Not every oral health complication can be addressed with general or restorative dentistry treatments. Though not everyone will need oral surgery in their lifetime, the need for it can have serious implications for your oral health, especially if you hesitate too long to seek treatment. Today, we take a look at a few conditions that might require oral surgery, and how the right procedure can help you overcome the problem to restore your healthy, fully functional smile.
You want to replace one or more lost teeth
Tooth loss is one of the more common complex oral health issues people may face. Fortunately, losing teeth isn’t inevitable, and many patients have a good chance of avoiding it with the right care and maintenance. Yet, when it does occur, it’s important to replace any teeth that have been lost as soon as possible, preferably with one or more dental implants. The use of dental implants allows you to replace your lost teeth roots as well as restore your smile’s appearance, and to do so, they must be surgically inserted into your jawbone where you’ve lost teeth.
You have severe tooth spacing/crowding issues
Addressing tooth loss with dental implants is one thing, but in cases of extreme crowding and spacing issues, surgery may be required to remove a tooth, instead. For example, this is commonly the case with wisdom teeth, or third molars, which are the last set of permanent teeth to develop. Patients can often experience problems due to inadequate space at the end of their dental ridges, such as the wisdom teeth becoming impacted by other molars and/or surrounding jawbone structure. The complex nature of impacted wisdom teeth can call for surgical tooth extraction to remove the offending tooth and stop it from causing further problems with the rest of your oral health.
You need to strengthen or correct your jawbone
In addition to addressing problems with your teeth, oral surgery can often be a solution to helping you fortify and/or correct the foundation of your smile – your jawbone. Things like jawbone erosion, which can occur as a result of chronic conditions like severe gum disease or the absence of your teeth roots, can lead to several other oral health concerns as it progresses. That includes increasingly higher risks of experiencing tooth loss as a result of it. Corrective jaw surgery or bone grafting may be a suitable answer to restoring the health and integrity of your jawbone, improving its health as well as its ability to provide support for the rest of your smile.
Schedule an oral surgery consultation
Depending on the nature and severity of your oral health concerns, surgery may be the best way to help you regain a healthy and fully functioning smile. To learn more, or to schedule a consultation, call Santa Rosa Oral Surgery in Santa Rosa, CA, today at 707-545-4625.
