Dentists that are preparing a patient for a dental implant first may need to remove a portion of a broken or decayed tooth before they can install the new porcelain implant. Using extraction instruments that have been designed by a teaching practitioner that has many years of experience in the dental profession a local practitioner can remove the broken or damaged pieces of a tooth that remain and make the cast and measurements that will result in a full set of teeth that has been augmented with an implant. From the genius of a Dr Misch who is the creator of the dental forceps many dentists around the world have benefitted from the use of an instrument that simplifies the removal of teeth that are in need of being pulled.
A little more than 15 years ago after having braces to straighten his teeth a young man in his mid 20's underwent a procedure to pull a baby tooth from his gum line that had never fallen out on its own. The adult tooth that was lodged in jaw and refused come in naturally was being encouraged to grow into position once the baby tooth was removed. Using a pair of dental forceps to extract the smaller tooth the dentist was able to insert a small chain that attached to the ingrown adult tooth in an effort to guide it into place. However after a few months it became apparent that the tooth was not moving and it too was extracted. The resulting gap where an incisor should be required the installation of a dental implant that was molded from the identical tooth on the opposite side of the patient's mouth.
The operation was a success as the extraction instruments were used to reach up into the gum and capture the adult tooth that was reluctant to grow down into the mouth. Taking some time to loosen and eventual pull out the forceps that were used in the operation allowed the dentist to go into the jaw through a small opening in the gum. After some healing of the bone the patient was brought back into the office to have a metal post screwed into his jaw that would hold the implant in place. Although the procedure has changed and become much easier to perform today, 15 years ago the post required a 6 month adjustment time to allow the bone to heal around the small steel screw. The implant was installed and the patient has been enjoying the same fit and feel of his teeth for the past decade and a half. Through the tools that have been developed and engineered by Dr Misch many people that have needed a dental extraction have been able to improve their smile as implants have replaced their broken and decayed teeth a prosthetic duplicate.