6 Warning Signs a Tooth May Need to be Removed

Although no one relishes the thought of losing a natural tooth, sometimes tooth extractions are necessary for the better good of your smile. An extraction may be recommended to protect nearby healthy teeth or prevent complications in the future. At Urgent Dental of Denver, we offer affordable tooth extraction services to members of our Denver, Colorado community to make this treatment accessible to your family when needed.

In this post, Dr. Drew Boyd lists six warning signs that a tooth extraction may be needed:

1. Severe Persistent Pain

Tooth or gum pain is a clear indicator that something is amiss with your oral health. Severe throbbing pain could be due to nerve damage from deep decay or infection inside the pulp of your tooth. If the pain persists despite home remedies or the use of OTC medication, it’s time to contact your dentist to see if the tooth should be removed.

2. Acute Tooth Infection (Abscessed Tooth)

An abscessed tooth is a serious bacterial infection that can endanger your oral and general health. Left unchecked, the infection can spread to your face and jaw or enter your bloodstream and damage your internal organs. Extreme pain, gum swelling, a pimple with pus, and fever are symptoms of this condition. If we can’t get the infection under control with antibiotics, your tooth may need to be removed to protect your oral and overall health.

3. Loose Teeth/Dental Trauma

When permanent teeth become loose, it’s often due to bone loss from periodontal (gum) disease. Periodontal infections destroy the supporting structures of your teeth, causing them to become loose. As bone loss can’t be restored, there’s little recourse but to have these teeth removed. Teeth with irreparable damage from trauma or accidental injury may also need extraction to avoid complications later on.

4. Wisdom Teeth Woes

The best remedy for troublesome wisdom teeth is extraction. If these teeth are coming in crooked or causing pain, gum swelling, or problems with infection and decay, it’s time to have them removed. Impacted wisdom teeth should be removed promptly to preserve your oral health.  

5. Overcrowding

Crowding occurs when there’s not enough room to accommodate all your teeth properly in your mouth. This can cause teeth to grow crooked, overlap, or squish so closely together that they can’t be properly brushed or flossed. Removing one or two healthy teeth makes space for the remaining teeth. If you’re planning orthodontic treatment, tooth removal will provide room for your teeth to shift into proper alignment.

6. Extensive Tooth Decay

Untreated decay can cause irreparable damage to a tooth, requiring that it be removed. If the damage is beyond what a filling or crown can repair, Dr. Boyd may recommend extraction and replacing your tooth with an implant to restore your smile. 

Tooth Extractions Near Me

For safe, painless tooth extraction treatment in the Denver, CO area, there’s no better place than Urgent Dental of Denver. Contact us at (720) 573-2629 for all your restorative dental care needs. 

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