Oral Surgery

Oral surgery is the diagnosis and surgical therapy of the diseases and injuries of the mouth, jaw, and associated structures.

Treatable Cases

Impacted Wisdom Teeth

The wisdom teeth become most familiar to people when they reach their late teens or early twenties.

In some cases, these teeth come out from the gum line, and the jaw is large enough for them, but not for all.

Reasons for Extracting Wisdom Teeth

Wisdom tooth is extracted because of the following reasons:

• Impacted tooth growth
• Growth at the wrong angle
• Periodontal infection
• Tooth trapped within the jawbone

Tooth Loss

Dental implants are titanium screw-like posts that bond with the jawbone or skull to support and hold dental prosthesis such as crowns, bridges, dentures, facial prostheses.

Eligible candidates for dental implants need to have a sufficient healthy bone in the area, must not be at risk with infection and must be willing to maintain good oral hygiene habits.

Jaw Problems

Unequal jaw growth

There are some cases when the upper and lower jaws do not grow properly, which can cause problems with speaking, eating, swallowing, and breathing.

Severe jaw problems may require oral surgery to remove all or parts of the lower and/or upper jaw, to create more balanced, functional, and healthy jaws.

Improve the fit of dentures

Oral surgery may be done to correct the irregularities of jaws before the fabrication of the dentures. This ensures a proper fit; it can also help long-term denture wearers.

The supporting bones often wear down over time, resulting in a denture that no longer fits properly.

Temporomandibular joint disorders

Temporomandibular joint disorders occur when there are issues with the facial and jaw muscles. This is the result of clenching your jaw or grinding your teeth over long periods.

TMJ disorders can cause facial pain, headaches, dizziness, and neck and back pain.

Other Conditions Treated by Oral Surgery

• Facial injury repair
• Lesion removal and biopsy
• Cleft lip and cleft palate repair
• Facial infection
• Snoring or sleep apnoea

After Surgery Care

On the day of surgery, fresh and soft food is recommended, such as applesauce, cottage cheese, or yogurt. Hot foods may disturb clot formation in the extraction sites.

The next day, it’s recommended to avoid crunchy foods such as popcorn and nuts since they break into little pieces and can get packed down into the extraction site.

If you had a dental implantation surgery, avoid chewing on hard foods for six weeks, or the healing of the implant will be compromised.

Oral Surgery in Yeronga

Your trusted Yeronga dentist offers several effective and high-quality dental services, including oral surgery.

Trust your oral health no one else. At Ria Family Dental, your and your family’s smiles are our number one priority.

Oral Surgery in Yeronga

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