Surgical Dental treatments, as the name suggests, is a branch of expertise that specializes in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of all kinds of disorders and diseases of the teeth and jaws.
- Tooth Extraction
- Embedded dental surgeries.
- Treatment of cysts of the jaw and surrounding tissues
- Jaw tumors and their treatments
- Prosthetic surgery
- Pain in the jaw-face area
- Treatment of odontogenic infections
- Treatment of salivary gland diseases
- Diagnosis and treatment of oral diseases
It is within the scope of work of Maxillofacial Surgery.
Empacted Teeth Operations
Teeth that remain in the jawbone and cannot take their normal position even though it is time to erupt are called impacted teeth. Most commonly, wisdom teeth remain impacted after the age of 20. Following these, canine teeth can often remain embedded in the jawbone. Impacted canine teeth can generally cause melting of the roots of the incisor teeth in the upper front region or lead to tooth alignment disorders. In some cases, impacted canine teeth are maintained in their proper positions with orthodontic treatment. However, in cases where this is not possible, they must be extracted if they damage other teeth.
- What are the situations that require the extraction of wisdom teeth?
1- Decay: Because wisdom teeth are positioned very far back and generally cannot grow in a proper direction, they are more difficult to clean and maintain, and therefore, they are easier to decay. After these teeth decay, their treatment is difficult because they are too far behind, and root canal treatment cannot be applied in most cases due to their root canal structure being much different from other teeth. For these reasons, extractions are preferred in order to prevent situations such as pain, abscess and bad breath that may occur as a result of caries.
2- Effects on the 2nd molar: Wisdom teeth generally cannot erupt in a proper position. They can cause material loss and caries in the adjacent tooth due to the accumulation of food residues around them or the pressure they apply to the adjacent molar tooth. In this way, they can cause damage. Potential wisdom teeth should also be extracted.
3- Pericoronitis (surrounding gingival inflammation): In cases where wisdom teeth remain partially impacted, an infection caused by bacteria that accumulate between them and the gum above them may develop. During this time, conditions such as facial swelling, difficulty in opening the mouth, pain, bad breath, swelling in the lymph nodes and fever may occur.
4- Crooked teeth: When wisdom teeth cannot erupt in their normal position, eruption may occur. Due to the pressure it applies to the teeth during the process, it may cause mobility in other teeth and conditions such as crooked teeth may occur.
5- Pain: When wisdom teeth cannot erupt in their normal positions, they may cause pain with the pressure they apply to the adjacent teeth.
6- Cyst formation: Wisdom teeth may cause cyst formation in some patients when they are fully or partially impacted. This condition can be diagnosed with a panoramic x-ray taken by your physician during the examination.
7- Cheek biting: Although it is not very common, wisdom teeth generally cannot erupt in a normal position and may cause complaints of cheek biting and mucosa injuries in patients. . In such cases, it is appropriate to remove wisdom teeth because they do not function normally anyway.
8- Bad Breath: Gum pockets that form around wisdom teeth are one of the most important causes of bad breath.
- Cyst Operations:
Cysts can be seen in the jaws due to tooth-related and non-teeth-related reasons. Cysts melt the jawbone, causing material loss and weakening of the jawbone. In order to be diagnosed on time, it is useful to have a panoramic x-ray examination by your dentist every 6 months.
- Endodontic surgery (Apical resection)
In some cases, root canal treatment is not sufficient to heal the root tips of the teeth and the surrounding lesions. In such cases, endodontic surgery removes the infected tissues at the tip of the tooth roots with a simple operation.
- Dental implants:
Implant application. It is the process of placing artificial tooth roots, especially made of titanium, in place of missing teeth for functional and aesthetic purposes.
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