What Is It?
Tooth extraction is the removal of a tooth from its socket in the bone.
What It's Used For
If a tooth has been damaged by decay or a fracture, your dentist will try to repair it and restore it with a filling, crown or other treatment. Sometimes, though, the damage is too extensive for the tooth to be repaired. This is the most common reason for extracting a tooth. |
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What is Crown lift?
This common procedure involves the removal of gum tissue, bone or both to expose more of a tooth's structure.
What it's used for
Crown lengthening is done when a tooth needs to be restored, but there is not enough tooth structure above the gum line to support a filling or a crown. |
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What Is It?
Endodontics is the branch of dentistry that deals with diseases of the tooth's pulp, which is located in the center of the tooth and in canals (called root canals) within each tooth root. Pulp, consisting of connective tissue, nerves and blood vessels, nourishes the tooth when it first erupts (emerges through the gum). Once the tooth matures, the pulp can be removed safely from the pulp chamber and root canals and the tooth can be maintained. This is because the tooth also is nourished by a blood supply that surrounds the tooth. Removing the pulp is called endodontic treatment, but it is often referred to as root canal treatment or root canal therapy. Many people refer to this as "having a root canal." Root canal treatments are quite common. |
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What is Sinus Lift?
A sinus lift, sometimes called a sinus augmentation, is surgery that adds bone to your upper jaw in the area of your molars and premolars to make it taller. The bone is added between your jaw and the maxillary sinuses, which are on either side of your nose. To make room for the bone, the sinus membrane has to be moved upward, or "lifted." A sinus lift usually is done by an oral and maxillofacial surgeon or a periodontist. |
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What is Root Resection?
A root resection involves removing one of the roots of a multi-rooted tooth (tooth with more than one root). In some cases, it is also necessary to remove the part of the tooth's crown that is supported by the root being removed. The crown is the part of the tooth you can see in your mouth. A root resection usually is performed by a periodontist. |
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