When you first arrive at one of our clinics, your dentist and their team will put you at ease. They will first perform a quick exam of your injury and the rest of your teeth and oral health, looking for signs of further damage away from the main injury site.
You will then have some X-rays to check what’s happened to the underlying structures so that your dentist can make the best decision for your oral health and comfort.
If the tooth is too severely damaged, broken beneath the gumline, severely infected, or too difficult to restore, your dentist will recommend an emergency traumatic tooth extraction.
Throughout the procedure, you’ll be completely pain-free after having a local anesthetic, and your dentist will carefully perform a series of steps to safely remove the tooth.
A traumatic dental extraction is a surgical procedure that might take slightly longer than a standard tooth extraction. You might also experience some pain, bleeding, mild swelling, wound healing in a week or two, and tissue and bone filling in the next few months.