What Calls For A Child’s Tooth Extraction
When we see a child who complains about serious pain and discover an issue too severe to be treated with a crown or pulpotomy, then removing the tooth could be necessary. The tooth extraction could protect smiles from spreading infection, causing the potential loss of natural teeth. In today’s blog, your Dallas, TX, pediatric dentist talks about protecting smiles with a child’s tooth extraction.
The Presence of Serious Oral Health Concerns
What concerns could mean the tooth should be extracted? Well, if a cavity or infection has reached a stage that threatens surrounding teeth and is beyond the ability to treat with a filling, crown, or pulpotomy, then removal could save the surrounding teeth. Likewise, if a tooth is too damaged to be repaired with a crown. But we could also take out a tooth to help aid in orthodontic treatment, improve bite balance, and also boost chewing function for little smiles. For children approaching their late teens, this could also allow us to remove wisdom teeth before they erupt and threaten stability and alignment in little smiles!
Planning Your Child’s Tooth Removal
We always start with a detailed examination using advanced digital x-rays, which we can take quickly and comfortably, providing high-definition images chairside. This enables us to assess the position of the tooth and plan removal without encountering nerve tissues, blood vessels, or sinus cavities. The imaging system also uses less radiation than traditional ones! Our team also takes steps to ensure your little one is comfortable throughout the procedure. For example, we can offer local anesthesia to numb the area directly. We also have sedation, and can select from nitrous oxide, oral conscious sedation, and IV sedation, so we help your kids enter a deep state of calm and relaxation.
The Extraction Process
When we have planned the procedure in detail and sedate your child, we can then gently treat the tooth with a pair of forceps. Once we have done so, we will suture the area closed and you can take your child home. They will need to rest for a day or two, we want to ensure a clot forms and the area heals, so they can return to their normal routine in as little as 24 or 48 hours. As part of this process, we can also provide prescriptions for necessary medications.
If you have any questions about how we plan and complete a safe and gentle tooth extraction when necessary, then reach out to our team today.
PDC Kids Provides Safe and Gentle Tooth Extraction
Our team wants to help your little one enjoy good oral health, and that may call for a tooth extraction. To find out more about the restorative treatments we offer for little smiles, call Pediatric Dental Care at Casa Linda in Dallas, TX, today at (214) 321-4880.
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