Archive for the ‘ Oral Surgery ’ Category

Oral surgeons and general dentists are both medical professionals who treat affections of the teeth and of the mouth, but the affections they treat are quite different. While general dentists usually perform root canal treatments, fillings, dental cleaning and they apply facets, oral surgeons usually treat more severe affections that general dentist do not have […]

Oral surgeons are highly-trained and qualified dental specialists who treat health problems that affect the jaw, the face and the mouth and that are beyond the competence of general dentists. Here are some of the most common procedures performed by oral surgeons: Anaesthesia – while many of the procedures performed by general dentists can be […]

If you think that you are suffering from a dental problem that your regular dentist cannot treat, you should first of all make sure that your issue does require the expertise of a surgeon, indeed. The first step in the process should be a visit to a general dentist – the specialist will inspect your […]

General dentists and oral surgeons are both medical professionals who treat affections of the teeth, the gums and the mouth, but the treatments they perform are quite different and so is the training they need to pursue. Here are some of the most important differences between the two types of specialists: Education – both types […]

Oral surgeons are highly-trained medical specialists who perform complex dental interventions that general dentists are not qualified to handle. All oral surgeons study for long years and pass difficult exams to receive their permit to practice, but even so, not all oral surgeons are a good match for you. Here is how to find the […]

If you need to undergo oral surgery, dental referrals are a great way to obtain the information you need for being able to find the right specialist and they might also be required for the procedure itself and requested by your medical insurer. Dental referrals are documents in which one medical specialist requests assistance from […]

Sleep apnea is a potentially dangerous disorder in which the patient’s breathing stops for a short time during sleep and that is frequently associated with loud snoring. The principle types of sleep apnea are obstructive apnea, that occurs when the muscles of the throat become too relaxed, central apnea, when the problem is caused by […]

The oral surgery that you need to undergo might be minor, such as the extraction of a tooth with curved roots, or more complicated, such as the removal of a wisdom tooth that has failed to erupt and is pushing the nearby teeth – whatever your situation, here are some things that you should know […]

Oral surgeons, also known as maxillofacial surgeons, are medical specialists who perform special corrective interventions and treatments that involve the mouth and the jaw, such as cleft palate and cleft lip surgery, complicated extractions to remove impacted or severely damaged teeth or to install dental implants. They also frequently work in collaboration with general dentists, […]

Impaction is a problem caused by the inability of the tooth to erupt through the gum. The teeth that are the most commonly affected by the issue are wisdom teeth, the second most common type of teeth that suffer from impaction being canines. Canine teeth are the ones in the immediate vicinity of the incisors […]