When you have a dental emergency that damages teeth, your jaw, or facial and oral structures, then you may have trauma that needs attention. Your Santa Rosa , CA, oral surgeons offer oral and maxillofacial treatments to rebuild the smile. In today’s blog, we’re going to take a close look at this topic.
Long-Term Impacts of Facial Trauma
When we suffer an accident or injury that damages our facial structure, this could cause bite imbalance and strain the jaw joints, leading to long-term discomfort and the onset of serious oral health complications like TMJ disorder and bruxism (teeth grinding). Even after your recovery, these issues could continue to impact the health, function, appearance, and even the stability of your smile. Likewise losing one or more natural teeth to the injury could leave gaps that alter your overall dental alignment, leading to increased risks of disease or decay, and causing you to feel embarrassed about your appearance. Lack of natural teeth could also cause the jawbone to lose mass and density, a factor linked to not only further tooth loss, but an aged appearance too!
Planning Your Treatment
Treating facial trauma means rebuilding portions of your smile and facial structure with surgery, restoring proper oral function and preventing major complications down the road. We begin by taking detailed digital images with an advanced scanning technology, as well as digital x-rays. These images enable us to closely examine your smile and diagnose the cause and assess the extent of your damage, so we can plan the repair with precision and accuracy.
Rebuilding Your Smile
Our team has experience in treating facial and intraoral lacerations, as well as fractures in the face and jaw bones. We can replace missing teeth as well, or restore their former positions to help return smiles to optimal function and balance. We also place a lot of focus on esthetics. We want to not only protect health and function, but ensure you feel good about your appearance and your smile following your procedure. If you have any questions about how we plan and implement advanced oral surgeries and tooth replacement, then contact our team today.
Do You Have Missing Teeth or Damaged Facial Structure?
We know that trauma could lead to major oral health complications, and impact your quality of life, which is why we offer treatment. To learn more about how our team can rebuild a smile, including how we replace missing teeth with advanced dental implants, or to schedule a consultation, call Santa Rosa Oral Surgery in Santa Rosa, CA, today at 707-545-4625. Our team wants to help you continue to maintain good oral health, and a smile that fills you with confidence.
