Relieve Infection
Removes a tooth that is trapping food, causing swellings, or damaging the molar beside it.
Oral Surgery · Sector 37, Faridabad
Oral Surgeryin Faridabad
Some teeth cannot be saved. A wisdom tooth may be stuck, a broken tooth may sit below the gum, or infection may keep returning around a root that will not settle. At The Tooth Story, oral surgery is planned after imaging and a clear discussion of why removal is being advised — and how recovery is managed afterwards.
When might a tooth need surgical care?
- A wisdom tooth that aches or traps food
- A tooth broken at the gum line
- Repeated swelling or infection
- A tooth that never fully came through
Not every wisdom tooth needs to come out. An examination and X-ray show whether watching, treating, or removing it is the safer path.
Led by Dr. Ritika Satija, MDS.
Get an assessment before an impacted or infected tooth becomes an emergency.
10+Years Experience
Careful surgical dentistry
in Faridabad.
Remove what cannot stay.
Protect what remains.
Wisdom-tooth removal and surgical extractions are carried out under local anaesthesia, with the steps explained beforehand. The focus is a controlled procedure, clear aftercare, and a plan for whether the space should later be left, restored or prepared for an implant.
- 4.9/5Google Rating
- 10+Years of Experience
- MDS
- 16+Dental Treatments
What Is Oral Surgery in a Dental Clinic?
In this setting, oral surgery usually means removing a tooth that cannot be taken out with a simple forceps extraction — most often an impacted wisdom tooth or a tooth broken below the gum.
The procedure may involve lifting a small gum flap, dividing the tooth so it can be removed in sections, smoothing bone, and placing stitches.
Bone grafting at the site is sometimes discussed when an implant is planned later. It is not automatic for every extraction.
If a tooth can still be saved with root canal treatment, that option is considered first. Surgery is advised when leaving the tooth creates more risk than removing it.
Controlled Removal
Sectioning and careful bone work reduce the force needed compared with pulling a stuck tooth blindly.
Plan the Space After
Aftercare and, when relevant, later implant or orthodontic plans are discussed before the tooth comes out.
When Surgical Removal May Be Recommended
A tooth is not removed because it is a wisdom tooth. It is removed when keeping it is likely to cause more harm than taking it out.
Wisdom teeth
Problems usually start when there is not enough room.
- Pain, swelling or food packing around a partly erupted tooth
- A tilted tooth pressing on the second molar
- Repeated gum infection around the flap of gum (pericoronitis)
Difficult extractions
Some teeth cannot be removed simply.
- A tooth broken at or below the gum line
- Curved or retained roots after a previous attempt
- A tooth that has never fully erupted
Treatment planning
Removal is sometimes needed so other care can start safely.
- A tooth that must come out before braces or an implant
- Persistent infection that antibiotics have not resolved
- Preparing the jaw before a denture or implant
Fully erupted, well-aligned wisdom teeth that you can keep clean may not need removal. An X-ray is how we judge position, roots and the nerve or sinus nearby.
How Surgical Extraction Is Planned
The appointment is structured so you know why surgery is advised, what you will feel, and how the first few days of healing should go.
Examination and imaging
The tooth, gums and neighbouring teeth are checked. X-rays, and when needed more detailed imaging, show root shape and closeness to nerves or the sinus.
Why this tooth, and what else is possible
You hear whether watching, root canal treatment, or removal is the responsible option — including recovery, stitches and any grafting if an implant is later planned.
Numbing the area
Local anaesthesia is used so the site is numb before the procedure starts. You should feel pressure, not sharp pain. Extra comfort measures can be discussed if you are anxious.
Removing the tooth
A small gum flap may be raised, the tooth may be divided, and bone around it smoothed. Stitches are placed when they will help the site heal cleanly.
Aftercare briefing
You leave with written instructions on biting on gauze, food, rinsing, medicines and warning signs such as bleeding that will not stop or pain that worsens after day three.
Some people have all problem wisdom teeth removed in one visit. Others do better one side at a time. That choice depends on complexity, medical history and your preference.
Why Choose The Tooth Story for Oral Surgery?
Surgical dentistry here is conservative by habit: if a tooth can be saved, that is discussed. If it cannot, the removal is planned rather than improvised.
