If your dentist suggests removing one of your teeth, it can sometimes be unexpected. By seeking care, you would like to preserve your teeth, but certain oral health problems require extracting your problem tooth to preserve the health of the rest of your mouth. If a case of tooth decay progresses too far for a dental filling or crown to fix, a removal allows us to take the remaining shards of your tooth’s root. There are other cases where root canal therapy fails to fully remove a bacterial infection, and removing the tooth helps prevent the bacteria from entering your bloodstream and spreading throughout your body. Sometimes a physical injury simply breaks away too much of a tooth to stably hold repair work. Whenever any of these unfortunate events occur, think of removing your tooth as the first step in restoring your smile with a lifelike prosthetic.
At your Newport Beach, CA dental practice, we will only suggest extracting a tooth when no other conservative procedure is available to treat your injury. We can offer a dental bridge or implant to restore your smile after clearing your problem tooth. This means that pulling a tooth does not need to leave a permanent gap in your smile.
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