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Gentle Dental Extractions Provide Immediate Pain Relief and Support a Long-lasting Healthy Smile

Despite their best intentions, your teeth sometimes need to be extracted. Wisdom, overcrowded or severely damaged teeth leave extraction as the only viable option. However, when Dr. Neal Edwards says your tooth needs removal, you have nothing to worry about. We do this minor procedure at Neal Edwards DDS in Riverside, California, with short and long-term concerns in mind. From anxiety management to tooth replacement, we have everything planned for you. 

Why your teeth may need extraction

The best dentistry is preventative dentistry. The second-best dental care in minimal intervention dentistry. However, sometimes, you need dental extraction to preserve your oral health. When you need a dental extraction, you have nothing to worry about. Our caring dental team offers safe yet effective dental extraction in our comfortable, inviting office when faced with the following:

  • Impacted wisdom teeth
  • Severely damaged or decayed teeth
  • Severe gum disease (periodontitis)
  • Overcrowding 
  • If your tooth impedes the effectiveness of orthodontics

What to expect during dental extraction

Tooth extraction involves removing your entire tooth — the crown and the root(s) — from its socket in the jawbone. We recommend simple extraction if your tooth has broken through the gum line. The procedure is done after numbing your gums for maximum comfort. Our dental team uses special tools and techniques to loosen and pull your tooth from the socket.

A surgical extraction is required for impacted wisdom teeth or teeth broken at the gum line level. This procedure is more invasive than a simple extraction, but our dental team takes the utmost care to optimize your comfort. After numbing your gums, we incise your gums and bone to access the trapped tooth. Our dental team breaks the impacted tooth into pieces for easier removal. After pulling out every piece of your tooth, we clean, sanitize, and suture the surgical site to pave the way for healing. 

Before letting you leave, our dental team equips you with aftercare tips for an event-free recovery. 

Tooth removal services near me

Have you been told you need dental extraction services? We are happy to provide a second opinion or perform the extraction for you. To get started, please dial (951) 614-0033 to schedule an appointment with Neal Edwards DDS.

Neal Edwards DDS, FICOI

Neal Edwards DDS, FICOI

Neal Edwards, DDS, FICOI, studied Biology at La Sierra University and earned his dental degree from the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, where he also followed a mini-residency. He is a member of the American Dental Association, California Dental Association, American Academy of Implant Dentistry, and International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI). Dr. Edwards takes hundreds of continuing education units a year and completed his ICOI Fellowship recently. He is a Team Dentist for the Ontario Reign hockey team - LA Kings’ AHL affiliate.

He loves meeting people and helping them achieve their dental goals.

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