At Mission Peak Pediatric Dentistry, our primary goal is to protect your child’s teeth and keep their mouth healthy. We offer alternatives to tooth extraction and offer minimally-invasive options to repair your child’s teeth when possible. We only choose tooth extractions as a last resort.
Still, there are some situations where saving a tooth may not be ideal or may be impossible. For example, if your child has a severely decayed baby tooth, it may need to be pulled to prevent further infections. Or, if your child breaks an adult tooth, the damage may be too extensive to save the tooth, and it may require extraction. Please feel free to contact our office today for more information.
In a basic extraction, no surgery is needed to remove your child’s tooth. This type of extraction can be used when the tooth has fully erupted. Dr. Michael will clean and numb your child’s mouth, then use tools to wiggle the tooth loose and remove it from your child’s mouth.
Basic extractions can be used on both adult and baby teeth. However, there are some situations where a surgical extraction may be necessary. If this is the case, we’ll work with you to refer you and your child to an experienced pediatric oral surgeon in Fremont.
In a basic extraction, no surgery is needed to remove your child’s tooth. This type of extraction can be used when the tooth has fully erupted. Dr. Michael will clean and numb your child’s mouth, then use tools to wiggle the tooth loose and remove it from your child’s mouth.
Basic extractions can be used on both adult and baby teeth. However, there are some situations where a surgical extraction may be necessary. If this is the case, we’ll work with you to refer you and your child to an experienced pediatric oral surgeon in Fremont.
Not usually. Healthy baby teeth don’t have to be extracted. Instead, they will just fall out naturally once it’s time for your little one’s adult teeth to emerge.
But in some cases, baby teeth may need to be pulled. For example, if your child’s baby tooth is infected or breaks, it may need to be extracted before it’s time to fall out naturally. If this is the case, Dr. Michael may also recommend a space maintainer. This device helps maintain the proper spacing in your child’s mouth until their adult tooth erupts.
