What are the reasons you might need oral surgery?
- Tooth Loss
- Jaw Misalignment
- Facial Infections
- Damaged Teeth
- Breathing Or Sleeping Concerns
What Is Oral Surgery?
Oral surgery is a surgical procedure performed on your gums, teeth, jaws, and other oral structures. This procedure includes implants, extractions, gum grafts, and jaw surgeries. Performed by a periodontist, maxillofacial or oral surgeon, this surgery helps to correct your gums, teeth, or jaw problems. At Elevate Dental, we have dental specialists who are licensed and equipped with advanced training for oral surgery procedures. Thus, we have high-quality and the latest dental equipment for quicker and safer procedures.Reasons You Might Need Oral Surgery
A dentist can recommend oral surgery for several reasons. You might have to consider oral surgery if you’re experiencing the following:Tooth Loss
Tooth loss isn’t a simple dental problem because losing teeth can eventually put a lot of pressure on the surrounding healthy teeth, increasing the risk of dental fractures.
Secondly, your jaw is also affected. Without the presence of tooth roots, your body starts to redirect nutrients away from your jaw. This means that, over time, your jaw receives less and less nutrition — eventually leading to a loss of jaw bone density.
For this reason, a dentist might recommend oral surgery to avoid this from happening. This is done by using an implant to fill up the space of your missing tooth.
Jaw Misalignment
You can tell that your jaws are misaligned if your overbite or underbite is getting worse, affecting your teeth as well. If you notice this, then you should visit a dentist immediately so that they can check your oral problem and guide you with the corrective procedures of having your jaws aligned with orthodontic appliances such as braces. But if braces won’t fix your jaw misalignment, then the dentist will recommend that you undergo oral surgery. This can help move your jaw forward, backward, or even widen it, which in turn can help it achieve the correct alignment.Facial Infections
Every oral problem can greatly affect our facial features. So, when you’re experiencing occasional swelling or pain in your jaw, neck, or face, it’s because they’re the cause of an oral infection that needs an immediate solution. If this becomes intolerable, don’t hesitate to schedule a visit with a dentist to diagnose the issue and give you the right dental surgery to drain the infection and cure the affected areas in your mouth.Damaged Teeth
One of the reasons why you might need oral surgery is having damaged teeth that need to be extracted to avoid infecting the other teeth surrounding it.
If you’re feeling persistent swelling, pain, fever, and any other signs of infection, a dentist will assess your oral issue and discuss with you the procedure for extracting your damaged teeth.
