Crowding
Not having enough space for your teeth in your mouth causes them to be crooked and displaced, which is a condition also known as crowding. This can lead to:- Cavities and gum disease.
- Discomfort and pain while eating.
- Difficulty chewing food properly.
Gum Problems
Poor oral hygiene affects both your teeth and gums, leading to a need for extraction. This leads to periodontal disease, where bacteria eat away at the bony material supporting your teeth. Eventually, this leads to teeth rotting away, making chewing and talking more challenging. What’s more, the bacterial infection can also spread from tooth to tooth when not removed immediately! Your dentist may schedule you for tooth removal when:- The tooth is excessively abscessed and cannot be drained.
- The tooth is loose and lacks support.
- The disease has spread to the bone, other teeth, or soft tissue.
Impacted Wisdom Teeth
If a wisdom tooth does not erupt properly, it will be referred to as impacted wisdom teeth. Impacted wisdom teeth must be removed to avoid further problems. One of two scenarios can happen here:- The dentist extracts an already-visible tooth to give the wisdom teeth more space to come out.
- The dentist may remove the impacted teeth instead to retain the alignment of your visible pearly whites.
Irreparably Broken or Chipped Teeth
Teeth can break either from injury or accident. Your dentist can repair broken teeth through procedures like crowns in most cases. However, this may not be possible in extreme cases, such as where the tooth has broken off below the gum line. Thus, the only solution is surgically removing the entire chipped tooth from the gumline.Pain
Not all tooth pain means you need to head to the dentist for an extraction. It could be a cavity or tooth sensitivity; still, there are some cases when you need to get a tooth pulled if:- The tooth is still painful after a filling or root canal treatment.
- You have an infection.
- The tooth is too damaged to be restored, period.