Despite your best efforts, teeth sometimes need to be extracted to protect your overall health. After discussing all other possible treatments, and you’ve decided on extraction, we’ll take every step to help you. Your well-being is our top priority in any treatment decision. Some patients prefer sedation to help with oral surgery, and we can include medicated options into your plan. In any case, we take every measure to ensure even minor surgical procedures as comfortable and as stress-free as possible.

Teeth present varied levels of removal difficulty, but the Carey V. Lasley team takes pride in helping every patient get through their procedure with confidence. Once anesthesia takes effect, careful steps are taken with instruments designed to elevate your tooth out of place. Specific instructions will be provided to you to help you care for the area after your procedure, with prescriptions for any medications needed during the healing period.

While we do consider the short-term management of your oral health, we should also discuss your long-term plans for replacing missing teeth. Leaving a space is always an option, but spaces in your teeth can create appearance and functional challenges that are important to consider. Teeth slowly shift or migrate into open spaces, and minimizing the instability of an unbalanced bite can save a number of complications later in life. Missing teeth can also effect bone loss in your jaw. In many cases, dental implants are a perfect solution to missing teeth.