Oral surgery
Our oral surgery procedures offer safe and gentle solutions – from tooth extractions to implants. Modern technology, higly precise methods, and individual care support fast and complication-free healing.
Oral surgery
Oral surgery in dentistry is a collective term for all procedures performed by a surgeon. This includes the surgical removal of wisdom teeth or other ones that need to be extracted but are so firmly embedded that surgical intervention is necessary. The surgeon can perform bone augmentation procedures as well, that become necessary when the jaw needs to be widened or thickened, in order for an implant to be completly surrounded by bone material, for a better stability and durability.
Surgical extractions – removal of wisdom teeth
Wisdom teeth are usually firmly anchored, have 3-4 roots, and require surgical treatment to be removed. Furthermore, we often find that wisdom teeth grow inwards, are deeply imbeded in the jawbone and their position usually deviates from the normal. The reason behind it is that the facial skeleton, especially the jaw, has become smaller over the millennia, leaving less space for the same number of teeth. It is becoming increasingly common for wisdom teeth not to form at all.
What symptoms can occur with wisdom teeth and why?
If a wisdom tooth cannot grow out completely and remains partly under the gum, it can become inflamed. Cleaning these teeth can also be complicated, which can cause additional inflammation, even under the palate. This can cause pain, tooth decay, and bad breath.
Wisdom teeth in poor positions can also have a negative effect on the denture as it puts a pressure on the teeth next to it. This can lead to misalignment or crowding on full set of teeth. In these cases, braces are recommended for correction.
There are two ways to remove wisdom teeth
Through simple tooth extraction
Through simple tooth extraction, if the situation is not too complicated and the tooth roots are well positioned
Through surgical tooth extraction
Through surgical tooth extraction, if the situation is complicated and surgical intervention is necessary to remove the tooth and its roots.