There can be many reasons why you need oral surgery – there are problems that affect the jaw, the mouth or the teeth that can be corrected with non-surgical methods, but there are some other issues that can only be corrected through oral surgery. Here are some things to tell you that you need oral surgery:
- Repeated fillings don't seem to heal the tooth – teeth that are severely infected usually require surgical removal. If your tooth has been filled several times and it continues to cause problems, the solution is probably extraction.
- Wisdom tooth problems – wisdom teeth are special in many ways. They are the teeth that are the most commonly affected by growth problems and they are the most common culprits for misaligned teeth and impaction. In many cases, wisdom teeth become so damaged soon after they erupt that the only treatment option is the surgical removal. Wisdom teeth being located in a special place and being potentially affected by so many complex problems, the removal of these molars are usually performed by wisdom tooth removal Highland Park oral surgeons, not by general dentists.
- You notice growths inside your mouth – whether that growth is just a blocked salivary gland or it is caused by something else, these changes usually require surgical removal.
