Tooth extraction is not the most pleasant procedure. But it can be carried out both under anesthesia and without. It all depends on the wishes of the patient. The main thing is that after this procedure there are no complications. And for this, it is advised to follow the recommendations.
What types of pain relief are used?
During surgical, dental intervention, different types of anesthesia drugs are used:
To extract the teeth of young children, who have milk teeth and usually have a small root, use superficial anesthesia during tooth extraction. This type of anesthesia lasts about ten minutes. It is also used for primary anesthesia before the introduction of subcutaneous anesthesia, as it is not suitable for adult extractions
Introduction under the skin, or infiltration anesthesia. This method of anesthesia lasts 50-60 minutes, which is quite enough for operations with adults
- One of the varieties of subcutaneous anesthesia is intraligamentous. This method is remarkable in that it is introduced at the junction of the hole and the root. This gives complete pain relief to the patient for a long time.
Benefits of general anesthesia
The main advantage of tooth extraction under anesthesia can be considered that the patient, when the drug is administered, does not participate in the operation, that is, he is in a dream. This is a very big plus for those who do not want to see how a tooth is removed, or are terribly afraid of blood. Another advantage is complete anesthesia. Since with conventional anesthesia there is a risk that it may not act with such force as to prevent the nerve endings from transmitting a signal to the central nervous system. When teeth are removed under anesthesia, there are no such risks, because the person is completely turned off. These are the two main differences between anesthesia and conventional anesthesia. But you should be vigilant, allergies should be identified before use, as it can lead to serious consequences.
Types of anesthesia
Unlike anesthesia, anesthesia works in a completely different way. After the introduction, after some time, the patient falls into a very strong and deep sleep, during which he does not feel anything. Something like a drug. According to its characteristics, anesthesia is divided into several types:
Superficial anesthesia. It is used in light dental operations and dental treatment. Very often used in dentistry
Addition to the previous type is a light anesthesia that immerses a person under a buzz. That is, it gives a complete shutdown of pain functions, but does not turn off completely
This type is almost not used in dentistry, as it is used more often for injuries to the jaw - deep. Disables the person for a while
Methods of administering anesthesia
By the way it enters the human body, it is divided into two main types:
- Inhalation, or inhalation. A fairly common method, most often used if the patient cannot open the bite.
- The most ancient way of anesthesia - its introduction into the blood. There are no drawbacks in this method, because through the blood it reaches all organs, which makes it possible to neutralize a person from pain as much as possible.
Save or delete?
Before starting the operation to remove a tooth, the surgeon may ask the patient about its preservation and treatment. This will be the most correct option if there is a desire to maintain the correct bite, stomach, nervous system and adjacent teeth. But if it is already impossible to save him, then you will have to accept it.
Since they are almost directly connected with the human nervous system, pulling out individual teeth can directly affect mood, behavior, coordination. And at the same time, everything will be accompanied by hellish, dull pains at the place of removal and in the head. It is worth remembering that if you remove two or more teeth, then you will need to put either artificial ones or put up with cosmetic facial defects.
Also, speech function may be temporarily impaired, which cannot but affect the choice of treatment or removal. Dentists advise carefully considering your decision to avoid such situations, because the patient has every right to both refuse and agree.
When is removal required?
Tooth extraction is an undesirable procedure. This can lead to serious problems that people may not even think about. The thing is that some people foolishly pull out teeth that can still be cured. Naturally, the doctors probably tried to explain, but for them, getting rid of the pain is an important solution.
But if a chewing tooth is pulled out, then there are frequent cases of poor digestion of food in the stomach, which can lead to pancreatitis. The disease is serious, but it can appear precisely because of one pulled out tooth. Not immediately, of course, but over time, the extracted tooth will make itself felt. Everyone should remember this.
Decide on the removal, only fully convinced of its incapacity. Also, tooth extraction may be required if a flux has formed in its place, then you really have to pull it out, since nothing else will help it. It is necessary to remove it as soon as possible and squeeze out the pus from under it and the gums.
