Welcome to Joiner Family Dentistry

Sedation

At Joiner Family Dentistry we offer Nitrous Oxide (Laughing Gas) as our primary sedation option. We also will prescribe a small amount of a sedative in extreme anxiety cases. To learn more about sedation and what to expect please read the information posted on our Sedation Page by clicking here.

Extractions

We always strive to keep your teeth and gums healthy so you will never have to lose any teeth. But, unfortuneately, through accident or neglect sometimes extraction is the only answer. You can be sure that all the doctors at Joiner Family Dentistry have the latest training, use the best materials and make sure you are thoroughly numb before proceeding. Losing a tooth is a traumatic experience and we do our best to help you through comfortably.

What To Expect After Tooth Removal

In most cases, the healing period lasts only a few days. Closely following these instructions will hasten your recovery.

Bite gently on the gauze pad periodically, and change pads as they become soaked with blood. Call us if you still have bleeding 24 hours after your surgery.

While your mouth is numb, be careful not to bite the inside of your cheek or lip, or your tongue.

Prop up your head with pillows.

Try using an ice pack on the outside of your cheek for the first 24 hours.

Relax after extraction. Physical activity may increase bleeding and swelling.

Eat soft foods, such as gelatin, pudding, or a thin soup. Gradually add solid foods to your diet as healing progresses.

Do not use a straw for the first few days. Sucking on a straw can loosen the blood clot and delay healing.

After the first day, gently rinse your mouth with warm salt water several times a day to reduce swelling and relieve discomfort.

Do not smoke for at least 24 hours after your surgery. The sucking motion can loosen the clot and delay healing. In addition, smoking decreases the blood supply and can bring germs and contaminants to the surgery area.

Avoid rubbing the area with your tongue or touching it with your fingers.

Continue to brush your teeth and tongue carefully.

Your dentist will remove the stitches after a few days, if needed.

Wisdom Teeth

A wisdom tooth is extracted to correct an actual problem or to prevent problems that may come up in the future. When wisdom teeth come in, a number of problems can occur:

Your jaw may not be large enough to accommodate them, and they may become impacted and unable to break through your gums.

Your wisdom teeth may break partway through your gums, causing a flap of gum tissue to grow over them. Food and germs can become trapped under the flap and cause your gums to become red, swollen, and painful. These are signs of infection.

More serious problems can develop from impacted teeth, such as infection, damage to other teeth and bone, or the development of a cyst.

One or more of your wisdom teeth may come in at an awkward angle, with the top of the tooth facing forward, backward, or to either side.

How Well It Works

Wisdom tooth removal usually is effective in preventing:

- Crowding of the back teeth.

- A wisdom tooth becoming stuck in the jaw (impacted) and never breaking through the gums.

- Red, swollen, and painful gums caused by a flap of skin around a wisdom tooth that has only partially come in.

- Gum disease and tooth decay in the wisdom tooth, which may be harder to clean than other teeth, or in the teeth and jaw in the area of the wisdom tooth.

Sedation & Surgery

PO Box 198
123 Albany Ave. SE
Orange City, IA 51041
dental@joinerdentistry.com
(712) 737-3521 | (712) 737-4891 fax

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