Hi Chris,

Nice to see you.... hope you are well!

Based on your description the dentist performed what is referred to as Atraumatic or Nontraumatic oral surgery. This is when the dentist purposely uses a very gentle approach to remove the tooth so as to cause the least amount of trauma to the bone with the intention of preserving as much healthy bone as possible. In this type of surgery the debridement of the socket is usually gentle unless he finds diseased bone which would require a bit more scraping to remove.

Dentists usually have to seek education outside of their usual dental curriculum to learn this technique. Those who are taught and practice this form of oral surgery... are usually so gentle that their patient does not even realize how thorough the procedure really is. I worked with a Biological Dentist who performed Atraumatic oral surgery .... his work was remarkable!

With all of that said... I cannot completely assure you that the socket was thoroughly debrided. But my guess is that this is the type of surgery that he does and you will be fine. You can always ask him if this is what is does

Chris, was this dentist an oral surgeon or a general dentist? I have a few people who need a holistic minded gentle dentist.... could you tell us what state or country you live in??

Bryanna