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Getting really nervous? Calm down a little and read on
before panic gets you too badly. Oral surgery covers any treatment which involves
the removal or repositioning of oral tissues. It could be from a single tooth
removal to jaw repositioning. Below will be a short list of some of the oral
surgical procedures we do in our office
 | Extractions. "Pulling teeth" comes under the
sugical heading, no matter how many or how few. At time, the best treatment is to
seperate a patient from a tooth or teeth. Although many offices to not do
extractions, it is an area in which we routinely handle most cases for our patients. |
| Third molars. "Wisdom teeth" often need to be
extracted due to infection problems or lack of space. Many third molars are within a
range that Dr. Durbin often removes unless there are special circumstances or major
sedation is required. |
| Ridge preparation. If a patient is going to have prosthetic
replacement for teeth, such as a denture, the bone needs to be properly shaped.
Often this treatment is accomplished at the time of tooth removal, but sometimes as
a seperate treatment. If the tissue will not accept the prosthesis well, then
routine soreness and poor tolerance usually result. |
| Other - complete dental care may require other, less frequently
done, sugical treatments. In these cases, some are referred and some are done
in-house. We'll leave further discussion for in the office itself because there is
no way to be specific here. |
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