All you need to know about dental surgery

What is dental surgery?

Dental surgery is the surgical specialty that includes diagnosis, surgery and treatments related to a large aspect of diseases, injuries and aesthetic aspects of the mouth and teeth.

Benefits of dental surgery

• Replaces missing teeth in cases where there is not enough bone.
• Removes the teeth that cause pain or discomfort.
• Improves the aesthetics of the teeth.

 In the area of dental surgery, Dr. Kate Brayman, an NYC doctor of dental surgery, aims at patients who need dental surgical treatment.

Types of dental surgeries

• Surgery of extractions of third molars or wisdom teeth.
• Surgical placement of devices that allow bringing to the surface teeth that have not erupted by themselves and want to be brought to the mouth and to its correct position, in conjunction with the orthodontic treatment.
• Extractions of teeth due to lack of space and orthodontic treatments.
• Simple extractions of affected teeth, which can not be treated.
• Dental extractions due to periodontal disease (gum disease).

Extractions of third molars as indicated by the orthodontist, are usually done for lack of space. Therefore, it is a treatment that in spite of removing a healthy tooth, will only bring benefits to the patient who does it.

It is important to point out that in Dr. Kate Brayman DDS, dental extractions are the last treatment option when it is indicated for reasons of caries. For us, it is very important to keep the teeth in the mouth and therefore, we only indicate dental extractions, when there is no possibility of conservative treatment.

Regarding the extractions of teeth that have lost their bone support, because of periodontal disease (gum disease), we must say that they are extractions that must be performed even if the tooth seems healthy, otherwise, the tooth may fall when the patient least expects it. And what is worse is, these teeth present a high risk of producing infections harmful to the general health of the patient.

There are other types of oral surgeries that are performed by Dr. Brayman. Among them are:

What you should expect

If the DDS recommends dental surgery for a problem with your mouth, your teeth or your jaw, it is understandable that you will be left with questions about it. Any type of surgery of any kind should not be taken lightly and neither should dental surgery.

But that does not mean that you have to be afraid of the process. Dental surgery as such is a very broad term that includes everything from simple acts such as extractions to complex surgical procedures such as those related to dental implants.

The amplitude of the term means that depending on what it is, it can be carried out with simple sedation, local anesthesia or, in the most complicated cases, general anesthesia.