Surgical Wisdom Tooth Extraction

Wisdom tooth extraction is a surgical procedure to remove one or more wisdom teeth – the four permanent adult teeth located at the back corners of your mouth on the top and bottom.

What Is Wisdom Teeth Removal Surgery?

Wisdom teeth removal surgery is an outpatient procedure that is typically performed by our dentist oral surgeon. Our dentist will recommend this surgery if an exam and X-rays reveal that your wisdom teeth are impacted or may cause dental problems for you in the future. (Not everyone has wisdom teeth, but most people have one to four.)

Our expert surgeon will cut into the gums and remove the tooth, either as a whole tooth or in pieces. You’ll be under anesthesia, which could include nitrous oxide (laughing gas) or intravenous (IV) sedation. Your surgeon will decide which sedation to use based on your comfort level as well as the complexity and number of extractions required.

The tooth extraction process

In many cases, tooth extraction can be done with local anesthesia in one visit at our clinic based in Delhi, India, including molar extractions. On the day of the extraction, you come in to the dental clinic and we numb the tooth and the surrounding area. Once you are fully numb, we loosen the tooth by gently rocking it back and forth, and then remove it. Larger teeth may need to be broken into pieces prior to being removed.

In cases where the tooth is impacted or has not fully grown into the mouth, surgical extraction may be necessary, where we make a small incision in your gums to access the tooth and then extract it through the incision. Afterwards, the incision is stitched as needed.

After your extraction, we will give you gauze to bite down on to help form a blood clot where the tooth was extracted, and we will walk through all of the after-care information you need in detail so you can recover quickly and without pain. In many cases, we recommend replacing the extracted tooth with a false tooth to help preserve its function and your overall oral health.

You may need a wisdom tooth extraction if:

There is inadequate space for the tooth to erupt
The wisdom tooth is pressing into neighboring teeth
You have an infection or decay associated with that tooth
You’re in pain or experiencing facial swelling
The wisdom teeth are causing crowding or tooth misalignment

Since wisdom teeth are extremely difficult to clean (because of limited space and partial eruption) they are more likely to develop cavities and periodontal infections. In turn, those diseases can spread to the adjacent healthy teeth. Rather than try to treat the infection and prevent it from recurring, wisdom tooth removal is the standard of care.

For further details about a normal tooth removal or wisdom tooth removal simply call or consult with us now and get a painless removal process at our clinic