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ORAL SURGERY
Whether it is tooth loss, impacted teeth, infected root canal, receding gum, or other dental issues, oral surgery can restore function, aesthetics, and your charming smile.
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What is Oral Surgery?
Oral surgery is any surgical procedure performed to address dental conditions or injuries around the mouth and jaws. Your oral surgeon in Toronto can recommend oral surgery for cosmetic or corrective purposes. Specialists like endodontists, periodontists, and prosthodontists can perform certain surgeries on hard and soft tissues. Some oral surgeons are experts in procedures that involve gum tissue, like laser gum contouring.
Here is everything you need to know about oral and maxillofacial surgery:
When do you need oral surgery?
You may need oral surgery for simple tooth extractions or impacted wisdom teeth removal. If you lose your smile due to tooth loss, your oral surgeon in Toronto can recommend fixed dental implants, implant-supported removable dentures, or dental bridges. Replacement teeth made from porcelain are indistinguishable from natural teeth and can restore your authentic smile. General dentists can refer you to a periodontist if you suffer from gum disease or need dental implants. You may also need an oral surgeon for corrective jaw procedures and gum contouring. They can work on hard and soft tissues to relieve pain, prevent infection, or correct dental defects.
What are the common types of oral surgery?
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons perform different types of surgeries around the head and face.
Tooth Extraction. Oral surgeons can remove broken, decayed, or infected teeth to relieve pain or prevent infection from spreading. Simple tooth extractions are the most common type of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Your Toronto oral surgeon will administer a local anesthetic to numb the extraction site and ensure the procedure is painless. Recovery after tooth removal usually takes around 24 hours.
Teeth Extraction/Removal
WisdomTooth Extraction
Impacted Wisdom Teeth Removal. Most people get their wisdom teeth around 17 or 20 years. Because they are the last set of molars, wisdom teeth can emerge improperly or get stuck in the gums due to lack of space. As a result, you may need oral surgery for wisdom teeth removal. This outpatient procedure can remove impacted teeth, reduce overcrowding, relieve pain, and protect oral health.
Horizontally Impacted Wisdom Tooth
Dental Implants. If you lost a tooth, oral surgery in Toronto restores function and aesthetics using dental implants. This surgical procedure replaces the natural tooth with a replacement tooth. You may need bone grafting before implantation surgery to enhance stability. Your Toronto dentist can also recommend all-on-4 dental implants if you’re missing several teeth. This treatment option will give you full arches of replacement teeth in one sitting. The best dental implants in Toronto can restore function and mimic your natural teeth to improve your smile.
Single Dental Implant and Implant-Supported Crown
All on 4 Dental Implants
Root canal apicoectomy. Oral surgeons perform apicoectomy after root canal treatments to remove the infected tissues around the root tip. Unlike surgical extractions, root canals ensure you keep your natural tooth. It can prevent infection from spreading, eliminate tooth pain, and save your tooth. If your tooth has a hooked root, your surgeon can perform an apicoectomy to remove the root's tip and fill the space with inert material.
These four are the most common oral and maxillofacial surgery. However, experienced maxillofacial surgeons also perform obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and facial reconstructive procedures. Cleft palate surgery also falls under the jurisdiction of oral and maxillofacial surgeons. They also work on gum tissues. Your oral and maxillofacial surgeon can perform corrective jaw surgeries to reposition the jaw.
Apicoectomy
Are oral and maxillofacial surgery painful?
If your Toronto dentist recommends maxillofacial surgery, you should not spend sleepless nights worrying about the pain. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons have extra training, including sedation and anesthesia. They can use local anesthesia that numbs the area before tooth extraction or any oral surgery application. You’ll receive oral or IV sedation to put you to sleep maxillofacial surgeries. Induced twilight sleep guarantees a painless procedure.
How long do oral and maxillofacial surgeries last?
It all depends on the oral surgery procedure. Tooth extractions, bridges, implant crowns, and gum contouring can last a few hours. Treatment options also offer a quick recovery time of around 24 hours. On the other hand, complex maxillofacial surgeries like facial reconstruction can take longer and involve multiple operations. The complexity of the procedure also influences the cost. Simple oral surgeries in Toronto like tooth extractions, root canals, dental crowns, and laser gum contouring range between $100 and $1400 per tooth. But complicated surgeries like all-on-4 implants in Toronto can cost you $20.000 or more. To get a quick, cost-effective, and safe procedure, choose the right dental clinic for oral surgery.
How to Choose the Right Dental Clinic for Oral Surgery?
Whether you seek a simple extraction, wisdom teeth removal, root canal, or corrective jaw procedure, choose your oral surgeon wisely. So, what should you consider when choosing dental clinics for oral and maxillofacial surgery?
Qualification. The right clinic for oral surgery should have dentists with training focusing on oral surgery.
Specialization. Your clinic’s surgeon should have training in a hospital-based surgical program. These programs allow general dentists with medical degrees to specialize and acquire mission-critical skills in Oral Surgery. In addition, they work alongside medical residents in different specialty fields to gain practical experience.
Experience. Your oral surgeon should have experience in the surgery that you seek. If you need an implant, Toronto Smile Design’s Dr. Johnson has years of experience in dental implants, all-on-four and DSD protocols, implant crowns, and implant bridges.
Location. Most oral surgeries are outpatient procedures. You can find a dental clinic that offers oral surgery in Toronto instead of traveling for hundreds of miles with throbbing tooth pain. If you live in Toronto, look no further than Toronto Smile Design Clinic for oral surgery.
Why Toronto Smile Design for Oral Surgery?
Toronto Smile Design’s Dr. Johnson Ozgur is a Toronto dentist experienced in dental implants, crowns, gum contouring, root canals, wisdom teeth removal, and more. He is a qualified General Dentist and Cosmetic Dentist with a Master's Degree in Oral Surgery and stands out as the only DSD Instructor in Canada. You can rely on Toronto Smile Design Clinic and Dr. Johnson’s expertise in oral surgery. Contact us today!
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