It includes the entire procedure from diagnosis to surgical treatment of defects and diseases involving both hard and soft tissue of teeth, mouth, gums and jaws.
Oral surgery is commonly performed to remove wisdom teeth, prepare the mouth for dentures, repair jaw problems and perform root canals.
Oral surgeons may also perform more advanced procedures, for example reconstruction that are required after trauma or severe damages to the structures of the mouth.
Oral surgery is also used to help in orthodontic therapy and to correct irregularities and defects of face and jaws.
Oral surgery is a part of dentistry that uses surgical methods in treating various functional and esthetic aspects of oral health.
Periodontology is a branch of dental medicine that studies the supporting tooth tissues (periodontium) and diseases that affect them.
Talking about Periodontology, the most common diseases of the supporting teeth apparatus are gingivitis (inflammation of the gums) and periodontitis (that is a more severe form of gingivitis).
Periodontal diseases affect alveolar bone, cementum, periodontal ligament that connects the previous two parts, or gingiva (gums).
Many factors contribute to the formation of these diseases and the most important are poor oral hygiene, protruding filings, crowns and bridges.
Besides these, plaque, calculus, tightly compact teeth and genetic factors also cause gingivitis and periodontitis.
Initial therapy in periodontology is removal of dental scale and other unwanted deposits, polishing tooth neck and the removal of bad fillings, crowns and etc.
In order to make it less painful for the patient, laser is used.
If the initial treatment is not enough to cure the disease, more complex methods are used, such as guided bone and tissue regeneration.
