When a tooth is too damaged or infected to save, extraction ends the pain immediately. Dr. Zapata performs same-day emergency extractions at our Phoenix 85033 location — with honest assessment of whether the tooth can be saved first.
Extraction is always a last resort. Before recommending removal, Dr. Zapata takes an X-ray and assesses whether the tooth can be saved with a root canal or crown. When extraction is the right answer — severely infected, broken below the gumline, or causing crowding problems — it delivers immediate, lasting relief.
The procedure is performed under local anesthetic, so you feel pressure but not pain. Most simple extractions take under 30 minutes and you leave the same day with aftercare instructions and a follow-up plan.
When infection has destroyed too much of the tooth structure or spread to the surrounding bone, extraction removes the source and allows the area to heal.
A tooth fractured at or below the gumline often cannot support a crown or restoration. Extraction removes the remaining structure cleanly.
When decay has hollowed out the tooth so extensively that no restoration — filling, crown, or root canal — can create a stable result.
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Dr. Zapata examines and X-rays the tooth to determine if extraction is truly the best option or if it can be saved.
Local anesthetic is applied. You feel pressure, not pain. Simple extractions are complete in under 30 minutes.
You leave with gauze, aftercare instructions, and a plan for tooth replacement if desired (bridge or partial denture).