Dental Treatments
Oral Surgery (extraction, sinus lifts, oral cancers, ect)

EXTRACTION

A dental extraction is the removal of a tooth from the mouth.

Reasons:

The most common reason for extraction is tooth damage due to breakage or decay. There are additional reasons for tooth extraction:

• Severe tooth decay or infection (acute or chronic alveolar abscess). Despite the reduction in worldwide prevalence of dental caries, still it is the most common reason for extraction of (non-third molar) teeth with up to two thirds of extractions. [2]
• Extra teeth which are blocking other teeth from coming in.
• Severe gum disease which may affect the supporting tissues and bone structures of teeth.
• In preparation for orthodontic treatment (braces)
• Teeth in the fracture line
• Teeth which cannot be restored endodontically
• Fractured teeth
• Supenumerary, supplementary or malformed teeth

SINUS LIFTING

A maxillary sinus floor augmentation procedure[1] (sometimes known informally as a sinus-lift or sinus procedure) is a surgical procedure performed by an appropriately trained dentist or dental specialist to increase the amount of bone in the posteriormaxilla, or upper jaw bone.

The bone is added between your jaw and the maxillary sinuses, which are on either side of your nose. To make room for the bone, the sinus membrane has to be moved upward, or "lifted." A sinus lift usually is done by a specialist. This could be either an oral and maxillofacial surgeon or a periodontist.

While there may be a number of reasons for wanting a greater volume of bone in the posterior maxilla, the most common reason in contemporary dental treatment planning is to prepare the site for the future placement of dental implants.

ORAL CANCERS

Oral cancer or mouth cancer, [1] a subtype of head and neck cancer, is any cancerous tissue growth located in the oral cavity. [2] It may arise as a primary lesion originating in any of the oral tissues, by metastasis from a distant site of origin, or by extension from a neighboring anatomic structure, such as the nasal cavity. Alternatively, the oral cancers may originate in any of the tissues of the mouth, and may be of varied histologic types: teratoma, adenocarcinoma derived from a major or minor salivary gland, lymphoma from tonsillar or other lymphoid tissue, or melanoma from the pigment-producing cells of the oral mucosa.