after extraction. Mouth should not be rinsed with water.
The extraction site must be kept clean. Food residue should be prevented from getting into the wound.
24-48 hours after extraction, the area should be gently brushed with a soft toothbrush. Warm salt water mouthwash can also be used at this time.
It is considered normal for bleeding to last 6-24 hours in case of a slight leakage. However, if there is excessive bleeding or if this period is exceeded, a dentist should be consulted.
Until recently, abscessed or aching teeth were extracted, but today, with the developing technologies, great advances have been made in the field of root canal treatment.
There are two types of treatment for an abscessed tooth: root canal treatment or tooth extraction, which is the last choice and one of these will be decided.
After the clinical and radiological examination of the tooth is performed by the physician, he/she will give more detailed information.
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