Colloquially, a tooth extraction is a surgical procedure to remove a tooth from an alveolus using appropriate instrumentation (forceps, levers, etc.). 

The procedure is performed in our clinic under anaesthesia, with the operating field kept aseptic. Indications for tooth extraction are conditions that are no longer amenable to conservative treatment. 

The most important of these are: 

• chronic inflammation of the periapical tissues, 

• deep tooth fracture, 

• advanced stages of periodontitis.
  
  

It is important to remember that tooth extraction is a last resort and we make every effort to prevent this from happening, using the latest advances in dentistry. 

At UNIDENT UNION, each extraction is performed in an atraumatic manner (i.e. so that the removal of the tooth causes as little trauma as possible to the surrounding tissues, both hard - the bone - and soft - the gingiva). 

However, such a method can increase the duration of the tooth extraction procedure, as it requires more precision from the dentist and often additional specialised tools and diagnostic tests. 

However, the benefits of such a procedure have a huge positive impact on healing and the continued health of the surrounding tissues. 

The ideal solution immediately after tooth extraction is to regenerate the lost bone tissue and alveolus (the area after the extracted tooth) with a bone substitute, e.g. Bio-Oss, and a barrier membrane that separates the healing, newly formed bone from the soft tissues (gums), e.g. Bio-Gide. Such measures are prophylactic for alveolar bone atrophy, enabling future correct reconstruction of the lost tooth with dental implants and prosthetic crowns. 

In certain clinical cases, it is possible to carry out immediate implantation at the site of an extracted tooth (i.e. in a single procedure, a tooth is extracted in the first stage, followed by the placement of a dental implant, and bone regeneration using bone substitute material and a barrier membrane) (Implantology)