Surgery

Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery is, the treatment of cystic or tumoral pathologies formed on the soft oral tissue (cheeks, palate, tongue, lips, muscles etc.) and on the hard oral tissue (teeth and bones) as well as teeth and jaw fractures, extraction or eruption of erupted or impacted teeth, and other corrections practiced in order to help making of prothesis. Orofacial pain, jaw joint diseases, salivary gland disorders, correction of orofacial deformities are also within the area of operation of maxillofacial surgery. Besides, findings related to some systematic disorders inside the mouth are also diagnosed, treated and controlled.

Impacted Wisdom Teeth Operations

The reason why impacted wisdom teeth constitute a problem is, we genetically no longer need these teeth and our jaws shrank over time. As our jaws shrink, the wisdom teeth begin to have troubles finding a place for themselves and therefore they cannot erupt as regular teeth do. Wisdom teeth that have troubles finding a place for themselves apply pressure on other teeth and this leads to crowding.
Wisdom teeth which erupted fully do not usually constitute a problem, however it is difficult to brush them since they are situated too far back. Therefore, as a preventive measure, it is recommended to extract them.

There will not be too much pain upon quick and appropriate surgery and the mild pain can be easily taken under control using painkillers.

The edema on the cheek varies from person to person and depending on the tooth. To avoid swelling, cold compress with ice should be applied on the cheek area within the first 24  hours. It is normal to have mild swelling and it is necessary for recovery.

Cyst Operations

We can describe cysts simply as fluid-filled sacs. Cysts tend to grow due to the fluid retention inside them and they cause destruction of the surrounding tissues as they grow. Cysts can grow without clinical symptoms.

Cysts can also turn into malignant tumors.

Cysts should be extracted through surgery without losing time.

There is no difference between the cyst operation and operations like tooth extraction and implants. It is carried out painlessly with effective and adequate anesthesia. After that, just as in any other surgical procedure, the recommended antibiotics, painkillers and antiseptic mouthwashes are used. A comfortable healing process is experience through frequent check-ups.

Root Tip Resection

It is the procedure of ablation of the root tip and the surrounding infected tissue in case of the infected tissue is not healing despite repetition of root canal treatment or this tissue cannot be removed.

There is a risk of recurrence of infection after root tip resection. In the case of recurrence; swelling, pain and inflammation occurs at the root of the tooth. In case of postoperative infection, the area must be re-opened and the infected tissue must be cleaned.