Reasons You May Need Oral Surgery

Find out if dental surgery may be necessary to improve your oral health.

While you may not relish the idea of needing surgery, for many people it’s a fact of life if they want to maintain good oral health. But dental surgerybefore you get concerned about needing surgery our dentists serving the Urbana, MD, area are here to talk about the most common reasons why oral surgery may actually end up being the best decision you make for your smile.

A Severely Damaged Tooth

Cavities, cracks and fractures can often be treated rather easily if caught right away. This is why seeing your Fredrick general dentist, serving the Urbana area, for routine checkups is important to your oral health. It’s through these visits that we can detect cavities or an infection before it causes too much damage.

While a dental filling, root canal or dental crown can usually treat these issues, if you’ve let the problem go on too long it can affect the overall integrity of your tooth and leave it irreparable. In this case, we have no choice but to remove the tooth.

Tooth Loss

If you are dealing with missing teeth and have decided that dental implants are the best choice then you will have to undergo surgery in order to get your new restorations. Implants are surgically placed into the jawbone to support an artificial tooth like a dental crown. Since patients wishing to get dental implants have to undergo surgery they will need to be healthy enough for treatment.

TMJ Problems

While most people will find that their TMJ disorder goes away on its own or can be managed with conservative treatment options those with severe bite problems might benefit from corrective jaw surgery. During surgery, we can correct either one or both of the jaws so that they are aligned properly to improve your bite and reduce your chances of jaw pain, stiffness and other issues.

Wisdom Tooth Complications

Most wisdom teeth will need to be removed at some point during your lifetime. This third set of molars usually comes in around your later teens or early twenties. If they don’t grow in properly they can lead to pain or an infection, or cause damage to surrounding teeth.

Do you have questions about your upcoming surgery? Do you need to schedule a consultation to find out if you need to get your wisdom teeth removed? The dental experts at Pearlfection Dentistry serving Urbana, MD, are here to make sure you get the proper dental care you need whenever you need it.

Hours of Operation

Our Regular Schedule

PearlFection Dentistry

Monday:

8:00 am-8:00 pm

Tuesday:

8:00 am-8:00 pm

Wednesday:

8:00 am-7:00 pm

Thursday:

8:00 am-6:00 pm

Friday:

8:00 am-3:00 pm

Saturday:

By Appointment

Sunday:

Closed

Our Location

60 Thomas Johnson Dr, Suite 1 Frederick, MD, 21702