Save-versus-remove decision
Dr. Ritika Satija is an MDS Endodontist, so the question of whether a tooth can still be root-treated is a genuine part of the consultation.
Imaging before surgery
Root shape, nerve position and sinus closeness are reviewed so the procedure is planned, not guessed.
Local anaesthesia, explained
You should understand what you will feel. Pressure is normal. Sharp pain is a reason to pause and add more anaesthetic.
Aftercare that is specific
Dry socket prevention, diet and when to call are explained in writing, not left as vague advice to take it easy.
Next-tooth planning
If the space may need an implant or orthodontics later, that is raised before the extraction so grafting or timing can be considered.
Medical history taken seriously
Bleeding disorders, medicines and poorly controlled medical conditions may mean surgery is delayed or coordinated with your physician.
What Removal Can Achieve — and What It Cannot
Surgery solves a local problem. It does not automatically straighten other teeth or replace the missing one unless that is planned separately.
Fewer repeat infections
Taking out a wisdom tooth that keeps trapping food can stop the cycle of swelling and antibiotics.
Protection of the next molar
A tilted wisdom tooth can damage the second molar beside it. Removing it can protect a tooth that is more important for chewing.
Comfort for eating and sleep
Once the surgical site settles, the throbbing, bad taste and difficulty opening that came from the infected tooth should ease.
A cleaner plan for later treatment
Orthodontics and implants are easier to plan when a hopeless or impacted tooth is no longer in the way.
Recovery and Aftercare
Most people manage the first days with rest, cold compresses and the medicines advised. Healing of the gum takes one to two weeks; the bone underneath continues to remodel for longer.
During your visit
- The mouth is numb for a while after local anaesthetic. Do not chew until feeling returns.
- Oozing and mild swelling are expected. Firm pressure with gauze manages bleeding in the first hours.
- Many people return to desk work or school in two to three days, depending on the difficulty of the extraction.
- Pain that improves day by day is typical. Pain that gets worse after the third day should be reviewed.
- Stitches, if placed, may dissolve or need a short review visit.
The first 48 hours
- Bite on gauze as instructed. Do not keep checking the socket every few minutes.
- Avoid smoking, spitting, straws and vigorous rinsing for 24–48 hours to protect the blood clot.
- Eat soft, cool or lukewarm food — khichdi, yoghurt, mashed dal, eggs. Avoid spicy, crunchy or very hot food.
- Sleep with your head slightly raised the first night if swelling is likely.
- Call the clinic for heavy bleeding that will not stop with pressure, fever, pus, or numbness that is not improving over several days.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions people ask before wisdom-tooth removal and surgical extractions.
The area is numbed with local anaesthesia before anything starts. You should feel pressure and movement, not a sharp cutting pain. After the visit, soreness is expected and is usually managed with the pain relief advised. Difficulty of the tooth affects how you feel the next day more than the minutes of the procedure itself.
No. Wisdom teeth that have erupted fully, sit in a reasonable position, and can be kept clean may be left and monitored. Removal is advised when they cause pain, infection, crowding against the next tooth, or other clear risk on examination and X-ray.
Most people return to routine work or school within two to three days. Soft tissue usually settles over one to two weeks. Bone in the socket continues to heal for months, which you will not feel in the same way.
Dry socket happens when the blood clot is lost too early and bone is exposed, causing a distinct, often delayed pain. Avoid smoking, spitting, straws and vigorous rinsing for the first 24–48 hours. If pain worsens after day three, come back — it is treatable.
Not for every extraction. Grafting is mainly discussed when you plan to replace the tooth with an implant and want to preserve bone volume at the site. It is a planning decision, not a default add-on.
Sometimes yes, if the teeth are suitable and you prefer one recovery period. Staging can be wiser when one tooth is much more complex, or when your medical fitness and comfort make a shorter visit safer.
Stay with soft, cool or lukewarm food for two to three days — yoghurt, khichdi, mashed dal, scrambled eggs, soft fruit. Smoothies are fine without a straw. Avoid crunchy, spicy or very hot food until the site has started to settle.
Contact the clinic for heavy bleeding that does not stop with pressure after an hour, pain that increases after the third day, fever, pus, or numbness that has not begun to improve within a week. Mild oozing and day-two swelling are more typical.
