Family Dentist- Laurel
8363 Cherry Lane
Laurel, MD 20707
301-953-3021
We are open 7 days a week from 6am - 10pm and we offer Emergency Dental Services
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- 2011
- May (15)
- The Formation of Plaque
- Toothache and Heart Attack
- Bad mood and Bad breath
- Tooth Extractions
- Three Ways to Straighten Teeth
- When a tooth need to be extracted
- The Importance of Baby Teeth
- When should dental care start
- Mouthguards/ Nightguards
- Dry Socket
- Dental Decay and Ways to Prevent It
- Accelerated Orthodontics
- Dental Pulp Diseases
- All About Cosmetic Dentistry
- Fish Fights Gum Disease
- April (14)
- Top 5 Embarrassing Oral Health Problems
- Four Types of Teeth
- Getting Dental Braces as an Adult
- Crown Lengthening
- Understanding Periodontal Disease
- Tooth ALERT!
- Choosing a Mouth Rinse
- Going to the Dentist While Pregnant
- Dental Filling Options for Fillings
- Anxiety in the Dentist Chair
- A Guide To Flossing Your Teeth
- 7 Nighttime Tips for Improving your Oral Health
- Green Tea can help you make your Teeth Stronger
- Healthy Diet leads to Health Teeth and Gums
- 2010
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When a Tooth Needs to be Extracted
Extraction of the tooth means pulling out the tooth. Earlier dentistrywas nothing except filling the teeth or extracting them. But now a days , until it is absolute essential the tooth is not pulled out. Normally the dentist tries to save the tooth but sometimes it has to be extracted.
There are various situations where extractions are indicated. These are:
- When the tooth is damaged to the extent that it cannot be repaired
- When the tooth is mobile and there is bone loss
- Sometimes the tooth is extracted for orthodonticpurposes
- Sometimes the milk tooth does not fall itself and permanent tooth starts coming above it in such cases the milk tooth is called retained tooth
- Tooth which is associated with some cyst or tumor or when it is impacted , means tooth does not have enough space to come out
Sometimes tooth has to be extracted when the treatment to save the tooth is expensive and patient cannot afford it.