Category: Tooth Loss/Extraction

For many people, most of their smile preservation efforts involve taking steps to preserve their healthy, natural tooth structure. Even if an oral health concern develops and threatens your teeth, seeking treatment for it as soon as possible can help you maintain your goal of retaining your healthy, natural teeth. However, some people may not… Read more »

While some dental health concerns can go unnoticed for some time before they become obvious, tooth loss is the kind of problem that’s hard to miss. In fact, because it often occurs due to preventable and treatable conditions (such as gum disease), tooth loss isn’t always a surprise by the time it does occur. However,… Read more »

Before general and restorative dental care became as advanced as it is today, extracting teeth that were substantially damaged or developed tooth decay was a more common procedure. Today, even severe cases of damage or infection to your tooth structure can often be successfully resolved with a highly lifelike restorative dental treatment. However, that doesn’t… Read more »

Many people recognize that losing one or more teeth is a problem, and that replacing their lost teeth is important to the state of their oral health. However, there is much about tooth loss that people often misunderstand, even if they’ve already experienced it. This can include the fact that tooth loss is often preventable,… Read more »

When it comes to treating your smile, it’s important to understand the specifics of your treatment and, more importantly, the reason why you need it. The more you know about your dental health, the more prepared you’ll be to care for your restoration and ensure its success. If your dental treatment includes tooth extraction, then… Read more »

The need for tooth extraction isn’t as common as the need for other forms of dental treatments, such as fillings and crowns. The difference is that the goal of other restorative treatments is to help you preserve your healthy, natural tooth by repairing any damage to its structure. By contrast, extracting a tooth means removing… Read more »

If you’ve known many people who’ve experienced tooth loss, then it makes sense to assume that tooth loss isn’t something most people can prevent. You might be surprised to learn that, in most cases, tooth loss is the cause of something that could have been prevented with more effective dental hygiene and care, or treated… Read more »

Many people realize that tooth loss could be successfully prevented, and that doing so requires preventing the things that cause it. However, not everyone realizes that many of the most common causes of tooth loss are things that don’t always seem so severe at first, and are easy to overlook. Today, we examine a few… Read more »

A lot can go through your mind when you find out that your tooth needs to be extracted. One of those thoughts may be confusion, considering the goal of your dental treatment is usually to help you preserve your healthy, natural teeth. However, tooth extraction isn’t something your dentist takes lightly, and in most cases,… Read more »

When your tooth is compromised and needs treatment, the right treatment can be customized to meet your specific oral health needs and preferences. That customization also helps you restore and preserve a tooth that’s been severely compromised by things like damage or progressive tooth decay. Because of this, many people are able to preserve teeth… Read more »