Oral surgery is, in turn, divided into several branches delimited by various problems that can affect a patient:
- buccal-maxillo-facial surgery (BMF);
- dental-alveolar surgery;
- oro-maxillo-facial surgery (OMF);
- periodontal surgery.
Among the easiest dental surgeries is tooth extraction, performed when a tooth can no longer be saved by standard dental procedures.
The following are the categories of dental surgeries:
- molar extraction;
- wisdom molar extraction;
- canine extraction;
- included canine extraction;
- incisor extraction.
What is a dental implant?
Dental implants have revolutionized the replacement of the tooth with an artificial tooth. The dental implant is made of titanium and can have a cylindrical, smooth or conical shape. The most sought after among patients are those with cylindrical shapes because they are the same as the natural dental root.
Currently, the dental implant is the most used and most efficient method of replacement of the missing tooth because the integration of the implant in the bone through osseointegration is considered the most natural method. In addition, it can be used both to replace a tooth (crown) and in the case of several teeth (bridge or prosthesis).