Getting an atraumatic tooth extraction - what to expect
If you're staring throughout the barrel of the dental appointment, hearing you require an atraumatic tooth extraction might actually be the best news you could get in a bad scenario. Most of us grew up using this mental image of a dentist putting a foot upon the chair for leverage while they will yank a tooth out using a pair of pliers. It's a scary, out-of-date trope that, fortunately, doesn't reflect just how modern dentistry works—at least not when you're talking about atraumatic techniques. ...