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Dental Surgery

Wisdom teeth

A wisdom tooth is the third molar that should erupt between the ages of 17 and 26.

Wisdom teeth are the back most teeth in the mouth. Since they are located at a point that is difficult to reach and see, brushing and caring for them can be more difficult compared to the other teeth. Due to insufficient brushing, the wisdom teeth easily decay, causing pain and oral malodor.

Wisdom teeth cannot erupt in some cases because of the lack of space in the jaw. They can remain fully embedded (not seen in the mouth, stay under both the gum and jawbone), or they can become a part of the oral environment by remaining semi-embedded under the gum. In this case, they cause the consumed foods to get stuck and accumulate in the area where they erupt, and thus causing infection. This situation, which causes swelling and redness in the gums around the wisdom teeth, severe pain spreading to the neck and ear, swelling of the lymph gland, and feeling pain while opening the mouth and swallowing, is called pericoronitis.

Fully embedded wisdom teeth, on the other hand, can push the teeth in front of them and create crowdedness (crookedness) in the teeth.

In addition, they can cause the decay of the neighboring tooth by pressuring it. Embedded wisdom teeth that have not been noticed for many years can cause serious problems by contributing to the formation of cysts that reach large sizes within the jaw.

Even if they do not cause any problems, wisdom teeth may need to be extracted for orthodontic treatment in order to align other teeth properly.  For such reasons, wisdom teeth need to be extracted under local anesthesia.
The extraction of wisdom teeth should be operated by oral surgeons.

Sinus Lifting

There are spaces called sinuses in the right and left parts of the upper jawbone (maxilla). The main task of these cavities is to reduce the weight of the skull bones. These spaces can expand in volume with the effect of air pressure, especially after tooth extraction. This volumetric enlargement and decrease in bone volume are more common in areas that have not been treated for a long time and are edentulous. This may prevent implantation in edentulous areas under the sinus.

Edentulousness or tooth extraction in the upper jaws. It leads to a decrease in bone volume. In order to overcome this difficulty, the technique of filling the sinus cavities with bone or materials that turn into bone, also called sinus lift.

As a result, sinus lifting is applied in cases where the sinus floor is drooping and the bone height is below 4mm, with tooth deficiencies in the maxilla, posterior region of the premolars and molars, which we use most for chewing. It is a surgical method that involves filling the sinus cavity with materials that turn into bone in order to make a fixed implant-supported prosthesis. The application has a simple surgical technique. The post-operative period is smooth and comfortable for the patients. Although the surgical method is simple, it requires very sensitive work.