Removal steps
An operation to remove a tooth in different cases can last either too long or too quickly. But on average, the procedure takes about forty minutes. It is divided into stages:
First of all, the dentist must find out if a person has allergic reactions to certain anesthetic drugs or not. After all, if you inject a remedy without knowing about individual contraindications before, this can lead to serious consequences, including death
Then, after choosinganesthetic, the doctor makes local anesthesia in the area of tooth extraction and waits about 3 minutes until it works
After that, the doctor exfoliates the gums from the tooth in order to avoid accidental damage to the tissue that is on the bone
Now he starts to rock the tooth to break all its connections with the gum, again to avoid accidental complications
- That's all, you can start deleting. Since at the previous stage the tooth began to stagger and it had a move, it can be removed from the gum socket. And after that, after checking for the rest of the fragments of the root, you can treat the wound with an antiseptic.
How long does gum heal?
Question "How long does the gum heal after tooth extraction?" is of interest to all visitors to the dentist who have experienced this unpleasant procedure. This process can be different for everyone. Since everyone has an individual regeneration number, and, in general, complications may appear, so you should not think that all problems have ended after tooth extraction.
Complications have a big minus. If you do not follow all the instructions, or the doctor pulled out your tooth incorrectly, then a flux or inflammation may form after the tooth is removed. In place of the flux, if the patient does not turn to the doctor at the right time, pus is slowly formed. It can temporarily slow down the formation of he althy tissue and bone, which will have a bad effect on overall well-being. But if the healing process went normally, then after about two months the young bone overgrows andcovered with new cloth. And subsequently it does not stand out much from the dentition. This condition can be caused by poorly sterilized extraction forceps.
Healing can also be affected by the temperature in the mouth. Therefore, doctors do not recommend drinking very cold or too hot, because a temperature drop can only destroy formed tissue cells.
Complications
After tooth extraction, complications occur in fifteen percent of cases, in particular in the place where it was pulled out. They can be either benign or malignant. Here is the list:
After the extraction of a tooth, a dull aching pain is quite natural. Do not immediately run for painkillers. The main thing is to know that this is nature, because a regenerative process is taking place, and this is quite natural
Another consequence of tooth extraction is swelling of the gums. The phenomenon is not pleasant, since it can manifest itself as swelling of the cheeks, and flux. In this case, applying something cold helps. But if the tumor has not gone away after 2 days, then you will have to go to the dentist
- Bleeding. Yes, this is also a natural process. You shouldn't worry about this. Blood oozes out before healing begins, but because the mouth is moist, the process is slow. The dentist will tell you how to stop the bleeding after a tooth extraction. This can be done by applying a cotton swab or gauze pad to the removal site. And if the blood continues to flow for a long time, then go to the doctor immediately.
Rinse
There are a few things to remember before rinsing your mouth. Immediately after the tooth is pulled out, a blood filling is formed in its place in the hole, which carries out the process of healing and protection against infections of the bone and gums. Therefore, it is not recommended to carry out such procedures in the first three days. Indeed, in this case, there is a very high risk of the consequences of tooth extraction - to wash the clot from the hole and at the same time earn a serious illness - alveolitis, which will have to be treated for a long time. In the first three days, it is better to take baths for the oral cavity, they have a qualitative effect on it and give an additional effect during healing, that is, they speed it up. But if, nevertheless, the doctor prescribed it for special indications, then this procedure must be carried out from the very beginning. After three days, you can start rinsing after removing the tooth from the mouth. To do this, you need to know that:
To achieve the maximum effect for rinsing, you need to have a supply of rinsing mixture of more than two hundred milliliters, since it is this volume that helps to remove food debris and dead tissue from the hole
The temperature of the liquid should not be more than thirty degrees, but not less than twenty-five. These conditions proceed from the fact that to maintain the immunity of the well, it is not necessary to use a cold solution, and hot can burn neoplasms, which can greatly slow down the process of tissue regeneration
You also need to know the exact concentration of the substance in the rinse water. This is necessary, in turn, to ensure timely safety in the oral cavity andprevent corrosion
Rinse your mouth also after eating, which will effectively fight off infection
Chlorhexidine
There are ready-made types of solutions and their concentrates. One such concentrate is chlorhexidine. This is a fairly well-known substance in dentistry. It declared itself by causing a detrimental environment for all bacteriophages in the mouth, and can also penetrate even into the hole itself, which provides additional safety from infections. Its versatility is also widely known, as it is used not only for rinsing, but also for the treatment of certain diseases. Also, after application, it leaves behind a film on the teeth, which destroys bacteria for a long time. Based on this, it turns out that this is a very powerful antiseptic.
And finally, the main problem of interest to all patients - how long can you eat after tooth extraction? Dentists advise to refrain from eating for at least two hours.
