Oral health treatments that involve surgery are not typically recommended for general dental health concerns. For example, some of the most common problems, such as tooth decay and gum disease, can usually be managed with minimally invasive treatment at a general dentist’s office. However, there are some conditions that could potentially affect most people to a degree that requires oral surgery to recover from. When it’s recommended, the right conservative oral surgery treatment could be the most effective way to help you regain your healthy and fully functional smile.
Extracting all of a tooth’s structure
Tooth extraction is another type of oral health treatment that isn’t often recommended. That’s because, in most cases, it’s preferable to preserve your healthy, natural tooth structure. However, when tooth extraction is the right answer, it’s often performed simply. In some rare cases, oral surgery could be required to ensure that the tooth structure is completely and safely extracted from your dental ridge and jawbone structure. This is often the case of impacted wisdom teeth, which can become embedded within the bone structure and create several additional problems with your oral health.
Recovering from traumatic facial injury
Traumatic injury to your facial structures may require surgery when the damage is significant, or has complex effects on several different structures. Given the complex connection between your facial and oral structures, this can sometimes involve specific oral surgeries to repair, fortify, or correct a variety of types of damage. For example, if your jawbone is fractured or broken as a result of the trauma, the impact could influence the surrounding facial structures, and repairing the structure with personalized jawbone surgery could be critical in your recovery.
Fortifying weakened jawbone structure
The strength of your jawbone structure can be impacted by more than just damage such as a traumatic injury. For instance, many people who experience tooth loss also experience severe levels of degradation in their jawbone structures, especially as the result of extensive periodontal disease. Restoring your smile may require fortifying the bone structure with biocompatible grafting, or the bonding of donor bone and/or a biocompatible grafting material to the weakened area of your jawbone. This can often be beneficial in preparing for dental implant placement and in helping restore the loss of bone mass and density resulting from the loss of your teeth roots.
Learn if you can benefit from oral surgery
Oral surgery is designed to help you address some of the more complex oral health concerns in a way that improves your long-term oral health and quality of life. To learn more, or to schedule a consultation, call Santa Rosa Oral Surgery in Santa Rosa, CA, today at 707-545-4625.
