Baby Teeth Extractions
Do you have a wiggly tooth that just won’t come out? Or do you have a tooth ache on one of your baby teeth because of sugar bugs? Maybe the tooth fairy is looking for your baby tooth but can’t find it because it still hasn’t fallen out yet. Sometimes, the dentist needs to help you take your baby teeth out. A really hard word for this is an extraction.
Wiggly Teeth
If you know what it’s like for a baby tooth to fall out, then you know it’s as easy as pie! Extractions are very easy for baby teeth, especially those that need just a little help. If your tooth is already wiggly, then that means it’s ready to come out. The dentist may give you a pinch of sleepy juice and laughing gas to make it easier. Then, special instruments are used to wiggle the tooth out.
Non-wiggly Teeth
Even if the tooth isn’t wiggly yet, we might still need to take it out, either because it’s hurting you or because there are a lot of sugar bugs on there and we can’t clean them out. For non-wiggly teeth, we give you sleepy juice and laughing gas until your lip feels fat and your mouth falls asleep. Then we just pull the tooth out.
If you are really scared, then the dentist might ask you to come back on another visit and we will put not just your tooth to sleep, but you as well. That way you won’t even feel a thing! You’ll wake up and your tooth is already pulled out for you.
After the extraction
When your tooth is pulled out, we will put a piece of rolled up cotton where it used to be. The cotton helps to stop the bleeding. You might also feel a little woozy from the sleepy juice but that’s normal. Simply sitting down and resting makes it go away.
What to do:
- Change the cotton with a new piece that we give you thirty minutes after you leave the office.
- Do not drink through a straw
- Be careful when you eat
- Don’t play with it with your tongue
- Don’t do too much exercise that day. Exercise might make it bleed more and make the healing time longer.
Congratulations!
With your tooth gone, the tooth fairy can then visit you and add your tooth to her collection. We hand your tooth to you in a little colorful treasure chest. Make sure you don’t lose it on the way home!