Oral surgery
Oral surgery includes a wide range of surgical procedures in the jaw and oral cavity. Surgeries may be required to improve the aesthetics and particularly to resolve functional problems, e.g. misalignment of the jaw or tooth spaces. The decision of whether and why a surgical procedure should be performed on you lies primarily with your attending dentist or orthodontist.Oral surgery encompasses many areas of application, with the goal of dental preservation. The fundamental procedures include surgical periodontics to stop the progression of a periodontal disease; the placement of implants and the subsequent provision of an artificial dental crown, which is imperative for teeth spaces that affect functionality; bone augmentation, if a loss of bone tissue has been discovered during the implantation of a tooth; and maxillary sinus surgery, in case of health restrictions caused by inflammations in the jaw area. Oral surgery also covers the surgical extraction of teeth in general and, in particular, the extraction of wisdom teeth as well as apicoectomy of root-filled teeth, in order to resolve inflammations of the tooth root.
Stomatology (diseases/oral lesions) is another area of oral surgery, as well as traumatology, which covers specifically dental and jaw injuries resulting from accidents.
Laser treatment is recommended after all surgical procedures to improve the healing process of wounds.
