We'll help you through your tooth extraction with compassionate care and the help of comforting sedation dentistry.

Do You Need an Emergency Tooth Extraction?

Tooth Extraction

As dentists, we do everything we can to help you keep all your teeth for a lifetime. However, sometimes it's in the best interest of your overall oral health to remove a decayed, infected, or damaged tooth.

Dr. Matt Avrit and his dental team are compassionate and caring and understand that it can be stressful to learn that you need a tooth extraction, so please put your fears to rest. We work together to ensure that you have a pain-free, comfortable procedure.

Why Our Dentist Recommends Tooth Extraction

At McKay’s Mill Dental, we have numerous ways to save a badly damaged or decayed tooth. However, if a tooth is hopelessly beyond repair, the only safe option is to remove it. This can occur for several reasons:

A tooth is decayed beyond what we can repair with a crown or filling
A tooth has broken or fractured below the gumline and can’t be restored
Advanced periodontal disease has loosened a tooth, and we can't save it
A tooth infection has advanced so far that we can’t resolve it with a root canal
An incoming wisdom tooth is crowding existing teeth

Other instances where Dr. Avrit might need to remove a tooth are for dental implant placement or to prepare for orthodontics or denture placement.

Sedation Dentistry Ensures Your Comfort

Our concern for your comfort is evident in everything we do. We know that many people dislike dental visits, which creates anxiety that prevents them from getting the care they need. At McKay’s Mill Dental, we offer sedation dentistry to fit your needs.

Nitrous Oxide or “Laughing Gas”

Nitrous oxide is a gas that you inhale. It helps you feel very calm and drowsy during your procedure, and the sights and sounds around you fade into the background. We’ll monitor you throughout your procedure, and when we turn off the nitrous, you’ll start to feel like yourself again and can even drive yourself from your appointment.

Oral Conscious Sedation

Oral conscious sedation involves taking medication before your appointment to help you relax. By taking it about an hour beforehand, you’ll arrive at our office feeling very calm and ready for your appointment. Since the sedative stays in your system for several hours, you’ll need someone to drive you to and from your appointment.

Intravenous (IV) Sedation

If you have deep anxiety and nitrous and oral sedation won’t work for you, we recommend IV sedation. This is because IV sedation puts you in a semi-conscious state, meaning that we can communicate with you, but you won’t be aware of what’s happening around you or remember much about the details afterward.

Do You Need Tooth Extraction?

If you feel a little nervous about having a tooth extracted, the team at McKay’s Mill Dental can help you with expert, compassionate care and comforting sedation dentistry. If you have a toothache and think you need an emergency tooth extraction, please call our Franklin dental office at (615) 595-5959, and we will arrange to see you as soon as possible.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you offer sedation dentistry?

For some people, the dentist’s office can be a scary place, especially if your teeth hurt or if it has been a long time since you have been to the dentist. Dr. Avrit knows that, and he offers three different levels of sedation to make your trips to the dentist as easy and stress-free as possible.

Mild Sedation with Nitrous Oxide

The first level is nitrous oxide, which is also known as laughing gas. When you inhale the gas, it calms your nerves down significantly. Another benefit of nitrous is that when it is removed, you go back to feeling normal, and you can drive yourself home.

Oral Sedation for Greater Relaxation

The second option is oral sedation, which is a series of pills that you take leading up to your appointment. This option significantly decreases your anxiety level and can also lead to some memory loss about your visit.

IV Sedation for Deep Anxiety and Longer Procedures

The third option is IV sedation, which Dr. Avrit frequently uses when he takes out wisdom teeth or extremely nervous patients. You should choose this option if you absolutely do not want to remember anything about your visit.

If you elect for the second or third option, you will be required to have someone bring you and take you home because you will still feel the effects after your appointment is over. Feel free to contact Dr. Avrit if you want one of these options for your appointment.

Learn More about Sedation Dentistry in Frankin, TN

Providing several sedation options allows Dr. Avrit to offer patients a stress-free and pain-free approach to achieving their dental goals. Call for an appointment to receive a personalized treatment plan and discuss your sedation dentistry options.

Meet Our Doctor:

Dr. Matt Avrit

Dr. Matt Avrit was born and raised here in Nashville, TN, where he graduated from Goodpasture High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University in 1998.

He worked for General Electric and BASF before returning to school, earning his DMD degree from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry in 2007. Dr. Avrit was accepted into an Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency program with the United States Air force at David Grant Medical Center, where he received specialized training in advanced dental techniques.

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