Oral Surgery
Implants, maxillofacial, wisdom tooth, sedation
Implant
A dental implant is a titanium screw replacing a lost tooth root; it usually fuses with bone in 3-6 months, then a zirconium or porcelain crown is fitted.
Wisdom Tooth Extraction
Wisdom tooth extraction removes a third molar at the back of the jaw under local anaesthesia, sectioning it if impacted; not every wisdom tooth must come out.
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Oral and dental surgery, a four-year dental specialty in Turkey, covers impacted tooth removal, implant placement, root-end resection and jaw fracture repair.
Jaw Correction
Jaw correction (orthognathic) surgery cuts and repositions one or both jaws at bone level to correct skeletal discrepancies that tooth movement cannot close.
Jaw Fracture Treatment
Jaw fracture treatment depends on displacement: minimally displaced, stable fractures are held with wires or elastics, displaced ones with plates and screws.
Bone Graft (Membrane)
A bone graft rebuilds deficient jawbone with graft material, in most cases under a barrier membrane, so an implant can be placed, usually 4-6 months later.
Maxillofacial Surgery
Maxillofacial surgery treats the facial skeleton beyond the teeth: jaw fractures, orthognathic correction, jaw cysts and tumours, and TMJ surgery.
Sedation & General Anaesthesia
Sedation and general anaesthesia change consciousness, not the dental work: conscious sedation leaves the patient responsive, general anaesthesia does not.