Pathways Dental Clinic provides tooth extractions in Calgary. Although our ultimate goal is always to save your tooth, sometimes teeth extractions are necessary. The tooth might have decay, gum disease, or a fracture beyond what can be repaired. Sometimes a tooth must be extracted to remove an infection, where the infection has the potential to spread to other spaces if the tooth remains.
The tooth can need extraction for causes such as:
- Large carious lesion (cavity) and extensive tooth structure loss
- Fractured teeth and cracks in teeth
- Advanced gum disease (bone loss)
- Infection and failing previous endodontic treatments (root canals) that do not have a good chance of success
- Teeth that block or impede other teeth from coming into their ideal position
- If baby teeth don’t fall out in time to allow the permanent teeth to come in
- To create room for the teeth that are being moved into place during orthodontic treatment