Oral and maxillofacial surgery means diagnostics of diseases, accidents and deficiencies of the mouth and its tissues, and the surgical and other related treatment of them. The history of oral and maxillofacial surgery is as old as that of all dentistry. The first known dentists extracted teeth, opened up areas of inflammation and treated damages of the jaw and teeth.

Oral and maxillofacial surgery at City Dental Clinic

At City Dental Clinic, we can offer you the services of two surgeons specialising in oral and maxillofacial surgery who have university degrees as both medical doctors and dentists, a specialist dentist of oral and maxillofacial surgery, and a dentist specialising in surgery. Their expertise includes surgical extractions necessary for unerupted wisdom teeth, the placing of implants to the jaw bone, the surgical cleaning of infected ends of tooth roots, the removal of overgrowth of the gums, treatment of accidents etc. Additionally, their expertise includes the treatment of oral diseases, for instance diseases of the mucous membrane.

When do you need the help of a surgeon?

If necessary, your family dentist will direct you to a surgeon for instance when your wisdom tooth gets infected and starts exhibiting symptoms. Afterwards, further treatment is provided by your own family dentist. After placing the implant your family dentist continues with prosthetic treatment.

Experts:

• Ilkka_kallela
• Anne-Marie Sjöblad
• Antti Pihakari