A tooth extraction removes a tooth that cannot be saved: severe decay, a crack below the gum line, advanced gum disease, or crowding before orthodontics. At SEDA Dental, extractions are performed gently under full numbing, often with socket preservation grafting so replacing the tooth later stays simple.
Good reasons for extraction: decay that has consumed the tooth, a vertical crack below the gum, teeth loosened by advanced gum disease, stubborn wisdom teeth, or crowding before orthodontic work.
Bad reason: pain alone. Painful teeth are often savable with a root canal, and we will always tell you when that is true. When extraction is right, planning the implant at the same time protects the bone and your options.
Extractions are among the most commonly covered dental procedures, and we verify your PPO benefits before treatment. CareCredit monthly payments and the SEDA Smile Membership Plan cover patients without insurance, including the socket graft when one makes sense.
Protect the clot for 24 hours: firm gauze pressure, then no straws, smoking, spitting, or hard rinsing. Ice the cheek in intervals and rest. Soreness peaks the first two days and fades steadily.
From day two, gentle salt-water rinses after meals keep the site clean. Eat soft on the other side, and call us if pain suddenly worsens around day three, that is dry socket and we can fix it quickly.
You feel pressure, not pain, the area is completely numbed first. Recovery soreness is usually handled with over-the-counter medication.
Most people are back to normal routines in two to three days, with the site fully closed over in about two weeks. Surgical extractions run a bit longer.
Loss of the healing clot a few days after extraction, exposing bone. It is painful but treatable same-day, and avoidable: no straws, smoking, or hard rinsing early on.
If an implant is ever a possibility, yes. It is a small addition at extraction that saves a bigger graft later. If you are certain you will not replace the tooth, we will say so.
Sometimes the same day; more often after eight to twelve weeks of healing. Your bone quality decides, and we map the timeline before the extraction.
After local anesthetic alone, yes. If you choose sedation, you will need a ride, we confirm the details when we schedule you.
