As well as dental implant placement, we offer a number of other specialist surgical treatments at the Practice, including the removal of painful wisdom teeth, the surgical removal or exposure of unerupted teeth often in conjunction with orthodontic treatment, peridontal surgery, and bone grafting.
WISDOM TEETH
A wisdom tooth may be extracted because it is causing you problems or perhaps to prevent problems that may arise in the future. Problems with wisdom teeth can arise because your jaw may not be large enough to accommodate them, and they may become impacted and unable to break through the gum properly.
They can break part way through your gums leaving a flap of gum tissue under which food and germs can then become trapped, leading to inflammation and pain – which are also signs of infection. More serious problems can arise from the impacted teeth such as further infection, damage to other teeth and bone, or the development of a cyst.We can surgically remove any problematic wisdom teeth under local anaesthetic, with or without twilight sleep.
UNERUPTED TEETH
Any unerupted tooth that has formed but failed to emerge into the mouth can damage surrounding teeth, gums and supporting bone. Because of this risk, unerupted teeth are often surgically extracted. As already mentioned, this is often the case with wisdom teeth. However, it is common to find unerupted canine teeth sitting in the palate (roof of mouth).We can pull these teeth slowly into position with the use of orthodontic appliances after surgically exposing them.
PERIODONTAL SURGERY
If you are diagnosed with periodontal (gum) disease, we may suggest periodontal surgery in order to remove unhealthy/damaged gum tissue when the problem cannot be solved using non-surgical cleaning of the area.
