{"id":1131,"date":"2024-01-02T14:20:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T19:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nmgworks.com\/clients\/greer619\/blog\/?p=1131"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:17:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:17:15","slug":"extractions-fairhope-al-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/extractions-fairhope-al-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"Extractions Fairhope, AL Dentist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Extractions Fairhope, AL Dentist<\/span><\/h1>\n

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There are many reasons that a tooth may need to be extracted. Sometimes a tooth is too damaged to repair with a filling or crown. There may be extra teeth that cause crowding, the tooth may have too much decay to fill with a filling, or the tooth may be too infected to save. Whatever the case may be, Dr. Phillip Greer, your\u00a0<\/span>Fairhope, AL dentist<\/span><\/a>, is here to help!<\/span><\/p>\n

There are two types of dental extractions:\u00a0<\/span>surgical<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>simple<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

During a <\/span>simple extraction<\/span>, Dr. Greer will use an instrument called an elevator to loosen the gums around the tooth. He will then use dental forceps to clamp onto and simply remove the tooth.<\/span><\/p>\n

During a <\/span>surgical extraction<\/span>, Dr. Greer may have to make a small incision and\/or cut the tooth in half and remove it piece by piece.<\/span><\/p>\n

During either type of extraction,\u00a0<\/span>you will feel pressure<\/span>\u00a0but\u00a0<\/span>SHOULD NOT<\/span>\u00a0feel any\u00a0<\/span>pain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Greer will give you instructions for care and what to do after your extraction.<\/span><\/p>\n

These instructions must be followed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span> prevent\u00a0<\/span>dry sockets.<\/span><\/p>\n

A dry socket occurs when a blood clot doesn’t form, or the blood clot breaks off too early. In a dry socket, the bone underneath your gums is exposed to food and air, and this can cause a lot of pain. A dry socket is more likely to occur after difficult extractions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Smoking, especially on the day of surgery, further increases the risk of getting a dry socket. If you develop a dry socket, contact your dentist so that the area can be treated with a medicated dressing to stop the pain.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you would like more information, please contact us at <\/span>Sweet Water<\/span> Dentistry!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sweet Water Dentistry<\/b><\/a>
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Extractions Fairhope, AL Dentist   There are many reasons that a tooth may need to be extracted. Sometimes a tooth is too damaged to repair with a filling or crown. There may be extra teeth that cause crowding, the tooth may have too much decay to fill with a filling, or the tooth may be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dental-faqs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}