Oral surgery addresses complex oral health concerns, such as jaw surgery, missing teeth, or even facial trauma. These are issues too severe to be addressed with general dental care or orthodontic treatment. In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa, CA, oral surgeons talk about how we improve smiles with oral surgery.
When to Seek Treatment
When should you seek treatment with an oral surgeon? Sometimes you may be referred to us by your general dentist or orthodontist, and we often work alongside them as part of the treatment process. Oral surgery takes on the more complex oral health concerns, and we can help patients of all ages, from kids to seniors. Examples include missing teeth, wisdom teeth, facial trauma, or weakened jawbone structure. We can also conduct jaw surgery too!
Diagnosis and Planning with Digital Technology
Our team has experience in assisting patients with their complex surgical needs, In fact, our doctors volunteer as part of the Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Trauma Team, and in our office we follow the same strict guidelines one would expect in a hospital operating room. To begin, we will talk to you about your concern and then conduct a detailed examination with digital x-rays and intraoral cameras. With these imaging systems, we can plan the process in detail. We want to not only improve the health and function of your smile, but your facial esthetics too!
Wisdom Teeth
For teens and adults in their 20s, up to four new teeth can erupt in the rear of the mouth. Your wisdom teeth, also known as third molars, can cause painful partial eruptions known as impactions, infection, damaged teeth, and other serious changes to the health, function, and beauty of your smile. To avoid these complications, we can gently and comfortably remove them before they erupt, in a procedure that could take as little as a half hour in some cases. Tooth extraction also aids in orthodontic treatment, helps pave the way for our implant dentures, and can even address teeth too damaged or infected to be treated with traditional restorative options.
Facial Trauma
What if an injury to your face or jaw fractures or breaks bones, or what if you have deep facial lacerations? With oral surgery, our team can essentially rebuild your smile, and will take your facial esthetics into account as part of the process.
Jaw Surgeries
When you have imbalance in your jaw due to injury or natural complications with the growth of your smile this can cause painful symptoms and lead to issues like TMJ disorder or bruxism (teeth grinding). But our team can offer orthognathic surgery to reposition the jaw, moving it up or down, in or out, to improve overall balance. This can also help improve overall facial structure too, so you have a more attractive smile.
Dental Implants
Missing teeth can lead to serious issues with your smile. To rebuild your smile, our team can offer dental implants. These are inserted into the jawbone and act as new roots. They will stimulate jawbone growth and remain in place for years to come. For example, the implant portion acts as a new root, this means your new tooth, or the dentures we support with multiple posts, can stay in place for decades to come or possibly decades. For some, this could offer a lifetime of new smiles. The restorations and dentures we attach to the implant posts will be custom-made to ensure they offer a lifelike appearance and preserve the jawbone. You can then enjoy optimal oral health and a smile that looks full and beautiful too. We can discuss ways to manage your oral health and preserve your new teeth too, and also help keep any remaining natural teeth in place too. In addition to removing missing teeth as they occur, if you sustain serious injuries or facial trauma, we often start with dental implants to create a smile to rebuild your facial structure around as part of the treatment.
If you have any questions about how our team will treat tooth loss with dental implants, or if you want to learn more about any of our other oral surgeries, then contact our team today to learn more. We’re here to help smiles in our community stay strong and beautiful for years to come.
Talk to Our Team About Oral Surgery in Santa Rosa, CA
Our team wants to help you enjoy your best smile, with stunning results. To learn more about addressing complex oral health concerns and dental damage, then give us a call at Santa Rosa Oral Surgery at (707)545-4625 today!
