Dr. David Magid
DMD, AFAAID
A University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine graduate with more than 25 years in practice and a 2-year implant residency. He performs every extraction, graft, and implant here himself.
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Tooth Extractions in One Office
A broken or infected tooth does not have to mean a referral across town. Dr. David Magid, DMD, does surgical and emergency extractions, bone grafting, and sinus lifts here, and sees a painful tooth the same day.
Extractions
Can a Dentist Pull a Broken Tooth?
Yes. A tooth broken at the gumline, crumbled from decay, or cracked below the bone is removed with a surgical extraction, which opens the gum, divides the tooth if needed, and lifts out every piece. Dr. Magid does these here, including difficult ones, and tells you first if a root canal or crown could save the tooth.
We also offer simple extractions, remove non-impacted wisdom teeth, provide bone grafting and socket preservation for a future implant, and sinus lifts. Every surgical case is planned from a cone beam CT scan, so Dr. Magid knows where the roots, nerve, and sinus sit before he starts.
Patient Education
What to Expect From a Tooth Extraction
Do I Need an Oral Surgeon?
For most extractions, your dentist can do it, and that includes surgical ones. What matters is the dentist’s training and whether the office has the imaging and sedation to do it comfortably. Dr. Magid removes broken teeth, teeth with curved roots, and wisdom teeth that have come through the gum, plans harder cases from a cone beam CT scan, and offers nitrous oxide, oral, or IV sedation.
A wisdom tooth still buried in the bone or lying sideways is referred out, and Dr. Magid arranges it at your exam. One that has come through the gum is removed here. Either way, you leave with a plain answer and a plan.
A Different Dental Experience
Why Our Patients Stay With Us
The dentist who examines your tooth also removes it, grafts the site, and places the new tooth.
Jennifer
Dental Hygienist
With more than 25 years in dentistry, she's trained in CBCT scanning and helps plan your surgery scan while keeping the site healthy at every cleaning.
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Eleana
Office Manager
The first voice you hear when a tooth hurts. She fits you in the same day and checks coverage. Trained in dental assisting at Felician University.
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In-House Oral Surgery
Extractions and Surgery Done Here
A throbbing, abscessed, or broken tooth is seen the same day, new patients included, and removed in the same visit when needed. Swelling that affects breathing or swallowing needs 911 or the ER first.
Teeth broken at the gumline, or with cracked or curved roots, are removed surgically, with the gum opened, the tooth sectioned if needed, and the socket cleaned and stitched. We take cases others decline.
Wisdom teeth that have erupted through the gum are removed here, one or several at a visit, with sedation if you want it. Wisdom teeth still buried in the bone are the one case we refer out.
The bone around an empty socket starts to shrink within weeks. Placing graft material at the time of extraction preserves bone for a future implant, so you are not grafting again later.
Upper back teeth sit close to the sinus, and after they are lost, the bone can be too thin for an implant. A sinus lift adds bone beneath the sinus floor and is done here as part of implant planning.
Dr. Magid provides nitrous oxide and oral conscious sedation, and IV sedation is provided here by Dr. Jonathan Mendia, DMD, a visiting dental anesthesiologist from Rutgers, for longer visits.
Our Process
How Does a Tooth Extraction Work?
Step 1
Exam and Imaging
Dr. Magid examines the tooth and takes a digital X-ray or a cone beam CT scan to see the roots, nerve, and bone. You get a plain explanation of whether the tooth can be saved, how it will be removed if not, and what could replace it.
Step 2
Numbing and Optional Sedation
The tooth and surrounding bone are fully numbed first, so you feel pressure and movement rather than pain. Nitrous oxide, oral sedation, or IV sedation can be added for anxiety or longer surgeries, and someone drives you home after oral or IV sedation.
Step 3
The Extraction
A simple extraction loosens and lifts the tooth, usually in 20 to 40 minutes with numbing. A surgical one opens the gum, divides the tooth if needed, and cleans the socket, usually in 30 to 60 minutes. A graft or implant can go in at that visit when planned.
Step 4
Aftercare and Healing
Bite on gauze until bleeding stops, avoid smoking, spitting, and straws for three days, and eat soft food. Most people feel better after three days, and the gum closes over in about two weeks. Pain that grows after day three can mean a dry socket, which we treat quickly.
FAQ
Tooth Extraction FAQs
What it costs, how much it hurts, wisdom teeth, an implant the same day, how long it takes, and what to do afterward.
A simple extraction costs less than a surgical one, and sedation, a bone graft, or several teeth at once add to the quote. We are in-network with Delta Dental and check your benefits first. Your itemized quote follows the exam, and CareCredit and Cherry financing are available.
You feel pressure and movement rather than pain because the tooth and bone are fully numbed, and sedation can help. Afterward, soreness is usually mild to moderate for two to three days. A sharp rise in pain after day three can mean a dry socket, which we treat quickly.
It depends on how many teeth, whether they have come through the gum, and if you choose sedation. Impacted wisdom teeth are referred out. We check your insurance first, quote the whole visit in writing after the exam, and offer CareCredit and Cherry financing.
Often, yes, when the same dentist does both. Dr. Magid places the implant at the extraction visit if the cone beam CT scan shows enough healthy bone and no spreading infection. When the bone needs time, he grafts the socket and places the implant three to four months later.
About 20 to 40 minutes for a simple extraction, including numbing, and 30 to 60 minutes or more for a surgical one. Several teeth, a bone graft, or an implant at the same visit add time, and sedation means a little longer to recover before going home.
Protect the blood clot for three days with no smoking, spitting, or straws, and eat soft food. Bite on gauze until bleeding stops, use a cold compress for swelling, and start gentle salt-water rinses on day two. Pain that grows after day three or new swelling needs a prompt visit.
Conveniently Located Near You
Easy Access, Stress-Free Visits
Located in a serene colonial medical building on Clinton Road, our office is designed for effortless visits. Enjoy a first-floor suite, free on-site parking, and a wheelchair-accessible entrance, so you can step straight into dental care that is focused on you.
First-Floor Suite
Free On-Site Parking
Wheelchair Accessible
