It involves surgical procedures in and around the mouth, jaw, and face. It varies from simple tooth extractions to surgically correcting misaligned jaws and face.

Oral surgery may be necessary for various reasons, including:

·         Removing severely damaged or decayed teeth

·         Extracting impacted wisdom teeth

·         Preparing the mouth for dental implants

·         Correcting misaligned jaws or facial asymmetry

·         Treating facial injuries or trauma

·         Repairing cleft lip and palate birth defects

·         Removing oral tumors or cysts

Most common minor oral surgical procedure is wisdom tooth removal.

Wisdom teeth removal:

Most often people come to our clinic with complaints like

·       ‘I am unable to open my mouth fully”

·       ‘I have severe pain over my ears, in the back of my teeth”

·       ‘My teeth have become crowded recently”

That is when we suspect the involvement of a submerged wisdom teeth that is trying to break through. Wisdom teeth are the final molars to emerge between 17 and 25 years of age. Sometimes they get trapped beneath the gum line.

Procedure:

First we’ll determine the position of the tooth using full mouth Xray and plan accordingly. It involves numbing the area with a local anaesthetic ensuring a painless experience to the patient.  It takes a minimum of one hour to complete the procedure. Our specialist surgeon will carefully remove the necessary hard tissues to expose the tooth and use appropriate instruments to remove the concerned tooth.