Wisdom Tooth Removal & Oral Surgery
The term oral surgery is used to describe the use of surgical techniques to treat diseases, injuries and defects in the hard and soft tissues of the mouth.
A number of conditions may require dental surgery – the most common is generally impacted teeth, a problem that is frequently associated with developing wisdom teeth. If the jaw is large enough to accommodate the growing wisdom teeth, these teeth emerge from the gum line normally. However, in some cases a tooth may fail to emerge in proper alignment or fail to fully emerge through the gum line and become entrapped or ‘impacted’ between the jawbone and the gum tissue.
Impacted wisdom teeth can result in swelling, pain, and infection of the gum tissue surrounding the teeth. In addition, impacted wisdom teeth can cause permanent damage to nearby teeth, gums, and bone, and sometimes lead to the formation of cysts or tumours that can destroy sections of the jaw. Therefore, dentists often recommend people with impacted wisdom teeth have them surgically removed.
Wisdom teeth removal is not a particularly pleasant procedure, however the dentists at Durlacher Dental Care are very experienced with all facets of oral surgery and will make the process as pleasant as possible. We are able to offer various forms of sedation to relax you in the appointment, with information about our sedation options available here.