Oral Surgery Los Angeles – Dental Implants And More!

Dental Implants are a valuable alternative to an uncomfortable prosthesis. The implants themselves are small screws produced from titanium that serve a similar purpose to the roots of natural teeth. They are fused to the jawbone and support over dentures and dental bridges, helping them to perform like our natural teeth would. Once the implants are put in place, you’ll be able to replace anything from one tooth to a whole set with ease.

Benefits of Dental Implants

• Designed to make dentures much more secure
• Won’t decay
• Designed to last

Before Oral Surgery

On the day of surgery, you’ll begin by discussing the sedation options,  During the actual surgery, any teeth, if required, will be removed. Next, the actual dental implants are placed in the jaw bone. Then replacement teeth are secured onto the implants.

After Oral Surgery

After your oral surgery, there is a recuperation period where the dental implants should heal and completely coordinate with your bone and tissue before Santa Monica Center for Oral Surgery & Dental Implants can connect the permanent bridges or dentures. It will, as a rule, take between 3-6 months for the adjustment to complete.

Not everyone in Los Angeles has to have their wisdom teeth removed, but many people have no choice but to take action. If your wisdom teeth don’t fit in your mouth adequately, you may wish to get in touch. Wisdom teeth cannot erupt if you don’t have enough room for them. Taking action can mean avoiding additional complications in the jaw. You may also wish to seek help if you have been experiencing pain in the gums around your wisdom teeth.

Before Oral Surgery

Before performing any dental surgery, we recommend doing our dental consultation to ensure that the proper treatment is offered. Then, you will be given a local anesthetic on the day of the removal. Your surgeon will open up gum tissue near the tooth and remove any bone over it before extracting the tooth. They may need to cut the tooth into pieces to remove it.

After Oral Surgery

After your surgery, you’ll experience some bleeding and other discomfort once the anesthesia wears off . Follow your dentist’s instruction on how to manage bleeding and pain.

Sedation dentistry (also known as “Sleep Dentistry”) is used to help patients relax while they are having treatment. Medication will be used but you usually remain awake, unless you opt for a general anesthetic which will make you sleep.  Your dental specialist can settle on the amount of this to use; for an insignificant impact, you will simply take an Anti-nervousness pill. Like taking Valium, you will be drowsy and loose.

Consider Sleep Dentistry for your next dental treatment if you have:

• A fear of dentists
• Low pain threshold
• Very sensitive teeth
• A gag reflex that causes problems during treatment
• Need to have a vast amount of work carried out