by dentalsupply

First of all, keep in mind that the term “oral surgery” includes a lot more than just the mouth. It can also include the chin, upper portion of the neck, throat, checks, and anything else on the lower portion of the face. This includes wisdom teeth extraction, cleft palate correction, teeth pulling, etc. Most of these oral surgeries do require general anesthesia, depending on just how invasive the oral surgery is.

Here are a few examples of things that require oral surgery:

* Shifted gums. Sometimes when a person has braces for a long period of time, the realignment of their teeth can cause the gums to shift into all sorts of weird positions. This is in part a cosmetic surgery, but it also helps to prevent the gums from accidentally getting bitten or cut by the teeth and thus prevents possible infections that could quickly spread to the jaw or teeth.

* Impacted teeth. This doesn’t just occur when you have impacted wisdom teeth. Other teeth can also become impacted. Impacted teeth can lead to infection if left sitting long enough. With wisdom, this can occur in the late teens to early twenties to even up to the forties. It all depends on when they start to grow in.

* Cleft palate. Cleft palate is a birth defect in which the bottom or top palate and lip is split. It is not a tear or cut of any kind. This is the way they were formed. This can result in problems eating, problems with the development of teeth and, if corrected, will most likely mean that the child will need braces or some other corrective measures to ensure that their teeth grow in properly. However, there are many organizations that are willing to help those who cannot pay for these corrective surgeries, including Doctors Without Borders.

Other Reasons for Oral Surgery:

* Lesion Biopsy or Removal

* Snoring or Sleep Apnea

* Facial infections

* Facial injury repair

* Tooth Loss

Oral Surgery Can Also Be Used To Treat Several Jaw Related Issues Such As:

* Unequal jaw growth

* Improve fit of dentures

* Temporomandibular joint disorders

Wisdom teeth are the last set of teeth to develop in adults and sometimes don’t emerge in alignment with the rest of your teeth, or don’t emerge at all, becoming “impacted” between the jawbone and the gum tissue. Impacted wisdom teeth can result in swelling, pain, and infection of the tooth and surrounding gums, and can cause permanent damage to nearby teeth, gums, and bone.

As you can see there are several reasons why a dentist may refer a patient to an oral surgeon. While surgery of any kind is a scary situation for most people make sure you feel confident that the oral surgeon you choose to do your oral surgery will do a great job. Once surgery is complete you will see all the benefits of oral surgery.

This is what goes through someone’s mind before and after getting a tooth extraction. I got all four of my wisdom teeth removed, while my younger brother got 2 of his molars removed.
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Question by Lenka: Oral surgery?
I’m having oral surgery on Friday and I wanna know if anyone has had this procedure done before. I had to get braces because I have a baby k-9 that never fell out, so I got braces to make room for the adult k-9 to fit. My teeth are moving super fast, so now I have enough room in my mouth for the adult k-9 to fit. The dentist told me that he will pull out the baby k-9 which will be easy because it’s ready to go. He will then expose the baby tooth in the upper part of my mouth by cutting some of the tissue away, and attach a bracket to it, and then pull it into place as time goes on. YES I KNOW it sounds and maybe painful, has anyone had this procedure done, what can I expect, how long did it take for your adult tooth to fit in its place? Please be gentle I have to go into surgery on Friday morning so please don’t scare me more than I already am.

Thanks
I will be totally asleep for the procedure, and hopefully lots of pain meds after. He expects me to be back at work on Monday.
Yikes I don’t want to walk around with no tooth for 6 months

Thanks for all the advice!!

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Answer by Sarah B
ouch I still have my wisdom teeth

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by Hapshaw

Oral surgery usually deals with curing all the problems related to mouth that needs surgical applications. With the passing of time, dental defects may occur due to a variety of reasons. Accidents, old age and many other problems may crop up that calls for oral surgery. It is the matter of teeth and you should not neglect the problem. Some of the dental problems are very easy to treat while others may even need surgery. Moreover, oral surgery is the best treatment for the patients suffering from any sort of dental defects.
Oral surgery can cure some of the problems such as the loss of a tooth, impacted or wisdom molars and alignment of jaws. Wisdom molar is situated at the last of chewing teeth in jawbone. In many cases, wisdom molar is not able to develop completely. This situation can create problem and causes infection that calls for wisdom tooth removal. Oral surgery is recommended by dentists to remove such molars because the tissues surrounding wisdom tooth catches infection. Chiefly, this condition occurs when wisdom tooth is impacted and you are not able to clean it properly. Impacted is a condition when wisdom tooth is not grown out completely, either it is vertical or horizontal or mesial or distal.
Another dental defect that needs the application of oral surgery is missing tooth. The treatment of dental implants is carried out in this regard. In the oral surgery applied to carry out dental implants, fixing of titanium roots in the jawbone is done. A special base is created for artificial tooth, with the bonding of titanium roots and jawbone. After this step, metal crowns are created for artificial teeth. With the help of this treatment, you can replace a single tooth or the entire denture. Implants are placed in the jawbone surgically. So, you need to go to an experienced dental surgeon.
Oral surgery is helpful in repairing numerous facial injuries and broken jaws. Any abnormal growth of abrasion can be cut by the oral surgeon and sent to lab to carry out biopsy tests. Cleft palate can also be effectively mended by an oral surgeon. In fact, oral surgery is a boon for those. There are some people who face the problem of uneven or unequal growth of jaw. Jaws that are not leveled properly can make it difficult for a person to talk, consume, eat and sometimes even breathe properly. Oral surgery can be done to correct this condition. With the help of surgery, jaw can be placed in a more balanced and functional position.

This tape, with the use of a hypothetical patient, demonstrates treatment planning and instrumentation in Oral Surgery. Orig. air date: JUN 5 72

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Question by 9buzz: Oral Surgery?
I will be getting oral surgery next week.
If anyone has gotten oral surgery, how does it feel?
Does it hurt during the procedure and after it?
Any tips?

I’ll be having some tissue taking out, in other words, my in-coming tooth will be exposed and have a bracket put on it to pull it down.

Just the fact of my gums being removed partially makes me very squeamish.

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Answer by plmdmd
You will feel sting as the needle get in for freezing as usually when you get a filling, but otherwise, you wont feel anything.. just some pressure as they unstick the gum from on the tooth, but no pain at all.. Its not a traumatic procedure.. they will cut a little hole around the tooth and this hole will stay there (as when a normal tooth erupt.
Afterward they will glue a chain on this tooth (this chain will be used to orthodontically pull the tooth out).

It not stressfull at all, so dont be afraid.

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