When the natural bacteria in your mouth exploit an area of weakened tooth enamel, it can cause tooth decay. When this happens, the resulting cavity can quickly spread to compromise a vast area. Sometimes the tooth decay can be so severe that the tooth fractures or is lost. When this happens, your dentists might need to extract the tooth to... read more »

When a cavity forms on one of your teeth, the bacteria are tenacious in their attempts to exploit the tooth enamel. Without timely treatment, this decay can start to penetrate the interior structures of the tooth. In time, it could compromise a significant amount of the tooth and infect the root, resulting in the total loss of the tooth. To... read more »

Sometimes severe tooth decay can extend so deep into a tooth that the internal structures cannot be effectively restored through a root canal. A tooth in this extreme level of distress might need to be extracted before a dangerous infection can form in the gum tissues. Losing a tooth in this manner not only impairs your ability to chew food,... read more »