Having a tooth that needs to be extracted can be worrisome, especially if you have never had a tooth pulled before. However, you can be more prepared for the appointment by reviewing the following things that you should be able to expect.
You Will Receive A Lot Of Numbing Medication
As long as you are not allergic to any of it, your dentist will do his or her best to make sure that you are completely numb. This may mean that you will get several shots of numbing medication. Before breaking out the needles, most dentists will rub on a topical numbing agent that will help ease the pain of the needles by numbing the outer layer of your gums. After you receive your numbing injections, your dentist will allow you to sit for a few minutes so you can become completely numb. If your dentist later starts to perform work to remove the tooth and you start to feel pain, lift your hand to signal that you need him or her to stop. Explain the pain and your dentist may be able to give you a second round of numbing injections. You should expect to feel some pressure during the extraction of your tooth, but never pain so make sure that you are speaking up.
There Will Be Pain Afterwards
You may probably still experience some pain after the problematic tooth is extracted once the numbing medication wears off. Your dentist may prescribe some pain killers that you can have filled on your way home from the dentist. Otherwise, you will need to make use of over-the-counter pain relievers to assist you with the pain. Usually, the pain will get better by the following day as the extraction site starts to heal.
Bone Shards May Appear
In some cases, people will experience pieces of bone making its way through the extraction site. This usually occurs within the first couple of weeks after the extraction. While it can be alarming and even a little painful, it is a common thing to have happen when the tooth was hard to extract. This happens because a small piece of the jaw bone was broken during the extraction process. That little piece of bone is now considered to be a foreign object by your body so it will push it out through the path of least resistance when would be the extraction site.
With those few things in mind, you should be a lot more prepared to have your tooth extracted because you are more aware of what you may experience. For further assistance, contact a local dentist, such as Kyle J Frisinger DMD.
Share14 June 2016
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