Oral Surgery Can Solve the Most Important Dental Crises Painlessly

Wilshire Smile Studio is a multi-specialty dental practice and one of the very few with an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, a dentist who is also a medical doctor, with many years of training and experience in dealing with some of the most challenging oral health issues.

Issues that Oral Surgery Can Solve

Using the most advanced diagnostic, planning, and tools, the surgical team can address a wide range of oral health issues, such as:

• Difficult tooth extractions –Whether wisdom teeth that are crowding the back of the mouth or teeth that have very long roots.
• Injuries from car accidents or sports –These can include knocked-out teeth, broken facial bones, and jaw dislocation.
• Complex dental implant cases –Such patients may have many teeth, but do not want a denture because it does not stop erosion of the jawbone, while implants can.
• Lack of adequate jawbone –If the patient’s jaw does not have enough bone to support a procedure, whether she or he was born this way or a periodontal infection has eaten it away, a bone graft can solve the problem. The replacement source can vary, but may include the patient’s own body or even from a biocompatible synthetic bone.
• Unequal jaws –Difficulties talking, speaking, chewing, and even breathing can be the result of having upper and lower jaws that grew somewhat differently.
• Cleft Palate –This is a birth defect that splits the roof of the mouth or the lips, which can be closed by an oral surgeon.
• Snoring and Sleep Apnea –Snoring can be very bothersome to a partner and sometimes surgical intervention can help stop it. Snoring may also be a sign of sleep apnea, a very serious condition whose other possible symptoms can include waking up with a sore throat, severe tiredness during the day (making it hard to drive or do any work), difficulty in concentrating or remembering things, and frequent headaches.
• TMJ Disorder –The temporomandibular joint (connecting the lower to the upper jaw just below the ears) can become dislodged and may require surgery.
• Full Mouth Reconstruction –Some individuals have had so many oral health problems, whether due to genetics, accidents, or dental care habits, that they need their entire mouth completely redone. Our oral surgeon would be a key part of a team that may do extractions, implants, orthodontic treatment, veneers, crowns, or other procedures.

Oral Surgery Anesthetic Options

All oral surgery procedures utilize every type of anesthetic to reach the goal, including local injections, topicals, mild or stronger oral sedation, intravenous drip, and even nitrous oxide to help patients relax.

If you believe you have an oral health challenge that could benefit from surgery, call us for an appointment to have a full examination to determine your best options.