A question that we all think about and want to know its answer to. Stay tuned and after reading this blog post everything will be clearer!
To begin with, we all know that dentistry is a very important profession as it’s concerned with an organ that performs many human functions such as speaking, eating, drinking, and many more, so any impairment in it makes you vulnerable to functional problems, therefore the teeth are considered a very important part of our bodies as if it’s clean and white, our confidence increases.
Many times, our problems can’t be solved by a general dentist, and an oral surgeon has to take part in the treatment and that’s in multiple cases, let’s get introduced to them now:
Tooth extraction due to its destruction:
Usually, the dentist follows a conservative method that includes preserving teeth as much as he can by using restorations, endo treatments, and crowns, that’s because artificial teeth will never be like natural ones, but unfortunately, in some cases, the tooth is so much destroyed that no procedure will make improvement, so at that time extraction becomes the ultimate solution.
Tooth extraction due to failed root canal treatment:
Let’s agree that root canal treatment has high success rates, but sometimes the infection is so resistant and doesn’t heal, which makes extraction by a skilled oral surgeon the best solution to prevent the further spread of infection.
Tooth extraction for the sake of orthodontics:
Everyone dreams of a perfectly straight smile, but many people come to the clinic having naturally misaligned teeth standing in an incorrect direction, and for the orthodontic treatment to succeed, we have to extract them.
Serious bite problems:
Teeth should be in correct alignment and bite to function in the best way, and in many cases, the orthodontist can’t resolve the problem, so he refers the patient to an oral surgeon.
Severe jaw pain:
Undoubtedly, pain, especially jaw pain is very annoying and causes serious impairment in many functions. We must all take care that not every pain in the mouth is due to caries or pulp inflammation, as the TMJ became one of the most common causes of jaw pain and any problems related to it need a very experienced oral surgeon to be able to know the cause and treat the patient.
Treatment of sleep apnea:
Sleep is very important to every human being to be able to function in the best way, and when someone can’t sleep well many causes will be suspected but one of them is having a nasal obstruction which should be removed as soon as possible by an oral surgeon.
Suspected oral pathology:
Sometimes, you or your dentist may recognize a lump or a swelling, so he refers you to an oral surgeon as he’s more experienced with pathologies and will know by using cancer screening techniques if we should be concerned about it or not.
Oral Implants placement:
Last but not the least, an oral surgeon is the best one to place dental implants, dental implants have become the best solution for tooth replacement, it has 2 parts, one of them resembles the root and the other part is similar to the crown and is placed after the first part by 2-3 months.
Being comfortable with your dentist at Honest Teeth doesn’t mean you shouldn’t visit an oral surgeon when you need to, as everything has a specialist who can do it in its best way! If you need an oral surgeon our team will work with your plan and diagnose accordingly.