Wisdom Tooth Extractions

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Wisdom Tooth Extractions

Wisdom Teeth Extraction Referrals

We are now offering an Advanced Dentistry Referral Service from dental colleagues or from patients themselves for a complex wisdom teeth extractions. At Larkham House Dental Practice we have the latest CBCT imaging scanner to enable advanced diagnosis for complex procedures and patient care. We aim to see failed extraction patients within 7 days of receiving the referral. Please contact us for further details.

All our dentists can remove wisdom teeth, but Dr Vivek Giddani is our oral surgeon who receives referrals for complex wisdom teeth extraction.

Why should I have my Wisdom Tooth removed?

Impacted wisdom teeth can trap food and bacteria, starting a build-up of plaque, which in return results in further dental complications such as:

Gum disease

This occurs when plaque releases toxins that irritate your gums, making them red, swollen and painful. This can also affect the surrounding teeth and the bone around the wisdom teeth.

Tooth Decay

Tooth decay develops when plaque begins to break down the surface of your tooth and when more advanced, it leaves cavities in the tooth, which also may affect the surrounding teeth.

Cysts and benign growths

If a wisdom tooth hasn’t emerged through the gum it could develop a cyst or fluid-filled swelling.

A dental abscess

When pus collects in your wisdom teeth or the surrounding tissue due to a bacterial infection.

Pericoronitis

Which is an infection, caused by plaque in the soft tissue surrounding the tooth.

Cellulitis

A bacterial infection in the cheek, tongue or throat.

What is an Impacted Wisdom Tooth?

An impacted wisdom tooth occurs when it doesn’t have enough room to come through the gum and may become twisted, tilted or displaced.
Soft tissue impaction occurs when the crown of the tooth has penetrated through the bone, but the gum is still covering part of the tooth.
Partial bony impaction is when the tooth has partially erupted, but a part of the tooth remains submerged in the jawbone.
Complete bony impaction occurs when the tooth is entirely encased by the jawbone.

Symptoms of Wisdom tooth infection

Make an appointment with your dentist If you experience any of the following symptoms

Red & itchy gum near the wisdom tooth.
Swelling.
Feeling Pain.
Pus coming from the gum.
Lymph glands under the jaw become swollen and sore.
Find it difficult to open your mouth.
Suffering from a fever.

How are they Removed?

First of all, your dentist will assess your wisdom tooth and carry out an X-ray of your mouth. This gives a clearer view of the position of your teeth in order to determine if it needs to be removed.

We may request a CBCT scan, at an additional cost. This is to be completed prior to the extraction appointment to assess the full position of the tooth and its proximity to the ID nerve. This is to ensure we reduce the risk of nerve injury.

The extraction procedure will then depend on the type of impaction you have. You might need to be referred to a specialist dental surgeon at the hospital.

If the extraction is to be carried out at Larkham House you will be given local anaesthetic injections to numb the area so that you will only experience pressure during its removal.

Some procedures only take a few minutes, whereas others can take 20 minutes or longer depending on the complexity.

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Laura Johnson

19:36 24 Oct 22

Very friendly staff! I suffer with anxiety and every time I have an appointment the dentist is very patient and goes through everything to make sure I am OK and not too nervous. The dentist nurses, particularly Rachel is amazing! Especially with my children when they come in makes me feel at ease!

Teresa Floyd

08:16 21 Aug 22

Had a referral from Seven Trees as I had severe dental painI am a very nervous patient however the service I received was outstanding from the minute I arrived to the minute I left and no more tooth painThank you so much

Christine Boyle

20:10 07 Apr 22

Had an appointment with Clohe yesterday and I can't praise her enough. So thorough and nothing was too much trouble for her. She was very caring and cosiderat e I felt relaxed and nothing was too much of a problem for her too deal with. My appointment was not rushed .

Adam Davie

19:59 10 Oct 21

From the offset call confirming my appointment this dental practice experience was five star compared to dentist based Midlands . Front desk staff / nurses excellent giving me the reassurance that I was booked in with a great dentist as I personally have a fear of the dentist being in my late 30s . After my review etc with the dentist it was forgone conclusion that a full on extraction was required the dentist himself was unbelievable reassuring excellent service total professionalism which I haven’t come across recently, great team whom care about the patient journey I most certainly didn’t just feel like a number under their care . Thank you to all staff at Larkham House Dental Practice.

Anthony Grave

20:07 12 May 21

Very good

brian rogers

16:08 18 Mar 21

On the 18/3/21 I had 2 extractions From the outset the staff were very friendly helpful and very professional the Dentist was brilliant I never felt hardly any of the extractions I will definitely use a again excellent service thank you...

Wisdom Teeth Extractions At Larkham House