When to Consider Oral Surgery

Do you need oral surgery from your Westlake, OH, dentist?

Oral surgery is any procedure that helps treat infections, relieve pain, restore function, or improve an individual's appearance.

Oral Surgery Procedures with your Westlake Periodontics

• Dental Implants: People suffering from tooth loss may opt for dental implants. The advantages of dental implants are they prevent deterioration of your bones by providing support, they have a high success rate, 95 percent, compared to other dental restorations, and can last a lifetime if cared for properly.
   
• TMD: Corrective jaw surgery, orthognathic surgery, may be recommended when an individual suffers from severe bite and tooth alignment issues. It's a routine in-office procedure that fixes issues like extracting impacted wisdom teeth, inserting dental implants in the jaw, correcting underbites and congenital abnormalities.
• Cosmetic Gum Problems: There are several gum issues that may need surgery, such as excess gum tissue covers more of the crown's enamel surface than normal; receding gums is when your tooth roots become exposed, so teeth appear yellow and are more vulnerable to decay; an uneven gum line is when some teeth are more covered by gum tissue than others, so your dentist reshapes the tissue to improve the appearance.

• Extraction: You need a tooth extraction due to trauma and/or overcrowdedness, among many reasons. It's a simple in-office procedure where your dentist will examine the severity of the situation, extract the tooth, or whatever is left of the natural tooth and stitch the extraction area. An anesthetic will be administered before your procedure to numb your mouth, so no need to worry about pain.

For more information on the various types of oral surgeries your Westlake, OH, dentist can provide, just call (440) 835-4600.