Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Antalya Dental Hospital, Turkey
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery: What Are They, Benefits and Cost
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is the specialization in the surgery of the craniomaxillofacial complex: mouth, jaws, face, skull, neck.
An Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon or OMS has the unique surgical expertise and training to manage and treat deformities, injuries and diseases of the mouth, teeth, jaws and the face.
Following dental school, Oral & Maxillofacial surgeons complete additional 4 to 6 years of extensive training in hospital-based residency programs making them the surgical experts in the field of dentistry.
Our Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon provides the following treatments:
- Surgical dental extractions of wisdom teeth and impacted or diseased teeth
- Corrective jaw surgeries (orthognathic surgery)
- Reconstructive cosmetic maxillofacial surgery
- Treatment of facial trauma and deformities
- Placement of dental implants
- Bone grafting
- Diagnosis and surgical treatment of oral cancers
- Cleft lip and palate surgery
- Surgical and non-surgical treatment of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders
- Surgical dental treatments under general anesthesia
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These can be used in most areas of the mouth. An inlay is small and placed within the biting surface of the tooth. An onlay can cover a larger area of the tooth. Gold is the most long-lasting and hard-wearing filling material and will last for many years. An advantage of gold is that it does not tarnish and has great strength.
One of the differences between gold and other filling materials is that the gold filling is made in a laboratory. Your dental team will usually take an impression of the prepared cavity and send it to the laboratory for the technician to make the inlay or onlay. In the meantime, a temporary filling will be placed in the cavity. After the gold inlay or onlay has been made, your dentist will fix it in place with dental cement. This type of filling is more expensive.
Cleaning your child’s teeth should be part of their daily hygiene routine. You may find it easier to stand or sit behind your child, cradling their chin in your hand so you can reach their top and bottom teeth more easily.
- When the first teeth start to appear, try using a toothbrush designed for children, with a small smear of fluoride toothpaste.
- It is important to supervise your child’s brushing until they are at least seven.
- Once all the teeth have appeared, use a toothbrush with a small head and soft bristles in small, circular movements and try to concentrate on one section at a time.
- Don’t forget to brush gently behind the teeth and onto the gums.
- Spit out after brushing and do not rinse, so that the fluoride stays on your teeth longer.
If possible, make brushing a routine – just before your child goes to bed and at least one other time during the day. - Remember to encourage your child, as praise will often get results!
At times physicians and dentists recommend that a patient take antibiotics before certain dental procedures. This is called “antibiotic prophylaxis.” But why do healthcare providers suggest this extra step?
We all have bacteria in our mouths, and a number of dental treatments—and even daily routines like chewing, brushing or flossing—can allow bacteria to enter the bloodstream (bacteremia). For most of us, this isn’t a problem. A healthy immune system prevents these bacteria from causing any harm. There is concern, however, that for some people bacteremia can cause an infection elsewhere in the body.
One of the effects of smoking is staining on the teeth due to the nicotine and tar in the tobacco. It can make your teeth yellow in a very short time, and heavy smokers often complain that their teeth are almost brown after years of smoking.
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