Pulling out a loose tooth???

i have a loose tooth and the pain is horrible, i am using orajel to numb it but i cant even eat! how should i pull it out? any methods ( no, im not gonna ask my mom to punch it! lol)





Ari

Pulling out a loose tooth???
I have worked in the dental industry for years and one of the docs I worked with had a patient geta horrible inbfection and almost die from extracting his own tooth. He was an engineer and was embarrassed how grossly decayed his tooth was and took it out his self and came down with a horrendous infection about a week later. It is always better to see a professinal in these matters.
Reply:try the toaster or door trick, works every time.
Reply:if i were u, i would just keep wiggling that tooth for a while and eventually it will get SOOOOO loose that it will jsut be a breeze to take out that tooth. ^^ good luck!
Reply:eat some dumpling your tooth will get embedded in it an walla its outta there!!
Reply:See a dentist. I don't recommend pulling a loose tooth by yourself, if it's a permanent tooth. If you're having horrible pain, there is probably some infection in the gum, which requires professional attention. The dentist can numb the pain with novacaine, and since it's loose, it should easily come out. He or she can also give you antibiotics to kill any infection, and other medications to prevent "dry socket".
Reply:As a dental assistant, we always tell our patients to suck on an ice cube, and then when you're sitting somewhere (driving home, watching tv, doing homework...) wiggle it back and forth. What is going on is that your tooth has one longer root than the other, and how a tooth stays in your mouth is by little ligaments, like in your elbows and knees, and you need to loosen the ligaments until they are weak enough to break. Then, the tooth will slide right out and the new one will come in soon!
Reply:I have known patients to extract their own tooth. However, just know that if its a permanet tooth you do have a high risk of leaving a root tip. This can be sooooo painful. So if its a baby tooth, try chewing on some oversized bubble gum. If you think its an adult tooth, please have a dentist do it.



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