Odontectomy

Exodontia several centuries ago and today

Such known and, frankly speaking, not palatable procedure as an odontectomy has quite official medical name – an ekzodontiya. It is applied by the person since the most ancient times, but it should be noted that several centuries ago the odontectomy was used generally in the blood-thirsty purposes – for intimidation and tortures of objectionable people. Eventually functions of an ekzodontiya changed a little, but from it it did not become less dangerous. Up to opening of antibiotics and adequate tools, removal of a nerve of tooth and other dental procedures were connected with quite real risk of a lethal outcome. In other words, people quite often died of various infections which to them were brought by homebrew doctors.

For the first time more or less safe method of an odontectomy was opened by the medieval stomatologist Gui de Choliac. He invented "a tooth pelican" - the original device by means of which it was possible to take accurately injured tooth together with a root. Thanks to "pelican", it was possible to make even a wisdom odontectomy, and it that you knew, one of the most difficult and labor-consuming procedures in stomatology. "The tooth pelican" of Gui de Choliaca enjoyed popularity up to the end of the 18th century when it was succeeded by more modern technologies and tools.

Today the exodontia and nerves continues to remain the responsible and difficult operation demanding from the performer of a certain skill level. Besides, after forced removal of the injured tooth the person often has serious complications. For this reason stomatologists prefer to resort to surgical intervention only when it is really necessary to save patients from infections, inflammations and other risks.

Main reasons for an exodontia

• considerable injury of tooth by caries or development of an infection;
• the diseases of gums extending to healthy fabrics of the maxillary device;
• destruction of teeth as a result of accidents, fights and other external influences;
• the odontectomy is made and if it hampers the normal growth of other teeth;
• special case – a wisdom odontectomy which in case of the wrong germination can change symmetry of the person and a bite.

Exodontia methods

Today two ways of an exodontia – simple and surgical gained distribution. The first means extraction of visible tooth by local anesthesia. During the procedure of an odontectomy the stomatologist uses special tools which allow to raise tooth and to extend it from a cavity. Before it tooth is loosened to break integrity of fabrics of a parodont and to facilitate performance of a task.

The surgical method of an odontectomy is applied when access to the injured tooth is complicated, for example, when it was not cut through up to the end or has the broken-off crown (an upper part). Before operation on an odontectomy the dentist is obliged to conduct full examination of the patient to choose an optimum technique of intervention. In one cases it will be reasonable to carry out a jawbone section, and in others – to be limited only to excision of soft tissues. Let's notice also what in some situations happens it is impossible to make an odontectomy (complications lead to too serious consequences). In such cases the stomatologist makes the decision on crushing of tooth and its extraction in parts.

Features of an odontectomy of wisdom

The wisdom tooth often is the reason of problems with health because it cannot normally be cut through. It leads to discomfort at a chewing of food and to other serious effects, in particular: to the increased risk of developing of infections, development of inflammatory process, puffinesses and a pain syndrome. If in time not to make an odontectomy of wisdom, complications, sooner or later, it is mentioned healthy fabrics, will begin to promote development of tumoral and cystous processes. The timely odontectomy of wisdom will save you from similar problems and will allow to keep for many years healthy teeth and an attractive smile. Consider only that only professionals as its roots are in depth of a gingiva have to do an odontectomy of wisdom and have the most bizzare shapes that considerably complicates extraction process.

In brief we will tell also about possible problems which are shown after a wisdom odontectomy:

• pain syndrome, emergence of hypostases in the field of soft tissues;
• long bleeding;
• hole inflammation;
• difficulties with opening of a mouth;
• the traumatizing nerves leading to numbness of lips, teeth and an oral cavity;
• damages of prostheses or next teeth;
• the jaw fracture caused by big pressure which the surgeon puts upon the damaged site of an oral cavity.

If there was the wrong odontectomy, complications sometimes have very much and very serious effects. For example, inflammatory process can begin to extend to healthy fabrics. Certainly, it leads to new problems and the next removal of the injured teeth.

What to do if tooth after removal hurts?

Any intervention, not to mention such serious procedure as removal of a nerve of tooth, involves pain and discomfort. However, you can minimize negative effects if you follow the simple rules:

• refrain from the use of food, at least, within 3 hours after an odontectomy;
• in day of operation postpone the planned campaign in a sauna or a bath;
• do not eat too hot food;
• do not touch the pruritic place with language or any foreign objects;
• for 2-3 days refuse toothbrushing;
• limit exercise stresses as they can cause new bleedings.

Many people strive to get up from the dental chair right after a wisdom odontectomy. You should not do it. Even after simple extraction of the patient has to sit quietly 10-15 minutes. In case of surgical intervention at an odontectomy it is better to prolong this term till one o'clock that blood managed to thicken and close a wound. Besides, within several days after an odontectomy you have to observe all recommendations of the doctor and provide postoperative care of an oral cavity. At severe pains it is necessary to accept soothing drugs (except aspirin and aspirinosoderzhashchy means which liquefy blood).

If all of you did correctly, but all the same there are complaints of a look "tooth after removal hurts", then it means that you develop any complications. In this case it is necessary to see a doctor for the prevention of adverse changes and, perhaps, carrying out repeated operation again.