Oral Surgery

Extractions

A dental extraction  is the removal of a tooth.  Extractions are performed for a wide variety of reasons, including tooth decay that has destroyed enough tooth structure to render the tooth non-restorable. Extractions of impacted or problematic wisdom teeth are routinely performed at the oral surgeons office. Another reason for extractions of some permanent teeth is to make space for orthodontic treatment. At our office, we do simple extractions but refer any of the surgical extractions to the oral surgeons.