26 May Main procedures performed as part of dental surgery
Oral surgery is a branch of medicine that mainly deals with the performance of surgical procedures in the oral cavity, including not only tooth extraction (pulling), but also bone regeneration, the treatment of tooth eruption disorders, tooth-related infections, cysts or benign tumours in the oral cavity. The intervention of the dental surgeon is also often necessary in implantology.
Extraction of a tooth
At the outset, it should be emphasised that the dental surgeon is not only involved in performing procedures, but is also responsible for guide the patient through the entire diagnostic process and establish a treatment plan. The detailed scope of the activity in this area depends on the specific case. In most cases, a medical history and assessment of the patient's general condition and history of comorbidities is necessary. This is followed by a clinical examination, radiological examination and interpretation of X-rays. On this basis, the dentist can make a diagnosis, develop a treatment plan and choose the type of anaesthesia.
The procedure that every patient unequivocally associates with dental surgery is the tooth extraction (colloquially: extraction/removal of a tooth). Even the simplest extraction requires an individual approach to the patient, careful planning and preparation of the surgical treatment. Moreover, very often tooth extraction is not an end in itself. It is very important to preserve the alveolar bone, which can be achieved by minimising the invasiveness of the procedure. Many important factors have to be taken into account, which will have a direct impact not only on the aesthetics of the patient's mouth, but also on the subsequent prosthetic treatment - traditional or implant-based.
Other dental surgery procedures
Dental surgery encompasses a range of other oral treatments and activities, which - in addition to the above - also include:
- treatment of maxillary bone cysts (including cyst excision, cyst marsupialisation),
- Treatment of benign oral tumours (including benign alveolar and non-dental tumours),
- treatment of retained teeth (including extraction of retained teeth),
- treatment of dental infections,
- surgical treatment of diseases of the salivary glands,
- Oral frenectomy and minor pre-prosthetic surgery,
- treatment of dental and alveolar trauma,
- preparation for implant surgery.
