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Oral and Maxillofacial Specialty

What is the oral and maxillofacial speciality?

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons are specialists in the diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of disorders affecting the facial complex and skeleton, including the jaws and oral cavity. Patients are referred to an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon by both general and specialist dental and medical practitioners. Oral and maxillofacial surgery specializes in treating many diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and facial regions.

Dental Implant

What is a dental implant?

A dental implant is an artificial tooth root that is placed into your jaw to hold a replacement tooth or bridge. Dental implants may be an option for people who have lost a tooth or teeth due to periodontal disease, tooth removal, injury, or some other reason. The first dental implant was placed in 1952 and research has continued till date has proven to be a significant development in the field of dentistry. In addition to health component benefit; since the dental implants look and feel just like natural teeth, they can help improve your self-esteem resulting from external beauty, provides support to your overall oral health. Dental implant not only helps you to eat with comfort but also smile with pride.

Dental Implant Longevity

How long does a dental implant last?

The life of dental implant last between 5 to 25 years or more, but then it also depends on the level of expertise that your doctor demonstrates, the quality of the implant material as well as sub material and of course your Personal care, like daily flossing, brushing, and certain habits like smoking.

Choosing Your Implantologist Doctor

Why do you need to choose your implantologist Doctor wisely?

One of the important factors of you implant pr. is to choose your doctor carefully. Not every dentist is an implantologist. Implantology is a science that cannot be learned over a short period of time by attending few hours of courses that is offered by certain implant companies.

Implant insertion is a science, and it only needs to be handled by a professional to avoid any discrepancy caused by miss placing the implant, as it can lead to serious complication such as, bone loss around the implant ,fracture of the implant or damage to the surrounding tissues.

It is advisable to select an expert implantologist with maxillofacial or oral surgery or periodontology background who can identify any other hidden health issues related to the head and neck region for early treatment. It is essential to advise your Doctor of any sort of past and present medication / health condition background openly to avoid any critical life treating issues. It is also advisable to have the tooth implant done at the younger age when the jaw bone is not resorbed and has more strength.

Recovery Period of Dental Implant

What is the recovery period?

It generally takes less than 10 minutes to place a single implant. If you're getting multiple implants, the time for your surgery may take longer. Once your dental implant has been placed, it will take about 4-6 weeks to heal. During this time, the bone fuses around with the implant placement however there is no pain or swelling post insertion period except for the first 3 to 5 days which is controlled by analgesics.

Success Rate of Dental Implant

How successful is a dental implant?

A dental implant if well placed and there is no medical condition or periodontal condition that can affect the healing process is 98%-100% successful.

Bone Height and Sinus Lift

Have you been told you don’t have enough bone height and need a sinus lift?

Well, with a new technique of dental implant placement sinus lift surgeries is least needed. Short implants with a minor sinus lift procedure can solve the problem. Ask your implantologist for this procedure .

Bone Graft for a Thin Ridge

Have you been told you need a bone graft for a thin ridge?

There are different techniques for ridge augmentation including chin, ramus, Calvarial (bone taken from the head under general anesthesia ) bone graft. Chin and Ramus bone grafts are done under local anesthesia.

Denture

Dentures are removable artificial teeth and gum plates that are formed to your mouth and to replace lost or removed natural teeth. Dentures can either be full or partial, meaning they can either replace all teeth, or just a few that are missing. Dentures are custom designed to fit your mouth if sufficient jaw bone is present to support it. Dentures not only improve the external beauty of the face with multiple missing teeth, but they also keep the structure of the mouth steady. Dentures also allow you to have all the natural activities that the natural teeth may have, however good bone support is a pre-existing factor for a stable denture..

How long does a denture last?

Ideally, dentures should be renewed every three or four years depending on the wear and tear caused by the user. You need to avoid poor denture hygiene, see your dentist twice a year, take the denture out of your mouth to brush with a very soft toothbrush using a mild soap or denture cleaner. Be sure not to use any other cleaners. Dentures can be cleaned by regular toothpaste, or electric toothbrushes. In absence of dental hygiene Plaque can build up on both dentures and teeth, and this is a major contributor to the short life of the dentures as well as harm to the existing teeth and gam against cavity.

Root Canal

Root canal treatment is a treatment arrangement for the infected tissue of a tooth pulp which results in the removal of infection and the protection of the tooth from future bacterial attack. During a root canal procedure, the nerve and pulp are removed and the inside of the tooth is cleaned and sealed. Without treatment, the tissue surrounding the tooth will become infected and abscesses may form for which a minor surgery may be required or the patient may loose the tooth due to infection. For extra care until your root canal procedure is completely finished -means when the permanent filling is in place and/or the crown, it's wise to minimize chewing on the tooth under repair. This step will help avoid re contamination of the interior of the tooth and also may prevent a fragile tooth from breaking before the tooth can be fully restored..

How Successful Are Root Canals?

Root canal treatment is highly successful; the procedure has more than a 95% success rate. Many teeth fixed with a root canal can last a lifetime.

Teeth Whitening

Teeth whitening is simply the process of lightening the color and shade of your teeth through common dental procedures. Laser teeth whitening systems powerful whitening option, which can QUICKLY result in a significantly brighter smile.

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