If you experience chronic pain or an infection in one or more of your teeth, you may need a dental extraction. Our office is proud to provide simple, quick, and painless tooth extractions.
Removing a tooth will usually mean you need it to be replaced. Dental implants are the best option for replacing one or more missing teeth. At Marshall Family Dental, we offer single and multiple implants to secure crowns and dentures.
Oral surgery in our Marshall, TX office can also help prepare patients for dental implants. We provide our patients with bone grafting options, which are a great solution if a patient is either missing teeth or has had bone loss in their jaw.
Grafting procedures help restore a patient’s jaw to its natural shape and state. Oral surgery is one of the general dental care services we provide to the public in Marshall, TX.
Types of Bone Grafting and Preservation Treatments
We can offer multiple types of grafting or preservation treatments to ensure that patients are ready for implant treatment:
Sinus Lift
Sinus lift surgery is a common procedure that helps make dental implants possible for people with bone loss in their upper jaw. If you don’t have enough bone near your molars and premolars, it’s difficult to place implants. A sinus lift solves this problem by adding bone to the area between your jaw and your sinuses.
When teeth are lost, the bone that once held in place can start to break down. Over time, this bone loss may create too little space for a dental implant. Additionally, the sinuses may expand into the area where bone has been lost, leaving even less room. A sinus lift surgery helps by raising the sinus floor and placing new bone material where needed.
The surgeon starts by making a small incision to expose the bone in your gum. Then, they carefully lift the sinus membrane away from the jaw. Afterward, the surgeon places bone graft material into the space where the sinus was raised. This material helps stimulate new bone growth over time. Once the bone graft is in place, the surgeon stitches up the area, and the healing begins.
After a sinus lift, the new bone takes several months to fully develop. During this time, your body naturally heals and creates solid bone where the graft was placed. Once enough bone has formed, you can get dental implants.
A sinus lift is important because it makes it possible to get dental implants in areas where there isn’t enough natural bone. Many people couldn’t replace their missing teeth with implants without this procedure. Implants rely on a solid foundation of bone to stay secure and function like natural teeth.
The benefits of a sinus lift are clear. Restoring the bone makes space for dental implants, the most durable and long-lasting option for replacing teeth. Implants help preserve your jawbone and maintain the shape of your face, giving you a permanent solution to tooth loss.
Socket Preservation
Socket preservation surgery is a procedure that helps maintain bone after a tooth is extracted. When a tooth is removed, the bone that was once held in place can start to break down, which may lead to future problems, especially if you plan to get a dental implant. Socket preservation surgery prevents this bone loss and keeps the area strong for future dental work.
After a tooth is extracted, the dentist or oral surgeon cleans the empty socket where the tooth used to be. They then place a bone graft material into the socket. This graft could be synthetic or come from a human or animal donor. The graft encourages new bone growth, preventing the bone from shrinking or collapsing. Once the bone graft is in place, the dentist covers the socket with a membrane or stitches to help protect the area and promote healing.
Socket preservation surgery is essential because it maintains the natural structure of your jawbone. Without this procedure, the bone breaks down almost immediately after tooth extraction. This bone loss can make it difficult to place a dental implant in the future, as implants need a strong foundation of bone to stay secure.
The healing process for socket preservation surgery takes several months. During this time, the bone graft material fuses with your natural bone, building up strength and volume in the area where the tooth was removed. Once the site has fully healed, you will have enough bone to support a dental implant or other restorative options like a bridge.
One of the main benefits of socket preservation is that it makes future dental work easier and more successful. Without enough bone, placing a dental implant becomes challenging or even impossible. By preserving the socket, you ensure that your jaw will stay strong and ready for an implant when the time comes.
Another advantage of socket preservation is that it helps maintain the shape of your face. When bone loss occurs, it can change the appearance of your face, making it look sunken or aged. By keeping the bone intact, you preserve your natural facial structure.
Ridge Augmentation
After bone loss, ridge augmentation surgery is used to rebuild the natural contour of the gums and jawbone. When you lose a tooth, the bone in that area may shrink over time. This bone loss can make it difficult to place a dental implant or create an uneven appearance in your smile. Ridge augmentation restores the bone and the gum tissue, ensuring a stable foundation for future dental work.
After a tooth is lost or extracted, the bone that once supported it can deteriorate. This process can leave an indentation or uneven ridge along your gums. Ridge augmentation surgery involves adding bone graft material to the affected area to rebuild the lost bone. This bone graft material can be synthetic or come from a donor source, and it encourages new bone growth in the area.
To perform the surgery, the dentist or oral surgeon makes a small incision in your gums to access the bone. Then, they place the graft material into the missing bone area. Sometimes, they may also place a membrane over the graft to protect it while it heals. Finally, they close the incision with stitches and begin the healing process.
Over the next few months, the bone graft fuses with your natural bone, restoring the lost volume and creating a stable foundation. Ridge augmentation is crucial if you plan to get a dental implant because implants require strong, healthy bone structure to stay secure. Without enough bone, an implant may fail or shift over time.
One of the main benefits of ridge augmentation is that it improves the appearance of your smile. Bone loss can cause your gums to look uneven, leading to a sunken or collapsed appearance. By rebuilding the bone, ridge augmentation creates a smooth, natural contour that enhances your smile and restores your facial structure.
Another advantage of this procedure is that it helps prevent further bone loss. Placing new bone material into the area stimulates natural bone growth and protects the surrounding teeth and jaw from further deterioration.
Removing Wisdom Teeth
Wisdom teeth removal is the most common type of oral surgery, and most patients will need to have it done during their teen or young adult years. Removing wisdom teeth can prevent problems like impacted teeth, meaning that the teeth do not have enough room to grow properly. Sometimes wisdom teeth can create overcrowding and dig into adjacent teeth, creating pain and damaging teeth.
We are trained to tell if a patient’s wisdom teeth will have enough room to enter naturally into the mouth and develop normally. If not, we can remove them and provide our patients with all the necessary tools to recover fully from the surgery. We ensure that patients do not feel pain during the extraction and will recommend pain medication for a smooth recovery post-extraction.
Contact Our Office for Oral Surgery in Marshall, TX
Marshall Family Dental’s implant and oral surgery options are available to a variety of communities in the East Texas area. We serve Hallsville, Lakeport, Easton, Lake Cherokee, Danville, Tatum, Stewart, Kilgore, Laird Hill, Liberty City, White Oak, Warren City, Glade Water, Shiloh, Union Grove, East Mountain, and Judson. We can’t wait to begin serving you and your family!
Call our dental office for treatment today at 903-437-8048. Feel free to schedule a dental consultation with our team online. If you have any questions about oral surgery, don’t hesitate to ask. We are here to answer any questions you have about your dental treatment.