Oral Surgery

Extractions – Natural teeth are ideal for biting, chewing and maintaining mouth structure, which is why we want to restore and save teeth. If a tooth is unable to be restored due to cavities, infection, trauma, or certain orthodontic issues, this may indicate that a tooth needs to “wiggled” out. If this occurs much earlier than the primary or “baby” tooth would have naturally fallen out, a space maintainer is placed to prevent the space from closing up and “blocking’ out the space where the permanent tooth would otherwise be erupting.