Service
Tooth extractions
We always try to save a tooth first. When a tooth is too damaged or infected to repair, removing it protects your other teeth and your health.
When a tooth has to come out
Severe decay, a deep crack, advanced gum disease or crowding can all mean a tooth is better removed. We will show you why and talk through the alternatives first.
After the extraction
You go home with clear instructions for the first days. We also talk about replacing the tooth — a bridge, a denture or an implant — so the gap does not cause problems later.
Questions
Questions
How it works
How an extraction works
Careful, numb and unhurried.
1We examine the tooth
An exam and an X-ray show whether the tooth can be saved and how it sits in the bone.
2The area is numbed
Nothing starts until the tooth and the gum around it are fully numb.
3Aftercare you can follow
You leave with written instructions and a number to call if anything worries you.
About us
Why families choose Happy Smiles
At the same address in Columbia for over fifty years — started by Dr. Brockley, then Dr. Qilin Xu.
Fifty years, one address
543 Locust St has been the practice's home the whole time.
A dentist who knows you
Dr. Xu holds degrees in medicine and dentistry — the same doctor at every visit.
Routine to emergency
Exams and cleanings, fillings, dentures and veneers, whitening — and emergency care when something cannot wait.
Services
Other services
Everything we do, under one roof.
Worried about a tooth? Ask us
Visit us
We're waiting for you in Columbia
543 Locust St
Columbia, PA 17512
- Monday – Thursday
- 8:00AM – 5:00PM