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Post operative difficulties with dental extractions

Denver and Highlands Ranch dentists Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp want their patients to be thoroughly informed their patients on un-common issues that can occur with ANY dental treatment. Most  post operative dental treatment is routine and uneventful.  Some are not. It is these small percentages that patients need to understand and accept as possible outcomes before treatment is started. Our Highlands Ranch dentists serve patients in the Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Centennial, Greenwood Village,Parker, Aurora and the Greater Denver Area.

Informed Consent for dental extractions

Informed consent for dental extractions can be accomplished a variety of ways.  First certainly in orally… letting yo know the common and uncommon consequences of dental surgery.  The second is written and the third in a combination of both.  Our Highlands Ranch dentist want to inform you of the common consequences of having a tooth taken out.  Those would include bleeding (obviously) pain (no kidding) possible infection for the most common consequences.  Less common consequences include dry socket…and … damage to adjacent teeth or filling. Uncommon but POSSIBLE consequences include sinus perforation ( a hole into the sunus where the root was) to numbnes of the lower lip… chin… or tongue.

Options for dental extraction

Obviously the first option is no treatment. A second might be some type or root canal or gum treatment.  Sometimes there is no”good” option other than extraction.  The key is “you” get to choose! You should know the consequences of treatment and NO treatment.  Then armed with this information you decide.

Call our Highlands Ranch dentists today

Please feel free to call out Highlands Ranch dne Denver dentists today and make an appointment today at (303) 694-9740.

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