What is oral surgery?
An oral surgery is a surgical operation performed in the oral cavity (teeth, mucosa and accessory tissues) to fix or remove pathological anatomical elements.
Oral surgery interventions are usually performed in the same dental clinic and generally do not require major interventions so they can be carried out with local anesthesia techniques.
Occasionally, for very extensive surgeries or because the patient’s condition requires it, the intervention will be performed in the operating room under general anesthesia.
Oral surgery interventions are usually performed in the same dental clinic.
Types of Oral Surgery
One of the most frequent oral surgeries is the one applied to remove wisdom teeth, which is mainly indicated when there is pain. Surgery to remove wisdom teeth is also recommended if there is infection, cyst or lack of space in the jaw for all the teeth.
Other oral surgery interventions are:
- Complex tooth extractions.
- Removal of maxillary cysts.
- Biopsies.
- Extraction of dental roots from inside the bone.
- Prosthesis implants and frenulum surgery, indicated for children who have limited mobility of the lips and tongue because the membrane that holds the tongue at the bottom is too large.
What care should a patient take after oral surgery?
The most important thing is to take the medication and comply with the compression care and eating habits indicated by the clinic after the intervention.
It is very important to comply exactly with the indications for two hours after oral surgery: cold compresses, never ice, be careful with food, etc.
The outcome of surgery depends a great deal on complying with these few, but helpful instructions.