Keeping your natural teeth is always the goal. Losing even a single tooth can affect how you bite, how your remaining teeth align, and how you feel about your smile — which is why extraction is never our first recommendation. But there are situations where removing a tooth is the right call to protect your overall oral health. Those situations include: - Severe decay - Advanced gum disease - Infection or abscess - Orthodontic correction - Malpositioned teeth - Fractured teeth or roots - Impacted teeth Before any extraction, Brett Johnson or Andrea Schiller will examine the tooth carefully and use X-rays to understand its shape, root structure, and relationship to the surrounding bone. Based on the complexity of the case, we'll let you know whether it can be handled here or whether a referral to an oral surgeon makes more sense for you. After an extraction, some discomfort is normal and expected. Ice packs applied to the face in 15-minute intervals and appropriate pain relief can help manage it. Most patients find that discomfort eases significantly within three days to two weeks. If you experience prolonged or severe pain, swelling, bleeding, or fever following an extraction, call our office right away.
"A great and friendly staff.Who are very informative.Took care of a tooth that had broken off asap."
