If you have serious concerns, such as tooth loss or wisdom tooth eruption, then you need more than just general dental care. But with oral surgery, our team can help address these issues with comfort and precision. In today’s blog, your Celina, TX, dentist talks about addressing your serious concern and offering better smiles with oral surgery.
When to Seek Treatment
What concerns could require oral surgery to address? Well, if you have lost teeth then we could offer replacements that look and function like natural teeth. Oral surgery allows us to place more or more dental implants. If your jaw is too weak to support them, then we could strengthen your upper and lower jaw with oral surgery. Our team could prescribe tooth extraction as needed, preventing issues like wisdom tooth impaction and safeguarding the alignment of your smile. When you have serious issues like these, then reach out to our team. If you attend checkup and cleaning visits with our team every six months, then we can likely catch these issues early and offer care to transform your smile.
Ensuring Your Comfort
We know that for people with dental anxiety, the idea of surgery could be a source of anxiety. But don’t worry! We understand your concerns, and we take time to talk to you about the process and what to expect. We also offer local anesthesia to numb areas being treated directly, and we could use sedation options to help you enter a deep state of calm and relaxation, often with little to no memory of the process. We will choose from nitrous oxide, oral conscious sedation, and IV sedation, using a number of factors to select which one is perfect for you. Everyone deserves to enjoy a positive experience in the office, even when undergoing more extensive treatments.
Dental Implant Placement
If you have missing teeth, then we could insert dental implants into the jaw directly where they act as new tooth roots. This means they bond with the jaw and stimulate the flow of essential nutrients so the jaw remains intact. Preventing the loss of mass and density that usually follows tooth loss means the risk of additional missing teeth is lower and that your smile remains intact! Our team could address a single missing tooth, or use several posts to support a set of dentures, so you can enjoy a full smile again, even if your tooth loss is more extensive! With proper care and attention, your new teeth can stay in place for decades to come, possibly a lifetime.
Jawbone Grafting
What if the lower jaw has lost mass and density due to tooth loss, and there is not enough structure to support one or more dental implants? With grafting, we can add new structure to the lower jaw to ensure you can support your new tooth roots, and enjoy a full smile again. Our team could use donor or synthetic bone structures, or take portions of your own jawbone, hip, or knee to strengthen the areas that support your new teeth. Once your dental implants are in place, this helps fortify the area and ensure your jaw remains intact and your facial structure doesn’t erode, so you avoid a prematurely aged appearance!
Sinus Lift
For the upper arch, we take a very different approach. Instead of adding new structure to the area, we will essentially raise the sinus floor to uncover new structures that can support your new teeth.
Wisdom Tooth Extraction
If you have a tooth too damaged, decayed, or infected to be treated with a crown, root canal, then we could offer an extraction to prevent the spread of infection. We could also extract teeth to aid in prosthetic treatment, paving the way for dentures, or to address imbalance or chewing concerns. For teens and young adults, we could use tooth extraction to remove the wisdom teeth before they erupt, so they avoid painful impactions and misalignment, from occurring. Our team takes time to ensure the process is safe and comfortable, and provides care to ensure the area heals quickly. We want you to return to your normal routine quickly and without complication!
If you have any questions about our approach to oral surgery, or if you want to address your concerns before the year ends and the holidays are here, then reach out today. You could also put those remaining dental insurance benefits and health savings account funds to good use before they expire at the end of December.
Oral Surgery At Celina Family Dentistry
Our team wants to handle your serious concern and protect your oral health and bite function with oral surgery. To set aside a time for your next appointment, please call Celina Family Dentistry in Celina, TX at (214) 851-0130 today.
