What is this dental procedure called?

Where my tooth called (second molar i think) now has to be removed because the cavity was way to big, so it has to be pulled out and replaced by a fake tooth.... what is this procedure called.?

What is this dental procedure called?
It really depends, we kind of need more details, but this is the best answer I can give.





1. If he's pulling out the entire tooth and putting in a tooth that is not attached to any others, the new tooth is called an implant. (This procedure costs around $4000 though) It is basically a new tooth that is screwed into your mouth. Here is a picture: http://www.implantology-uk.com/implant.j...





2. If the "entire" tooth is not being removed, just the part that sticks out into your mouth (the crown) is being shaved off and they are putting a "fake tooth" over it, that is called a crown (or a cap as some people like to call it) Here is a picture: http://www.teethluver.com/Upload/Crown.g...





3. If the entire tooth is being removed and the new tooth that is replacing the one that was taken out is connected to the two teeth on either side of it, it is called a crown and bridge. Here is a picture (it has a hole in it though!) http://www.straussdiamond.com/mt31.jpg





4. And of course, the tooth can also be replaced with a partial denture, but you would know that one.
Reply:It's called getting the tooth capped. Or, if they're going to remove the entire tooth and surgically implant a false tooth into your jaw, then it's a procedure called dental implant.
Reply:removing the tooth is called an extraction and there are a few different ways they can replace the tooth. By using a bridge or getting an implant. The bridge will attach to the other teeth in that area and an implant is kind of like a screw that is placed into your jaw bone and the an tooth is placed on top of the screw like thing
Reply:capping
Reply:Crown and bridge work most likely.
Reply:Well, if your dentist is capping the tooth on either side of the missing tooth, and placing a fake tooth in between, then that is a bridge.





If you are going to a periodontist and having a metal rod put in place of where your tooth was, that is an implant. After your implant, you'll see your dentist for an implant supported crown to be put in that space.





Either procedure has healing time after the extraction.
Reply:It's not that the dental carry (aka cavity) is too big, it's that the dentist is lazy. Most teeth can be saved via root canal, it's just this dentist probably feels that that tooth wasn't brushed correctly and a root canal will be worthless. What he's doing will be called removing a tooth then implant. Or, he could do a bridge, where a false tooth would be connected to your first and third molar, if the third molar is there.
Reply:It is called a Root Canal. They are the result of decay within a given tooth that effect the nerve. In my case, I had a cavity that was really deep and even after I had a filling put in it continued to decay almost all the way to the jaw bone.





The explanation that I got from the dentist is that the nerve of my tooth had died and it needed to be removed as well as the decay and infection inside of my tooth.





Basically what he did was go inside my tooth, take all of the decay out, clean the four canals of my tooth, made a mold of my real tooth and then put a temporary cap back in my tooth. After a couple of weeks the permanent cap arrived in his office and he simply took off the temporary and replaced it with the permanent cap.





As far as the operation itself, I was given a local anestetic and I was awake through the whole thing. I felt no pain at all and I even drove home from the dentist's office.





I've had two root canal operations, one without dental insurance and one with it, and it can be very expensive. When I had it done without insurance the whole procedure, including the permanent cap, cost about $1,300. Believe me it was not fun to have to pay that but you need to have this operation done.





If you wait too long the tooth can become infected, like mine did, and it can spread to other parts of your body and cause serious complications. I waited about two and a half years before I finally had my second root canal done.








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