How to Pull Out a Tooth

How to Pull Out a Tooth

Pulling teeth, called tooth extraction by dental professionals, is not something that can be done without dental training. In most cases, it's advisable to leave the tooth alone until it falls out itself, or schedule an appointment with a dentist. In almost all cases, a dentist with a properly-trained team and special dental equipment will be better suited to remove a problem tooth than the individual at home.

Let nature take its course. Most doctors and dentists recommend that parents not try to do anything to speed up the natural process. Teeth that are extracted too early provide less of a guide to the teeth that grow in their place, and pulling to early can also have a negative impact on the correct order of eruption, which may also influence bite and mastication. Any child will tell you that this, too, is an unnecessarily painful option.

Monitor the tooth as it gets looser. Make sure that the tooth and the surrounding gum area looks healthy and is free of decay and infection. If the tooth becomes decayed, it may need to be surgically removed in a dental office.

Advise your child to wiggle the tooth with their tongue. Not all parents choose to give their child permission to wiggle the tooth, but those who do might want to instruct their child to wiggle only with the tongue.

   This is reasons:

                    Wiggling with the hands can introduce bacteria and dirt into the mouth, clearing the way for infection. Children aren't exactly the cleanest creatures in the world, making this a recipe for poor dental health in addition to bad hygiene.

See a dentist if the new tooth grows in an unexpected location. Permanent teeth coming in behind baby teeth, sometimes known as "sharking" because of the two sets of teeth, is a reversible and common condition. As long as the dentist removes the baby tooth and gives it enough room to move into its intended position in the mouth, it shouldn't be an issue.

  

Note that there should not be much blood. If the child lets the tooth come out on its own, expect to see very little blood. Children who have waited the proper amount of time for their old tooth to fall out, there should be very little blood.

See a dentist if the tooth is still loose but not extracted after 2 to 3 months. A dentist will be able to administer a topical painkiller and extract the tooth with the appropriate instruments.

Hold gauze over the extraction site. When the tooth comes out on its own, hold a piece of gauze over the extraction site. Tell the child to bite down lightly on the gauze. A new blood clot should start forming in the extraction site.

Try to figure out why your tooth needs pulling. Adult teeth are meant to last your lifetime if you take care of them. But if you do need to remove a tooth, it could be for a variety of reasons:

  Crowded mouth. Your existing teeth haven't left enough room for your tooth that's trying to move into its proper place. A dentist may be forced to remove the tooth if this is the case.

Schedule an appointment with your doctor. Do not try to extract the tooth on your own. It's far safer to let a professional dentist extract the tooth than try to be macho and do it on your own. In addition to being safer, it will also be much less painful.

Allow the dentist administer local anesthetic to numb the area of the tooth. Your dentist will need to give you a shot of Novocain before extracting the tooth. This is to ensure that the area is numb and you will not feel the extraction.

Allow the dentist to extract the tooth. The dentist may need to remove part of the gum in order to get at the tooth. In severe cases, the dentist may also need to remove the tooth itself in pieces.

Watch for a blood clot to form over the extraction site. A blood clot is a sign that your tooth and surrounding gum areas are healing. Hold a piece of gauze over the extraction site and bite down firmly on the gauze, not too hard but not too lightly either. This will help to stop the bleeding. A new blood clot should start forming in the extraction site. If the socket has lost its clot, an infection could occur. This condition is called dry socket and is often accompanied by a foul-smelling odor.

Take care of the extraction site. In the days following the extraction, take care to let your clot heal. To do this, try to:

Avoid spitting or rinsing forcefully. Try to avoid drinking from a straw with the first 24 hours. After 24 hours, gargle lightly with a saltwater solution made of 1/2 teaspoon salt and 8 ounces of warm water. Do not smoke or drink alcohol. Eat soft foods and liquids for the first few days. Avoid hard, solid foods that take a lot of chewing to break down. Floss and brush your teeth as usual, taking care not to floss and brush the extraction site.

Use a bit of gauze and lightly wiggle the tooth back and forth. Give the person a bit of gauze and tell them to hold the gauze over the tooth. Gently wiggle the tooth back and forth, from side to side. The key word here is "gentle," but you also need to increase the movements a little bit as you wiggle the tooth. If lots of blood comes out, consider stopping the procedure. Lots of blood is usually a sign that the tooth isn't yet ready to come out.

Have the person bite down on an apple. Biting down on an apple can be a good way to pull a tooth, especially for children. Biting down on an apple is more effective for teeth in the front than it is for teeth in the back.

Use floss to pull out the tooth. If the tooth is really loose and the apple method does not work, make a knot around the tooth using a 30 centimeter long piece of dental floss. Then, pull on the floss quickly to remove the tooth with one stroke.

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