3609 Jamison Way Castro Valley, CA 94546
Comfortable Dental Extractions in Castro Valley, CA
Dr. Matthew Yuen always strives to preserve and restore the natural structure of your teeth. However, extensive disease, decay, or trauma may lead to a medically necessary tooth extraction. Dental extractions are required for a variety of reasons including: extensive tooth decay (cavities), impacted or symptomatic wisdom teeth, advanced periodontal disease, over-retained baby teeth, or severe crowding in order to help make space for orthodontic treatment (braces). We do most extractions here in our office, helping to avoid extra costs and time associated with a referral.
Wisdom Teeth
Replacing Missing Teeth
What To Expect
While it may be scary to hear that you need a tooth pulled, our compassionate dental team uses gentle techniques, modern technology, and anxiety-reducing sedatives. This ensures that our patients experience a pain-free extraction with minimal risk of complications.
The first step in the removal process is to tell Dr. Yuen if you’ll require anxiety-reducing sedatives, such as oral sedatives. If so, our dentists will write you a prescription for an oral sedative that you must pick up at a pharmacy of your choosing and take before your appointment.
Next, Dr. Yuen will administer a local anesthesia to numb the extraction site. Once you are relaxed and sufficiently numb, our dentists will skillfully remove the damaged tooth. Teeth extractions can be completed very quickly and painlessly.
After your tooth has been removed, our dentists will either pack the extraction site with gauze or close the wound with a few, small stitches. At this point, our dental team will monitor you to ensure that the sedatives are wearing off before letting a friend or family member drive you home.
What To Tell Your Dentist Before An Extraction
Heart damage, a congenital heart defect, or heart valve replacement
A suppressed or impaired immune system
Cirrhosis–also known as liver disease
Any artificial joints (e.g. hip, knee, or shoulder replacements)
A history of bacterial endocarditis
Why Do I Need A Tooth Extraction?
Extensive dental decay
A failed root canal
Cracked or fractured tooth
An antibiotic-resistant infection
Risk of an infection spreading to the bloodstream (sepsis)
Dental damage beyond repair
Overcrowded teeth
Impacted wisdom teeth
How To Care For Extraction Site
Take the recommended medication if needed
Limit their activity for 24-72 hours after their extraction
If the wound was packed with gauze, carefully change the pad every 30 minutes
Avoid creating a vacuum in their mouth by sucking, spitting, swishing
Do not drink through a straw for at least 24 hours after the procedure
Do not smoke or chew tobacco products while the wound is healing
Eat soft foods for a few days after the procedure
Sleep with their heads propped up to prevent prolonged bleeding
Gently apply an ice pack to the side of the face for ten minutes at a time to reduce swelling
Continue to gently brush and floss teeth