Most Atlanta oral surgery services are offered by the Atlanta Dental Group PC including routine tooth extraction, wisdom tooth surgery surgery and many other dental surgery procedures. Most procedures go very well, take less than an hour and are done in our office. Our dental practice will also see emergency oral surgery patients. In addition to oral surgery procedures, the group provides comprehensive dental care including dental implant surgery and traditional family dentistry.

          The Atlanta oral surgery patient is seated and completely numbed. It's important to wait and allow the numbness to sink in fully. The dentist checks the depth of the anaesthesia by making a small incision around the wisdom tooth. Once it is confirmed that the patient is completely numb the incision is lengthened and the gum tissue is gently pulled away from the wisdom tooth. If any of the surrounding bone is in the way, it is then removed. If needed, the wisdom tooth is then gently sectioned into pieces and the pieces are then removed. Finally, sutures are placed so that the gum tissue lays back into place correctly.

          The dentists at the Atlanta Dental Group PC believe that most Atlanta oral surgery patients should be placed on antibiotics after any surgical procedure, especially after an oral surgery procedure. Detailed oral surgery instructions are provided at the conclusion of each surgical procedure. All patients are then seen post operatively one week after their procedure and there is no additional fee for this visit if it's solely to check the surgery site.

          Atlanta oral surgery may be required for different reasons. Wisdom teeth usually do not have enough room to erupt into the mouth and can cause crowding of teeth. For this reason, most patients have wisdom teeth removed early in life. Teeth that have had root canals but are left unprotected with crowns can break and split. Unfortunately, these teeth must often be removed, even after the large expense of having their root canals done. Badly decayed teeth which have rotted roots must also be removed. If you need dental surgery, consider making a consultation appointment with our senior Atlanta Dentist, Dr. Mark Allan Padolsky by calling 404-874-7428.