Dental surgery consultation

Dental surgery – why is it worth it?

Dental surgical consultation - what is worth knowing?

• During a dental surgery consultation, the doctor takes the patient's medical history and performs an intraoral examination – (assessing the teeth) and an extraoral one (e.g. assessing the lymph nodes). The doctor also asks about the patient's general health, medications, as well as past treatments and surgeries.
• Depending on the information obtained, they may recommend special preparation before the procedure , such as taking an antibiotic. Additional tests may be required (blood count, X-ray). If the patient has an X-ray image or recent test results, they may prove useful during the surgical consultation. After the initial arrangements, the doctor informs a patient about the possible procedures and contraindications and schedules a procedure for a specific date.
• The reason for referring a patient for a dental surgery consultation may be, for example, a preparation for the removal of eights. When a dentist proposes to remove these teeth, it is necessary to visit a doctor performing procedures in the field of dental surgery, who discusses the details with the patient and proposes a treatment plan.

What procedures are performed as part of dental surgery?

• Tooth extraction – painless tooth extraction, as it is performed under local anaesthesia. The reason that qualifies a patient for such a procedure is either orthodontic considerations or severe damage to a tooth that is not fit for further treatment.
• Gingivoplasty – correction of the shape of the gums, which affects the appearance of the smile (for example, when the teeth are overly covered).
• Surgical exposure of teeth – the procedure is performed usually in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment, in which the tooth bud is retained in the bone (covered).
• Removal of cysts – sometimes, due to chronic inflammation, cyst-like lesions appear in the jawbone, damaging the bone and dislodging the roots of adjacent teeth. Such lesions must be removed from the bone during surgery.
• Frenulum plastic surgery – applies to patients in whom the tissue connecting the tongue or lip is incorrectly attached to the gum. In young children, it may cause malocclusion or problems with correct articulation. During the procedure, the doctor corrects the shape of the frenulum and sews it to the gum in the right place.
• Tooth apex resection – a procedure involving the removal of the root apex. In the case of more severe lesions, resection may protect the patient from tooth extraction.