Dental extractions are common oral procedures, but they are typically considered as the last solution, being recommended only in severe cases where any other means of treatment have failed or simply proved to be useless all along.
Like any medical procedure, it has indications and contraindications - some absolute, some relative or general.
Absolute contraindications target patients with leukemia and those with a myocardial infarction in the last 6 months.
Relative contraindications refer to local or general conditions. It is necessary to delay the extraction until these are eliminated. The most eloquent examples of conditions that induce the timing of extraction would be those related to the condition of the local mucosa (herpes, stomatitis, canker sores, etc.), sinusitis, acute suppurative processes and patients who have recently undergone radiotherapy treatments in the head area.
It is very important that you report all your ailments to
the doctor before an oral surgery. There are cases in which a multidisciplinary
approach is needed to proceed with such a medical procedure. Specific and
rigorous precautions should be taken, or the surgery should be postponed until
the improving (or even the elimination) of the disease preventing you from
getting oral surgery. The oral surgeons from Hochstadter, Isaacson, Cherny, Dumanis & Associates Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ltd., are happy to help answer any questions you might have, and are skilled in oral surgery practices.
