Oral surgery in Hialeah

What Is Oral Maxillofacial Surgery?

Oral and maxillofacial surgery is a dental specialty that focuses on diagnosing, treating and resolving issues that impede a patient’s mouth function. This dental surgery can include treating issues such as oral cancer, TMJ, impacted teeth and mouth trauma. Generally, oral surgery refers to procedures that are focused within the mouth, and maxillofacial surgery involves facial and/or jaw surgery. Misaligned jaws and other facial skeletal issues can be fixed with orthognathic surgery.

What Are Oral Surgery Services?

Tooth Extractions

Tooth extractions are often necessary to improve or restore your overall dental health. Extractions can remove severely decayed teeth, help make room for orthodontic treatment, or prepare your mouth for dentures or implants. Your oral surgeon may also recommend pulling teeth if one or more teeth are affecting your bite alignment or if they are blocking other teeth from coming in fully. Your tooth extraction cost partially depends on your insurance coverage and the condition and location of the extracted tooth.

Oral Cancer Diagnosis

Although oral cancer is most often associated with tobacco use, the disease may be caused by a number of conditions and factors. Your dentist perform will perform an oral cancer screening during your regular dental exam, looking for lesions or patches of tissue that are rough or thicker than normal. Oral cancer symptoms may include difficulty with chewing, speaking, or swallowing as well as numbness or pain. Early oral cancer detection provides greater treatment options and often improves the overall oral cancer prognosis.

Oral Pathology

Canker sores, salivary stones, hairy tongue, and fungal infections are a few of the more common issues affecting the mouth, salivary glands, and related areas. Whether you have a common oral pathology issue or a more complex issue such as oral cancer, our board-certified oral surgeon is experienced with providing a treatment plan that restores your good oral health.

Sedation

We want to keep you comfortable during surgical procedures such as tooth extractions, oral pathology treatments, and dental implants. To ensure your comfort, we provide a number of sedation options, including medication, nitrous oxide, or IV sedation. Our oral surgeon is particularly skilled at administering IV sedation, often providing it for patients in the care of our general dentists, periodontists, and prosthodontists.

Sinus Lift

If your upper jaw doesn’t have enough bone height to support a dental implant, your periodontist or oral surgeon may recommend a sinus lift procedure. The procedure may also be recommended if your sinuses are so close to your jawbone that they could be affected by the placement of a dental implant. During the procedure, your periodontist or oral surgeon will lift the sinus membrane, allowing room for extra bone to be placed between the jawbone and the maxillary sinuses.

Platelet-rich plasma

Our team of dental professionals is now delighted to offer platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy during many of our procedures. PRP is a new approach to promoting healing after outpatient oral surgery, although it has been used in hospital settings for many years. PRP uses your blood’s own platelets to improve and speed tissue and bone regeneration after tooth extractions, periodontal surgery, jaw surgery, and other procedures.

When Is It Best to Schedule a Consultation for Dental Surgery Near Me?

It’s best to call us to schedule an appointment with our board-certified oral surgeon once your dentist or physician has determined that you need specialty care. Our comprehensive surgery services ensure that you can depend on us to provide professional, compassionate care throughout your treatment.