Conditions of the Teeth
Alaska Center For Oral + Facial Surgery
Alaska's Only AAAHC Accredited Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Practice
One of the most common procedures performed at Alaska Center For Oral + Facial Surgery is the extraction of teeth. You and your doctor may determine that you need a tooth extracted for a number of reasons, including severe tooth decay, advanced periodontal disease, and broken teeth that can’t be repaired. Some teeth, such as wisdom teeth (third molars) may require removal due to poor positioning in the mouth, preventing you from experiencing their benefit.
Your Dentist may refer you to an oral and maxillofacial surgeon for wisdom tooth evaluation in your early teenage years with the goal of preventing problems such dental crowding, pain, infection and cyst development before these issues start.
With an oral examination and imaging of the jaw bones, your oral and maxillofacial surgeon will evaluate the position of the wisdom teeth and make recommendations for surgical removal, if indicated.
Your wisdom tooth surgery is performed under appropriate anesthesia to maximize your comfort. After your surgery, you will be provided all necessary post-operative care information and medications to help insure a quick and manageable recovery.
Our surgeons perform many other tooth procedures including:
- Extraction of Wisdom Teeth or other teeth
- Dental Implants – Areas of missing teeth both partial or complete, or replacement of hopeless teeth when surgical options are needed. Implants, bone grafting, or soft tissue grafting.
- Tumors or cysts associated with the teeth
- Impacted or Immobile Teeth–Orthodontic procedures where surgical adjuncts are required. (Unerupted canines or other teeth, growth modification with plate or pin anchorage required.)
Common Terms and Definitions
- Implants for missing teeth or teeth needing extraction – Surgical placement of dental implants, with dental restoration placement later by your dentist
- Wisdom Teeth: The third set of molars, that form usually as a teenager. Most of the time these require removal
- Alveoplasty with or without exodontia: Jawbone reshaping with or without removal of teeth
- Apicoectomy or coronectomy without root canal therapy: Therapeutic removal of the crown of a tooth or it’s root tip
- Frenectomy/frenulectomy: “Tongue-tie” or “Lip-tie” release surgery
- Orthognathic Surgery (Jaw Surgery): repositioning of jaw bones to allow for normal bite and smile
- Gum and soft tissue grafting: Surgery to improve “gum” thickness and height
- Teeth: Removal of erupted teeth – surgical or non-surgical
- Impacted Teeth: Removal or exposure of impacted teeth
- Tumors: Surgical removal of tumors and cysts associated with teeth