Emergency Tooth Extraction: When Is It Necessary?
Few dental decisions feel as urgent, or as unsettling, as being told a tooth may need to come out right away. Most people walk into a dental office hoping for a filling, an adjustment, maybe a course of antibiotics, anything that saves the tooth and settles the pain. In many cases, that is exactly what happens. Modern dentistry is built around preservation. Dentists do not remove teeth casually, and they do not recommend emergency extraction simply because a tooth hurt