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843-627-4076We Have Dentists in Florence Trained in Advanced Oral Surgery Techniques
Not all dentists do oral surgery, and dental practices that do often offer only the most basic procedures. Thanks to the expertise of our doctors, we offer a variety of surgical procedures from tooth extractions to sinus lifts to gum grafts. We even have an endodontist on staff, a dentist who specializes in saving smiles after dental damage has gotten into the soft center of your tooth. Our talented dental team have 200-plus years of combined dental experience. One of our doctors even teaches at SCMU. It’s safe to say that our team has the skill and expertise required to give you a fantastic surgical experience. To talk to us about oral surgery in Florence, SC area, call Advanced Dental Center at 843-627-4076.
Dr. Devon Parks on Oral Surgery
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Well, our oral surgery in a general practice like this is limited to extractions, some of which are surgical, but in the event that it's a more advanced case, where teeth are impacted, say ... you can't see them. They're below the bone. Well, I used to do them and was trained to do them. I prefer to have the patients see an oral surgeon now because there are a lot of situations where they're near dangerous things, like major nerves and major arteries within the bone near the tooth. Those are the kind that you want the oral surgeons, who are trained for that sort of thing, to do, so we partner up with the oral surgeons in the community to do those cases.
We do some periodontal-type surgeries, open, which is to reflect the gums and get the diseased gum bone and plaque off the teeth. We have that capability. We also do some grafts, soft-tissue grafts, which comm in different shapes and sizes. We can do that sort of thing too. Bone grafts is an integral part of our implant dentistry, in which we extract the tooth. We want the bone to stay healthy. If you take a tooth out, the bone will shrink. If we place an implant at the time of the extraction, it rebuilds the bone without shrinkage, so that we have plenty of bone to place an implant in there, to replace that tooth. We're able to take a patient from any condition to full mouth rehabilitation, which is our goal and our passion.
Getting Your Jaw in Shape for Dental Implants
One of the requirements for dental implants is a jaw large that strong enough to support the titanium implants. If you lack adequate bone density, our dental team can perform treatments designed to beef up your bone structure, including:
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- Bone graft
- Ridge augmentation
- Sinus lift
To increase the effectiveness of these procedures and other oral surgeries, we use platelet-rich plasma (PRP), a material we create by taking a small amount of your blood and running it through a centrifuge. Using PRP accelerates healing, reduces risk of infection, and results in faster bone growth (when used as part of a bone graft).
We Also Offer Tooth Extractions, Gum Grafts, and More
We perform other oral surgery procedures as well, including:
- Gum grafts, to repair a receding gumline and restore it to health
- Tooth extractions, including wisdom teeth removal
- Apicoectomy, a variation of a root canal
- Residual root removal, to remove a tooth root left behind after an extraction
- Drainage of an abscessed tooth
Dental Sedation Can Calm Your Nerves
You needn’t be nervous about complex dental procedures. If you are, dental sedation can keep you calm throughout your procedure. We offer two types of dental sedation, one of which will be right for you. Oral conscious sedation is a medication you take prior to your appointment. IV sedation is medication administered intravenously in the dental office.
For more information on oral surgery in Florence, SC, call Advanced Dental Center at 843-627-4076, or use our online form to make an appointment at our Florence, SC dental office.