Understanding How Long A Tooth Extraction Takes
                     UNDERSTANDING HOW LONG A 
TOOTH EXTRACTION TAKES
UNDERSTANDING HOW LONG A TOOTH 
EXTRACTION TAKES
• How long does a tooth extraction take?  This is something that you may be interested to know if you are 
looking to pay a dentist a visit very soon to have a tooth, or a number of teeth, removed. The process of 
pulling teeth can vary according to your needs, so there are very many things involved when answering this 
question. 
• One of the reasons why you could decide to have your teeth removed is dental trauma.  Injury to the mouth 
can cause damage  to the  teeth or the associated ligaments, tissue and bone.  Something like this can force 
you to have the teeth extracted so as to correct the bite. When you decide to extract teeth under these 
circumstances, there can be added complications that can add time to the process.
• Another possible reason for pulling teeth is tooth  disease.  If you visit a dentist for regular checkup and they 
discover that you have tooth disease, they might try to save the tooth before removing it. Sometimes, a 
process known as root canal can  be attempted before the tooth is extracted.
UNDERSTANDING HOW LONG A TOOTH 
EXTRACTION TAKES
• You could also decide to have your teeth removed because of dental crowding.  At times, teeth can 
be too large to fit in the jaw comfortably.  In such a case, you can decide to remove some of teeth  
so as to help straighten  your smile or  eliminate the pain associated with crowding.  Multiple x-rays 
 may have to be done in order to figure out the teeth that should be removed.
• A good dentist will always try  to save  your teeth and find alternatives first, but there are 
circumstances  where removing the teeth may be the only option. 
• So, does pulling teeth hurt? It will not hurt is a local anesthetic is used.
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UNDERSTANDING HOW LONG A 
TOOTH EXTRACTION TAKES