Tooth Extractions in Marlton, NJ

Are you weighing one more repair on a tooth that has already been patched twice? Or has a dentist told your college-age kid that the wisdom teeth need to come out before they cause trouble? Both conversations end in the same place, and both deserve a plain explanation. Monokian Dentistry performs tooth extractions in Marlton, NJ at 151 W. Greentree Road, Suite A, and our family has cared for South Jersey patients since 1978.

We approach tooth removal with two goals in mind. Get you through the appointment comfortably, and protect the space so that whatever you want to do next is still easy. That second goal is the one most people never hear about, and it is the one that saves money later.

Need a tooth looked at? Request an appointment in Marlton or call our Marlton office at 856.983.9620.

When Removal Is Genuinely the Right Call

Our first instinct is to save teeth. A root canal and a crown will outlive almost any replacement, so we will always tell you when that is realistic. Many failing teeth are still candidates for root canal therapy. Removal becomes the better plan when:

• Decay runs below the bone. There has to be sound tooth structure above the gum for a crown to grip. Below a certain point, there is nothing left to build on.
• The root is fractured vertically. A split that runs down the root cannot be repaired, and it lets bacteria into the bone.
• Gum disease has taken the support. When too much bone is gone, the tooth is loose and the surrounding bone is being lost with it.
• A wisdom tooth is impacted. Teeth trapped under bone or gum push on their neighbors and trap plaque you cannot reach.
• Crowding is blocking treatment. Occasionally a tooth is removed to make room for orthodontic movement.

Simple, Surgical, and Wisdom Tooth Extractions

Simple Extraction

For a tooth that is fully erupted and reachable with instruments. The socket is widened gently, the tooth is lifted out, and you are usually in and out in half an hour. Local anesthetic is all most people need.

Surgical Extraction

For a tooth broken at or below the gum line, or one with roots that curve. A small incision gives access, the tooth may be sectioned into pieces to come out cleanly, and stitches often follow. Our oral surgeons, Dr. Chad Rebhun and Dr. Lauren Trager, handle these cases in house.

Wisdom Tooth Removal

Third molars sit at the back of the jaw where the bone is dense and the nerves are close, so 3D imaging is part of planning. Whether all four come out in one appointment depends on how they are positioned and what you prefer.

Wisdom Teeth: Now, Later, or Leave Them Alone

This is the question we get asked most, and the honest answer is that timing changes the difficulty more than anything else does.

A wisdom tooth that is fully through, easy to brush, and causing nothing does not automatically need to go. What it does need is a look every year, because the ones that turn into emergencies rarely announce themselves in advance.

Extraction Day at Our Marlton Office

1. Review and imaging. We go over your medical history and medications, and check the X-ray or 3D scan for root shape and nerve position.
2. Anesthetic or sedation. Local anesthetic is standard, and we do not begin until the area is fully numb. Sedation is available for longer or more anxious appointments.
3. Removal. You feel firm pressure and movement, not sharpness. Pressure is normal and does not mean the anesthetic is failing, but tell us either way.
4. Socket care. The site is cleaned, a graft is placed if you have chosen socket preservation, and stitches go in when needed.
5. Gauze and instructions. You bite on gauze for about half an hour, and leave with written aftercare plus a number to call.

Healing Well and Avoiding Dry Socket

Dry socket happens when the clot protecting the bone is dislodged before healing is underway, usually on day three or four, and it is intensely painful. It is also largely preventable.

• No suction for at least three days. That means no straws, no smoking, no vaping, and no forceful spitting.
• Rest on day one. Keep your head elevated and skip the gym. Raised blood pressure restarts bleeding.
• Ice in intervals. Twenty minutes on and twenty off for the first day keeps swelling down.
• Cool, soft food. Yogurt, eggs, soup once it has cooled, mashed potatoes. Nothing crunchy near the site.
• Warm salt water from day two. Rinse gently, do not swish hard.
• Call if pain spikes after day three. Pain that improves and then worsens is the classic pattern, and we can treat it in one short visit.

Protecting the Space After a Tooth Comes Out

The moment a root leaves, the bone that held it begins to remodel. Most of the width at that site is lost in the first six months, and that is what makes a late implant more complicated than an early one.

Socket preservation is a small graft placed into the empty socket at the time of removal. It holds the shape of the ridge while it heals, which usually means no separate grafting appointment later and a better looking result at the gum line. If you already know you want an implant, it is almost always worth doing. If you are leaning toward a bridge or a partial denture, we will tell you honestly whether it changes anything for you. A fixed bridge can also close the gap.

Cost of Tooth Extractions in Marlton, NJ

Cost depends on your treatment plan, and we’ll walk you through it at your complimentary consult.

Extraction pricing depends on how the tooth is positioned rather than which tooth it is.

Extractions are usually classified as a basic or major service and are among the better covered procedures, often at 50 to 80 percent. Grafting and sedation are covered less consistently, so we check both in advance. No insurance? No problem. The Monokian Membership Plan has no waiting periods, and our payment and insurance page explains financing.

Serving Marlton & South Jersey

Our Marlton office on W. Greentree Road is an easy trip for families across Burlington County, which helps when someone needs a ride home afterward. We welcome patients from:

• Marlton
• Evesham Township
• Mount Laurel
• Medford
• Cherry Hill
• Voorhees

Having oral surgeons on staff means you are not referred out and placed on another practice waiting list. If our Haddonfield office is closer to home, the same surgical care is available there.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a tooth extraction cost in Marlton, NJ?
Cost depends on your treatment plan, and we’ll walk you through it at your complimentary consult. Sedation and socket grafting are quoted separately. Insurance frequently covers a substantial share.

Can I be sedated for my extraction?
Yes. Sedation is available and it is a common choice for wisdom teeth or multiple extractions in one visit. You will need someone to drive you home and stay with you for a few hours afterward.

How much time should I take off work or school?
One day is enough after a simple extraction. Plan on two to three days after surgical removal or several wisdom teeth, and schedule a Thursday or Friday if you can, so the weekend absorbs the worst of the swelling.

What can I eat for the first few days?
Start with cool, soft food that needs no chewing on the surgical side. Yogurt, applesauce, scrambled eggs, and cooled soup all work. Add texture as comfort allows, and avoid seeds, nuts, and chips until the site has closed.

Will losing a tooth change my bite?
It can, especially with a molar. Neighboring teeth tip into the space and the opposing tooth drifts down, and both are much harder to correct later than to prevent now. This is the main reason we discuss replacement at the same visit.

Do all four wisdom teeth have to come out together?
No, though many patients prefer it so there is only one recovery. Removing one side at a time lets you chew on the other, which some people find easier. We plan it around what suits you.

What are the signs of infection after an extraction?
Fever, increasing swelling after day three, a bad taste that will not rinse away, or pus at the site. Call us right away if you notice any of them. Ordinary healing gets steadily better, never worse.

Schedule Your Extraction Consultation in Marlton

Come in and let us look before you decide anything. Sometimes the tooth can be saved, and when it cannot, you will know exactly what the removal involves and what protecting the space will cost.

We treat our patients like family, and no one in this family is talked into losing a tooth that could stay.

• Book online. Request your extraction consultation in Marlton through our scheduling form.
• Prefer to call? Our Marlton office is at 856.983.9620, and our new patient team is at 856.336.5086.

Welcome home to surgical care that stays under one roof in Marlton, NJ.