Wisdom tooth extraction in Dubai performed by renowned specialist

Technological advances in dentistry offers multitude possibilities to repair damages to our teeth that are permanent. Dental or oral surgery is an effective means of restoring the irreversible damages to mouth, teeth and jaws. These are performed by dentists with specialised knowledge and experience who are also known as dental surgeon or an oral and maxillofacial surgeon.

Oral surgery performs a variety of conditions inside the mouth and on the teeth starting from simple tooth extractions to solving problems with the frenula. Additionally, surgery involves advanced procedures including traumas due to accidents or severe disease damage to the structure of the mouth.

The following provides brief descriptions of common oral surgical procedures, from the simplest to the most complicated form of oral surgery:

• Wisdom teeth extraction – Removal of wisdom teeth is one of the most commonly performed oral surgical procedures, usually involving the third molar. It emerges through gum tissues and impacts surrounding teeth and dental structures.
• Bone grafting is the re-establishment of jawbone that has been lost due to traumatic injuries. Thereby, surgery involves reconstructing the inadequate bone structures.
• Frenectomy is one of the common surgeries performed among children. It is a procedure, which occurs due to the frenula obstructing the normal functionalities of the mouth including speech.

Bone Graft

People lose teeth for variety of reasons such as age, periodontal diseases and traumatic accidents serves large roles. However, when a tooth is lost, the surrounding bone collapses. To avoid the collapse as well as to preserve for future dental implants or aesthetic purposes, bone grafting has paving its way into popularity.

Bone graft is a procedure that rebuilds the bone structure. It performs to reverse the bone loss or destruction thus necessary to supplement the bone mass of a patient’s jaw.

Purpose Of Bone Graft

Bone grafting procedure is necessary to reverse the damages caused by periodontal diseases, trauma, and ill-fitting dentures or enhance one’s aesthetic features of missing teeth. Dental implants require bone graft procedures prior to the implantation. Usually the bone graft process takes up to 6-12 months of healing before the dental implants can be placed.

This procedure is performed as part of the dental implant process. It involves harvesting bone material from a certain area of the body, which is then grafted onto the jawbone.

Bone grafts are done when a patient does not have enough bone density to support dental implants. It strengthens a jawbone that has shrunk or become extremely thin due to bone loss. Dental implants require enough bone volume or mass for it, and the false tooth, to be secured tightly and properly onto the jaw.

Types Of Bone Graft

There are three types of bone grafts available to patients to source the bone for the procedure

• Autogenous graft – Bone taken from one area of the body and transferred to the area of grafting
• Allograft – Synthetic bone or bone from human donors (will be placed through series of sterilization techniques for safety and hygiene)
• Xenograft- Bone that is harvested from animals such as the cow

Sinus Lift

Sinus lift is a form of bone graft procedure performed to improve bone mass within the upper jaw to facilitate dental implantation. It involves raising the sinus membrane to make sufficient room for the growth and development of new bone.

Surgical Wisdom Teeth Extraction

To remove wisdom teeth that are “impacted” and embedded in the jawbone, the oral surgeon or wisdom tooth extraction specialist in Dubai will need to make an incision into the gums. The specialist will then remove the impacted wisdom tooth or teeth in sections to reduce the amount of bone being removed.

Patients who undergo wisdom teeth extraction may experience swelling and tenderness in the face and neck.

Cyst Excision

Cysts in the mouth are a common oral health issue. Dental or oral cysts may appear inside the cheek, on the tongue, along the gum lines or on the floor of the mouth. Oral cysts are medically categorised as “sacs” or “pouches” that contain fluid, but some types may appear as an irregular patch of skin or an abnormal growth inside the mouth. Regardless of their classification, these cysts should be removed and tested by an oral surgeon to ensure the growth is benign (harmless) and not malignant (cancerous).

Common Treatment for Cyst Removal (Cyst Operations)

Before removing an oral cyst, an oral surgeon will first acquire a small tissue sample from the cyst for biopsy. The sample will be sent to the laboratory for an in-depth examination and analysis. Following that, excision or removal is the most common, recommended and beneficial treatment for oral and/or dental cysts.