If you have an issue too severe to be treated with a simple filling or crown, then we could offer help with oral surgery. Our team can address missing teeth, strengthen your jaw, and even extract wisdom teeth to ensure the health, comfort, and beauty of your smile. In today’s blog, your Celina, TX, dentist takes a close look at our approach to oral surgery.
Examining Your Smile
Before we start your oral surgery, we want to take a close look at your smile so we can better understand the issue that needs to be addressed. Our team will closely examine your teeth, gums, roots, and jawbone structure with digital x-rays and intraoral cameras, so we can obtain high-definition images instantly, and look at them chairside. We can then assess the state of your smile and plan treatment in detail, so we know how to conduct your oral surgery with precision and accuracy. We can discuss what to expect, so you better understand the treatment to come.
Dental Sedation
We know the idea of oral surgery can be a source of anxiety for some, but we always take time to ensure everyone enjoys a positive and comfortable experience in our office. Which means we will provide a local anesthetic to numb the area directly. We also have sedation, which helps you enter a deep state of calm and relaxation, often with little to no memory of the procedure. Nitrous oxide offers a fast and effective calming option, and the effects stop once the procedure ends so you can even drive yourself home. For a deeper state of calm, we could recommend either oral conscious sedation or possibly even IV.
Ridge Augmentation
What if you have lost teeth and your lower jaw has eroded and changed due to your missing teeth? When this happens, you could risk the onset of an aged appearance, and your jaw may not be able to support the dental implants that could replace missing teeth and keep your youthful facial features intact!
But we can help with a ridge augmentation. Also known as jawbone grafting, this involves applying new structures to the lower jaw to strengthen it and ensure your smile can support the dental implants that will keep it intact. We can choose from donor or synthetic materials, or even take bone from other parts of your own body.
Sinus Lift
What about the upper jaw? If tooth loss has weakened the upper portion of your smile, then we could strengthen it with oral surgery too. Instead of a grafting procedure, we will conduct what is known as a sinus lift. We essentially raise your sinus floor to uncover new structures that can support one or several dental implants, so you can enjoy durable and lifelike tooth replacement that can last for decades to come with proper care and attention!
Tooth Extraction
Sometimes oral surgery is not about saving a tooth, but removing it before it can threaten the rest of your smile. If we need to stop the spread of an infection from a severely infected or damaged tooth, or if we want to prevent the onset of wisdom tooth impaction, we could extract a tooth carefully and gently. We can also remove them to make room for orthodontic treatment, or to help improve bite balance or chewing function. Extraction could pave the way for dentures too, a step in addressing severe tooth loss and offering a full smile again!
Denal Implant Placement
What if you have lost one or more teeth? For minor tooth loss, we could insert a dental implant into the jaw, which keeps the jawbone intact and allows your new tooth to last for decades to come. We then complete the individual one with a custom crown, which looks natural and provides a durable chewing surface. If you have more severe tooth loss, we could insert multiple posts to support a bridge or possibly even a full row of new teeth. You can obtain a complete smile, with new teeth that do not slip, and which lasts longer than traditional bridges or removable dentures. Oral surgery can help you obtain a new smile that looks and functions like a natural one.
If you have any questions about oral surgery, or how we can tackle severe issues and restore the health, function, and beauty of your smile, then contact our team today to learn more and start your journey to a better smile!
Celina Family Dentistry Provides Oral Surgery
We want to help restore your smile and improve oral health and bite function. To provide comfortable and effective treatment, please call Celina Family Dentistry in Celina, TX at (214) 851-0130 today.
