{"id":8246,"date":"2016-03-08T14:08:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T14:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velezylozano.com\/por-que-extraemos-un-diente\/"},"modified":"2016-03-08T14:08:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T14:08:07","slug":"why-we-extract-a-tooth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/velezylozano.com\/en\/why-we-extract-a-tooth\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do we extract a tooth?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dentistry has gone through different phases throughout the ages.<\/p>\n

In the beginning, when dentistry lacked the means to solve the different pathologies, the only existing treatment consisted of extracting the affected tooth.<\/p>\n

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Technological advances allowed us to keep teeth in the mouth for as long as possible before extracting them, moving into a non-extractionist era. But it was with the advent of the implant era that we went back to extracting teeth with a doubtful prognosis rather than trying to change the condition of the tooth and prolonging the time of extraction.<\/p>\n

Nowadays, the attitude of dentists tends to be one of tooth preservation, only extracting those teeth that present an insurmountable prognosis or those that can be safely extracted before 3 years post-treatment.<\/p>\n

Among the most frequent causes of removal are:<\/p>\n