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Summary: Tooth extraction can be a simple process if the tooth is single rooted, but teeth with double roots may require oral surgery. Find out how a tooth is split in half during surgical removal with information from a general dentist in this free video on dental care.
Dr. David Wagner is a general dentist with more than 25 years of experience. He is a partner of an upscale FFS practice in the Clearwater, Fla., area and specializes in restorative and...read more
"Today we're going to talk about oral surgery for tooth extraction. Hi, I'm Dr. David Wagner, Northwood Dental, Clearwater, Florida. Tooth extraction can be simple or it can lead into oral surgery or surgical removal of the tooth. A tooth can be single rooted, which makes it a little easier to get out, or sometimes it's got double roots which then is harder to pull out because it has to come out in two different angles. So what we do if we're doing a single rooted tooth, all we do is get the tooth and work it back and forth, back and forth so that the tooth actually expands the bone is actually able to be removed with one of our dental forceps. A forceps like this actually gets a hold of the tooth and can in a very controlled manner, mobilize the tooth and get it out. Sometimes though we have to do what's called a surgical removal. And here we actually put a split down through the tooth and then we can take the tooth out half at a time. So in this case, if there's two roots, you would split the tooth in the center and you would take out one half in one direction and the other half in the other direction and that's what's being shown here. So that's oral surgery for a tooth extraction. I'm Dr. David Wagner, Northwood Dental, Clearwater, Florida."
eHow Article: Oral Surgery for Tooth Extraction
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