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Dental Check-up
What is a Dental Check-up and Why you need dental checkup regularly?
A dental check-up is a procedure to check your teeth, gums and mouth using clinical examination tools and X-ray. The check-up also correlates your past dental history medical history with your present condition.
A regular 6-month Dental check-up is necessary to maintain good oral health and helps in detection of any dental cavities/decay, diseases and disorders in the oral cavity.
Tooth Extraction
1. Severe tooth decay/Infection : There are condition when the tooth decay and infection has spread beyond repair by tretaments such as Root canal treatment and dental crown.
2. Gum Infection : In cases of severe periodontitis/ gum infection, the tooth loses its grip and becomes mobile due to lose gums. If the stability of a tooth cannot be restored even by gum surgery and bone grafting, a dentist recommends for tooth extraction.
3. Overcrowding of teeth in the jaw : In order to treat overcrowding, the dentist recommends tooth extraction to create space for creating alignment using Orthodontic braces.
4. Impacted wisdom tooth : In order to treat the impacted wisdom tooth that is stuck inside the jaw bone casuing pain and swelling, the dentist or an Oran surgeon recommends for tooth extraction.
5. Fractured tooth : In cases when the tooth is fractured beyond the gum line and cannot be saved, the dentist recommends tooth extraction.
6. Preparation for Dentures : the teeth which are damaged are removed so that the missing space can be restored using dentures/dental prosthesis.
Consequences of not opting for a Dental Extraction :
1. Severe pain and swelling due to damaged teeth and spread of infection to other parts of the gums and jaw bone causing severe gum disease/Periodontitis and bone loss respectively.
2. If the impacted tooth is not removed then it causes the spread of infection to the jaw bone casuing severe pain and swelling of the face.
3. In case of overcrowding, if the teeth are not extracted for orthodontic braces, it can cause malalignment of teeth and gum infection as the teeth and gums become difficult to clean due to overcrowding.
Types of Dental Extractions:
The main différences in these two types of dental extractions are the type of the tooth extracted, the level of invasiveness and the time required for recovery.
Factors | Simple Dental Extraction | Surgical Dental Extraction |
Tooth Type | Tooth that is visible above the gum line | Teeth that are below the gum line and Impacted or embedded in the jaw bone |
Level of invasiveness | Less invasive | More invasive, requires surgical incision |
Anaesthsia used | Performed under local anaesthsia | Can use Local or general anaesthsia |
Recovery time | In 3-4 days | In 7-10 days |
Pain | Pain is gone in 3-4 days | Pain and swelling may persist and they subside within a week or so with pain killers and antibiotics |
Post-Care | Post-care instructions are same as prescribed by the dentist | Post-care instructions are same as prescribed by the dentist |
What to expect during a Dental Extraction Procedure
Steps for a simple dental extraction :
1. Initial examination/History taking and X-ray: The dentist will ask you a few questions about your medical history, such as heart disease, liver disease, recent surgeries (including heart, bone, and joint procedures), and any medications you are currently taking. Initial oral examination includes a thorough clinical examination of the tooth and the adjacent areas. Dental radiographs are taken to analyse the position of the tooth and its relation to the underlying bone.
2. Anaesthsia: Local anesthesia is used to numb the area around the tooth for a painless procedure.
3. Tooth Removal: in case of simple dental extraction, the tooth is loosened by the dentist or oral surgeon using dental tools and then pulled using dental forceps.
4. Socket Care: The tooth socket from where the tooth is removed, is cleaned and compressed using a gauze soaked in betadine. After that the patient is asked to bite on the gauze for 30-45 minutes.
Post-Extraction Care instructions:
1. In order to control the bleeding the patient is asked to bite on the gauze for about 30-45 minutes.
2. The patient is asked to swallow the spit and is strictly asked not to rinse or spit forcefully or use a straw to drink for 24 hours.
3. The patient is asked to eat soft food that is cold and avoid any carbonated drinks for a few days after dental extraction.
4. The patient can use an ice-pack on the cheek in case of swelling or discomfort.
5. Brushing the teeth has to be avoided for the first day of the extraction
6. Smoking or drinking alcohol should be avoided to allow proper healing and reduce any risk of complications
7. Follow-up is required in case of complicated extractions to monitor the condition of the socket and the healing
Simple extraction-20-30 minutes
Surgical extraction: 45 minutes to 1 hour, depending on the complexity
Cost of Dental Extraction in India
The cost varies depending on the type of dental extraction
Simple dental extraction-Rs.1500-2000
Surgical Dental Extraction-Rs.4000 to 8000
After dental extractions, it becomes imperative to manage the missing teeth space to maintain proper oral function, aesthetics and overall dental health and appearance.
