Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Enid OK

You have a missing tooth, and it’s affecting many aspects of your life. Overwhelmed, you know there are several options, but they’re expensive and invasive. You’re looking for the most natural tooth replacement method, a procedure that will give you a new tooth that looks and functions like the others. Dental implant placement is a common procedure with very few risks with a success rate of up to 98%. Trusted and proven, they remain our patients’ most preferred tooth-replacement method. The chance of minimal side effects, such as infection, injury to adjacent teeth, etc.,

You’ve been told your teenager needs to have their wisdom teeth removed. And you know this is a common procedure. You’ve heard about wisdom teeth, the extra molars that come in behind the first two sets of four molars and the other 20 teeth. But you’re wondering, do they really need to be removed? With 28 teeth already in place, it’s often difficult for an additional four wisdom teeth to grow in properly.

Orthognathic surgery is needed when jaws don't meet correctly and/or teeth don't seem to fit with jaws. Teeth are straightened with orthodontics and corrective jaw surgery repositions a misaligned jaw. This not only improves facial appearance, but also ensures that teeth meet correctly and function properly. People who can benefit from orthognathic surgery include those with an improper bite or jaws that are positioned incorrectly. Jaw growth is a gradual process and in some instances, the upper and lower jaws may grow at different rates.

The inside of the mouth is normally lined with a special type of skin (mucosa) that is smooth and coral pink in color. Any alteration in this appearance could be a warning sign for a pathological process. The most serious of these is oral cancer. The following can be signs at the beginning of a pathologic process or cancerous growth: These changes can be detected on the lips, cheeks, palate, and gum tissue around the teeth, tongue, face and/or neck. Pain does not always occur with pathology, and curiously, is not often associated with oral cancer.