Oral surgery is one of the least favourite branches of dentistry, however it offers the possibility to treat the teeth labelled as “lost cases”. The development of this branch in recent years and new surgical techniques regularly employed in our dental clinic provide the solution to long-term problems and enable the creation of the conditions for prosthetic rehabilitation.
Implantology in surgery means and includes placing an implant into the bone in small surgical procedures. What are implants? Implants are screws made of titanium (which ensures strength and safety) used to replace the root of the tooth.
Depending on the structure of the surface of the implant there are traditional implants and those that serve as support. The difference between them is in the time required for osseointegration. Traditional implants take 4 to 6 months to place, depending on the type of jaw, whereas implants serving as support take 15 to 30 days. The choice of the type of implant is made during diagnostics, and it depends on the structure and shape of the patient’s jaw.
Apicectomy can save teeth that do not respond to conservative therapy. Granulomas and cysts are removed together with a small part of the root apex, and this can save a tooth that would otherwise require extraction. The roots that cannot be saved are taken out and are replaced by an implant or other type of restoration that restores the aesthetics and functionality of the teeth.
Alveotomy is a surgical procedure which is performed to extract a tooth that cannot be extracted in the usual way. This is particularly the case with wisdom teeth. Teeth are impacted when there is a mechanical obstacle to their eruption, as opposed to retention, when teeth remain trapped in the bone although there is no mechanical obstacle to their eruption. Retained and impacted teeth may cause pain in the jaws. Alveotomy of retained and impacted wisdom teeth is a justifiable surgical procedure only provided a correct diagnosis is made.