Oral surgery
Oral surgery is a surgical speciality that deals with problems and operations related to the mouth, facial bones and jaw.
Dentists practice various surgical procedures such as extraction, endodontics, periodontal and implant surgery.
Extractive surgery
Tooth extraction can be simple if the tooth is loose, or more complex if the tooth is still partially anchored in the bone, with long, curved, broken or ankylosed roots, or if it is foreshortened or abnormally included in the gum. In all these cases, the extraction is a minor surgical procedure.
In addition, there is the removal of the wisdom tooth, which is often responsible for tissue inflammation and altered mobility of the jaw. For this reason, and because it may be in an unusual position and in close contact with vascular and nerve bundles, a thorough radiological evaluation is necessary to prevent possible damage.
Endodontic Surgery
Endodontics treats the inner part of the tooth, called the dental pulp, known as the endodontium. Surgical endodontics is necessary when periapical lesions (granulomas) cannot be resolved with root canal therapy and must be treated retrogradely to avoid tooth extraction.
The use of state-of-the-art diagnostic tools, such as X-rays, allows dentists to discover problems that might otherwise go undetected. Recognising these problems at an early stage can prevent serious complications in the future
Parodontic surgery
When teeth have problems with the supporting tissues that cannot be resolved with scaling and root planing (deep root cleaning), periodontal surgery (open cleaning) is resorted to in order to make maintenance work at home easier, improve the condition of the tissues supporting the teeth and avoid their extraction due to pyorrhoea.
It can be resective, to reshape the bone supporting the teeth, or regenerative, to regenerate lost bone tissue. In addition, it requires the patient’s commitment to home oral hygiene and a few follow-up visits as well as support recalls.