Oral surgery

The most common operation is tooth extraction. Extraction may be recommended if you suffer from severe caries, gum disease (periodontitis), dental trauma, or wisdom tooth complications. Sometimes we perform tooth extractions to prepare you for dentures or other prosthetic work.

Most dentists prefer to preserve natural teeth whenever possible, but sometimes extractions are necessary to maintain your overall oral health. In addition, many dentists recommend removing wisdom teeth as a preventive measure to reduce the risk of tooth decay, bone loss, and other problems.

When it comes to wisdom teeth, they often involve complex procedures that we call alveotomy.

Dental bone regeneration is necessary when there has been bone loss in your jaw. There are several reasons why this can happen. When your natural teeth are in place, the roots stimulate nerves in your jaw. This signals the brain to send nutrients to your jaw and keep it strong and healthy. If a tooth is missing for a long time, bone loss can occur in that area because there is no root to stimulate the nerves.

A dental bone graft restores the volume and density of your jawbone so that dental implants can be successfully placed. Sometimes an oral surgeon can place a bone graft during a periodontal surgical procedure. Advanced gum disease can cause the bone around the tooth to erode. A bone graft reduces mobility and provides a solid foundation that keeps your teeth strong and healthy.

Dental implants are generally considered to be the most reliable and long-lasting solution to replace missing teeth. These small screws, made of titanium or zirconium, are implanted in your jaw to replace the roots of missing teeth. After the implants have healed, they can be upgraded with dental crowns, dental bridges or prostheses.

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If you have moderate or severe gum disease (called periodontitis) you may need oral surgery. In this procedure, incisions are made along the gum line and tissue is temporarily moved away from the teeth. Your surgeon will then clean the roots of your teeth and flush out plaque and bacteria that have built up under the gums. Finally, the gums are put back in position and sutured.

If for prosthetic reasons it is necessary to lengthen the clinical tooth crown, it is necessary to remove excess tooth tissue, which is called gingivectomy.

An oral surgical procedure in which the tip of the tooth root is removed is called an apicotomy. In most cases, the cause is chronic tooth inflammation (granuloma or cyst).

Your teeth are held in place by roots that protrude into the jawbone. Front teeth usually have a single root. Other teeth, like premolars and molars, have two or more roots. The tip or end of each root is called the apical part of the root. Nerves and blood vessels enter the tooth through the root tip. They migrate through the root canal into the pulp chamber.

This chamber is in the crown (the part of the tooth that is visible in the mouth). When bacteria invade the pulp due to advanced decay or injury, inflammation occurs in the root canals of the tooth. If conservative therapy fails, the only option left is apicotomy to save the tooth.

Corrective jaw surgery (orthognathic surgery) addresses skeletal abnormalities of the jawbones. This procedure may be recommended to improve chewing function, correct bite misalignments, or correct imbalances in the shape of the face. Orthodontic surgery is also used to relieve pain caused by dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint.

Obstructive sleep apnoea occurs when tissue at the back of the throat contracts and blocks the airway during sleep. Sometimes apnoea is successfully treated with conservative methods, such as oral splint therapy or the use of a CPAP machine. However, in severe cases, surgery may be required.