We rarely advice extraction of a functional tooth. We try every possible treatment modality available to save a functional tooth but if in certain situation where decay got unchecked the damage to tooth is extensible and is not possible to restore it, then we need to go for extraction of that tooth followed by replacement of the same tooth. Sometimes for cosmetic improvement in smile designing or orthodontic purpose we may have to include extractions in treatment plan.

WISDOM TEETH REMOVAL/THIRD MOLAR EXTRACTION-

They are last teeth to erupt into the mouth at the age of 17 to 26 years. They are among the strangest, unpredictable and unreliable teeth as they have all kind of odd shapes to their crown and root. Mostly they remain impacted in jaw bone or erupt with difficulty. As these teeth have varied anatomy, removal of wisdom tooth requires many efforts than normal tooth extraction and also requires post extraction care. The extraction can be-

Non-surgical

– when tooth is completely erupted in your mouth.

Surgical

- if tooth is tilted to abnormal direction, partially erupted/present completely inside the bone.