A North Suburban oral surgeon is trained to perform not only oral surgery to help with a health problem, but also cosmetic oral surgery. The range of the cosmetic interventions performed by oral surgeons is very wide and it encompasses procedures to enhance the appearance of the cheeks, of the lips, even of the neck and the forehead through surgery or through the administration of injectables, such as fillers as well as interventions to reconstruct facial features. Oral surgery can also be an alternative to braces – while braces are installed on the patient’s natural teeth with the goal to move the teeth into the desired position, oral surgeons can remove the patient’s teeth and install either fixed dentures or implants to help patients get the perfect smile they want.
Whether braces or oral surgery is more suitable for giving the patient healthy, beautiful teeth depends entirely on the patient’s condition, intention and financial means. While braces can be efficient even in adulthood, getting a completely new, artificial dentures will give the patient the smile they want within a shorter timeframe and will ensure permanent results. However, getting multiple teeth taken out to replace them with implants and crowns is very expensive, the price usually amounting to tens of thousands, so getting braces is surely the cheaper option.
