When your dentist suggests removing one of your teeth, it can come as a bit of a surprise. After all, the goal of dental care is to preserve the health of your teeth as much as possible. Sometimes, this can mean sacrificing a problem tooth to protect the rest of your mouth or create room for a new prosthetic. Rest assured we will resort to this option after exhausting all prior methods to save an injured member of your bite. We may extract the remaining shards of your tooth’s roots after decay has worn away too much material to receive a dental crown. You may also need removal if root canal therapy is unable to clear the infection from the inner pulp chamber of a tooth. Think of this procedure as the first step in returning a healthy bite!
At your Newport Beach, CA dentist’s office, we can remove one of your teeth to begin planning a replacement prosthetic. Appliances such as dental bridges and implants can return both the look and feel of a real tooth. By placing a prosthetic after removing your tooth, you do not need to worry about an unsightly gap in your grin!
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