Reasons for Emergency Tooth Extraction
Toothache can be a nightmare, whether it’s a one-time problem or a recurrent one. Although your dentist will try various dental treatments to save the ailing tooth, sometimes the quickest solution is emergency tooth extraction.
While most people imagine an ache to be the only reason to remove a tooth, usually, it’s just the most common. Here are more reasons why a dentist may extract a tooth urgently:
Excessive Tooth Decay
When plaque (tooth dirt) accumulates for too long, the result is often tooth decay. Although it can be fixed by filling the worn-out part, the decay may continue if the cause is still present. Moreover, if untreated, the neighboring teeth may also begin wearing off if not hurting. In that case, emergency tooth extraction may be the only solution to fixing the problem.
Wisdom Tooth Problems
Medically known as the third molar, the wisdom tooth grows in the early twenties for most people. The problem is that in its late arrival, it often finds less space in the jaw, causing pain as it fits in. In other cases, the tooth may be stuck beneath the gum line irritating it in the process.
What’s disturbing, though, is that the duration of the pain is unpredictable and can easily go for several days. As such, this necessitates emergency wisdom tooth removal, especially where other options aren’t helping.
Tooth Root Fracturing
Extensive chewing of hard foods is quite a common cause of tooth root fracturing. It happens because the tissues beneath the gum are unable to handle the pressure from the hard bite, thus tearing. Depending on the extent of the damage, the dentist may immediately extract all the affected teeth to facilitate a close examination.
In the hands of expert dentists, an x-ray will be conducted before settling on extraction as the solution to fixing the fracture.
Crowded Teeth
Crowding happens when there’s a delay in pulling out shaky teeth, especially in children. As a result, those growing have to compete for space in the jaw with neighboring ones. Eventually, this messes up the whole set as the teeth cluster in a single place that’s off from their ordinary jawlines. To be honest, this can affect your appearance and even the ability to put out a confident smile in public.
To avoid this dental abnormality, simply extract the milk teeth in children immediately they become shaky.
Periodontal Disease
Gum problems caused by irregular cleaning of teeth can easily escalate into periodontal disease if left unattended for long. Here’s how it happens, the gum that’s underneath a tooth first succumbs to bacteria and other pathogens present in the mouth. Then it wears out alongside the tooth, eventually affecting the jaw bone. In its severe stage, the dentist has no choice but to remove the tooth to repair both the gum and underlying jaw bone.
Bottom Line
There are quite a number of reasons that might require emergency tooth extraction. Wisdom teeth removal has been one of the most common. Schedule an appointment with our dentist in Melbourne to have your tooth extracted irrespective of the reason. However, we will try as much as possible to salvage the tooth. We use extraction as a last resort.