Dentists call "pulling a tooth" an extraction. Most people don't have enough room in their mouths for their wisdom teeth. Wisdom teeth are also called "third molars" and a dentist may call pulling this tooth, " third molar surgery ".

          The Atlanta Dental Group provides our patients with most oral surgery services including pulling teeth and the removal of wisdom teeth. Most oral surgery procedures go very well, take less than an hour and are done in our office. Our dental practice will see emergency patients to pull a tooth.

          The oral surgery patient is seated and completely numbed. It's important to wait and allow the numbness to sink in fully. The dentist checks the depth of the anesthesia by making a small incision around the wisdom tooth. Once it is confirmed that the patient is completely numb the incision is lengthened and the gum tissue is gently pulled away from the wisdom tooth. If any of the surrounding bone is in the way, it is then removed. If needed, the wisdom tooth is then gently sectioned into pieces and the pieces are then removed. Finally, sutures ( stitches ) are placed so that the gum tissue lays back into place correctly.

          The dentists at the Atlanta Dental Group believe that most oral surgery patients should be placed on antibiotics after any oral surgery procedure, especially after wisdom tooth removal. All patients are then seen post operatively one week after their oral surgery procedure and there is no additional fee for this visit if it's solely to check the surgery site.