Lakewood Dental Smile – Oral Surgery

Oral surgery is the treatment of dental problems using a

surgical procedure. This is usually done when no other

non-surgical procedure can be done to deal with the

dental concern. There are cases when surgery is the

only option for a treatment, while there are instances

that oral surgery is done only as a last resort.

Oral surgery is necessary for the following dental

problems:

Impacted Teeth – A tooth is considered to be impacted

when it does not grow out from under the gum line, as it

should do normally. Impacted teeth tend to move sideways,

pushing against neighboring teeth and causing severe pain.

An impacted tooth is prone to decay because it is very hard

to clean using regular tooth brushing methods; the decay

and infection will cause additional discomfort. These teeth

are removed from under the gum line through a surgical

extraction to provide long-lasting pain relief. A surgical

incision is made on the gums to gain access to the

impacted tooth, which can then be removed easily.

Missing Teeth – Tooth loss problems are solved with

dental implants, which are artificial tooth roots

embedded into the jawbone. These implants are placed

on the jawbone using a surgical procedure, and left to

heal so they can integrate with the surrounding tissue.

After the healing period, the gums will usually need to

be opened once more to attach the teeth replacement to

the implants.

Severe Tooth Decay – Severely decayed teeth may need

to be extracted using oral surgery, especially in cases

when the decay has gone beyond the gum line. Surgery

is also needed in cases when the tooth is damaged so

severely that it cannot be extracted without making an

incision through the gum line, so all of the severely

decayed parts can be removed.

Tooth Root Infections – An infection in the root of a

tooth is treated with a root canal procedure. However,

there are instances when the infection has worsened and

spread to surrounding tissue. An apicectomy is done to

remove the infected tooth root, and the other infected

tissue in the surrounding area.

Bone Deterioration – The jawbone deteriorates and

becomes thin due to a number of reasons, such as long-

term tooth loss. A bone graft is a surgical procedure that

involves the addition of grafting material to the

jawbone, so that its structure is improved. This surgical

procedure is also done before an implant treatment,

when the jawbone has deteriorated and needs to be

augmented to provide ample support for the placement

of the implants.

Lakewood Dental Smile provides dental implants and

outstanding service. We provide clinically tested quality

dental implants at affordable prices. We offer single

missing tooth replacement to full mouth implants for

those with many missing teeth or are in need of a

complete new smile. To learn more about us, visit:

http://www.lakewooddentalsmile.com/oral-surgery/