Dr. Ralph Bastian provides a range of routine extraction and complex surgery treatments related to orthodontics, aesthetics and wisdom teeth. Routine extractions are needed when:
- A damaged, decayed or broken tooth that can’t be repaired with routine dental procedures;
- In the case of a baby or primary teeth that are over retained.
- Overcrowded arches often require extractions, orthodontist often requests this.
Routine extractions generally refer to the removal of teeth that are visible. Complex surgeries usually relate to damaged teeth inside the jaw. During complex surgeries, an incision is needed. A local anesthetic is generally used for routine extractions (in certain instances, general anesthesia may be advised). With complex surgeries, general anesthesia or sedation is needed and would be done by an oral maxillofacial surgeon.
