Dental Corner: How to perform a nonsurgical extraction  Dental
Corner: How to perform a nonsurgical extraction  May 01, 2005  A
dental extraction should be considered an end-stage procedure.
When teeth are salvageable, we can go to great lengths to avoid
extraction. Unfortunately, in many cases extraction is advisable
and necessary. Extraction is indicated for teeth with end-stage
periodontal disease, fractured teeth with an exposed pulp (when
endodontic treatment is not possible), retained deciduous teeth,
teeth with feline odontoclastic resorptive lesions, crowded or
malpositioned teeth, and other select cases.  Nonsurgical, or
simple, extraction refers to the extraction of single-rooted
teeth including the incisors, first premolars, deciduous
canines, and mandibular third molars. The extraction of canine
or multirooted teeth, which is considered a surgical extraction,
will be discussed in a future article. A nonsurgical extraction
may become a surgical extraction if complications such as root
fracture occu