Tooth Extraction

Tooth extraction is the removal of a tooth from its socket, carried out when a tooth cannot be restored — for example because of extensive decay, a deep fracture, advanced gum disease or a failed previous treatment — or to relieve crowding before orthodontic work. At DEN-MED a straightforward extraction is performed under local anaesthetic so the area is fully numb; the dentist loosens the tooth and removes it, then gives aftercare advice to protect the…

More involved cases — surgical extractions, broken-down roots and impacted or partially erupted wisdom teeth — are managed by the practice's oral and maxillofacial surgery team and quoted separately according to complexity, with CBCT imaging used beforehand where the tooth lies close to a nerve or the sinus. To support recovery the clinic can prepare platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) from a small sample of the patient's own blood and place it in the socket,…