Dental and Soft Tissue Surgery

Teeth become decayed, injured, or sometimes they are simply in the way.  When you need a tooth extraction, your personal dentist will likely refer you to oral and maxillofacial surgeons like the doctors at Bay Oral Surgery & Implant Center.   Here, we can evaluate teeth and remove them with the appropriate procedure and level of anesthetic.

While most root canals are successful, sometimes there are complications.  If an infection from the dead nerve inside a tooth spreads beyond the tooth root into the surrounding bone, you may require an apicoectomy.  An apicoectomy removes an infected portion of tooth root, often the tip, to clean the infection from the tooth and surrounding bone, then fills the root, preventing further infections.

Exposing Impacted Teeth as Part of Orthodontic Treatment

Wisdom teeth are not the only teeth that can become impacted, or blocked from emerging into the mouth.  Fortunately at Bay Oral Surgery & Implant Center, we have a number of doctors experienced in reorienting and exposing teeth so they can grow correctly, and leave you with a beautiful, healthy smile.

A frena is a small fold of membrane in the mouth connecting and restricting the movement of parts of the mouth.  They are found under the tongue, beneath the upper and lower lips, and connecting the cheeks to the gum.

A frenectomy might be necessary to loosen the connection and extend the range of motion in the surrounding areas.

Hemisection provides multi-rooted teeth a way to avoid extraction.  If there is significant infection in one of the tooth roots, or bone loss around the tooth, a hemisection may be necessary.  The procedure involves the removal of one root of a multi-rooted tooth. This leaves a serviceable single rooted-tooth.  A Root Amputation also refers to the surgical removal of one root in a multi-rooted tooth.

Temporary anchorage devices are small titanium screws used to help reposition teeth.  TADS are typically placed by an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, to be left in place for a short period for orthodontic treatment.  When they are no longer needed, they can be removed, and the site typically heals over in a couple days.

If you need more information about a particular type of dental and soft tissue surgery, please request an appointment with an oral surgeon to learn more.