Extraction & Oral Surgery

When a tooth is beyond repair due to disease or injury, it may be necessary to remove it. A “simple” tooth extraction is among the most common in dentistry and certainly not the agonizing procedure depicted in common lore.
If you decide to have extraction or surgery in oral and maxillofacial area, you will be given a local anesthetic spray prior to injection to prevent pain during the procedure. You also may be prescribed medications to help manage pain in the hours following your extraction.

List of Dental Extraction and Oral Surgery:

1. Dental extraction

Tooth extractions are routine dental procedure used to remove decayed, damaged or otherwise problematic tooth. Dentist usually makes every effort to preserve natural teeth, although sometimes an extraction is necessary.

2. Surgical removal of impacted tooth

Impacted wisdom tooth are third molar at the back of the mouth that doesn’t have enough room to emerge or develop normally. Wisdom tooth is the last adult tooth to come into the mouth (erupt). Most people have four wisdom teeth at the back of the mouth (two on the top, two on the bottom).
Surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molar is most common surgical procedure performed by oral and maxillofacial surgeon.

3. Incision & drainage

A dental abscess and facial abscess, is a buildup of pus that forms inside the teeth, gums, facial and surrounding area. The abscess typically comes from a bacterial infection, often one that has accumulated in the soft pulp of the tooth.
Incision and drainage and clinical lancing are minor surgical procedures to release pus or pressure built up under the skin, such as from an abscess, boil, or infected paranasal sinus. This treatment considered the fast and best way to heal fast.

4. Bone grafting

Bone grafting is a minor surgical procedure that is normally done in a dental office. An incision is made in your gum to gain access to the bone beneath it, and then grafting material is added. Graft bone can be harvest from the own body, bovine bone, synthetic etc. The purpose of bone grafting is to prepare your jaw bone for dental prostheses such as removable denture and dental implant.

5. Gum tissue grafting

If your gums are receding, that might be due to long term aggressive brushing. People with thinner gum tissue may also be predisposed to recession. But gum recession is also often a result of gum disease, which is an infection caused by bacterial buildup and ongoing inflammation in the mouth and on the teeth, gingivitis or periodontitis.

6. Sinus lift for implant purposes

There are 4 sinuses in normal head anatomy in a person. Maxillary sinus is the biggest sinus and placed in the above upper jaw. Maxillary sinus lifting in implant surgery is a minor surgery that adds bone to the upper jaw in the area of the molars and premolars. The main purpose is to increase the successful rate of dental implant.

7. Pre-prosthetic surgery

Pre-prosthetic surgery is done to provide a better anatomic environment and to create proper supporting structures for denture construction.
The main purpose should be rehabilitation of the patient with restoration of the best possible masticatory function, combined with restoration or improvement of dental and facial esthetics.

8. Tongue tie surgery

Tongue tie (ankyloglossia) is a condition in which an unusually short, thick or tight band of tissue tethers the bottom of the tongue’s tip to the floor of the mouth. It can cause problems such as difficulty in eating and talking. Baby with tongue tie usually have a breastfeeding problem.
Tongue tie can be treated with a surgical cut to release the frenulum (frenectomy).

9. Mucocele

Mucocele is a space like a non-cancerous cyst in the mouth that contains mucus. This often occurs in the lower lip, is painless, clear to bluish, and varies in size. If you experience a case like this, we can provide treatment for the removal of mucocele using the surgical method.

10. Ranula

Ranula is a cyst that arises from salivary glands that are blocked in the mouth. The cyst grows as a lump under the tongue or at the bottom of the mouth with varying sizes. Generally not painful, clear or bluish. Sometimes ranula can cause difficulty swallowing or talking. The treatment method of ranula is surgery.