ORAL SURGERY

Dr. Isaacson is an experienced and highly skilled doctor that can perform simple and surgical extractions, as well as bone grafting and implant placement. 

 

When you present to the clinic for simple or surgical extractions, we first ensure you are comfortable and then numb the gums around your tooth with a local anesthetic. Next, we’ll use forceps to grasp your tooth and gently remove it, being careful to not harm adjacent teeth or bone and gum tissue at the site. Our dentists and dental team routinely complete tooth extraction procedures and are skilled in making them efficient and pain-free. Your healing period will last a few days, during which time you may take over-the-counter medication for any discomfort. We’ll review post-operative instructions and recommendations with you in detail to ensure a healthy and comfortable recovery. 

 

If you need a surgical extraction, our priority is to ensure you are comfortable and calm for your surgery. We will prepare the surgical site by administering local anesthetic. Next, we’ll remove your tooth, being careful to preserve your bone and gum tissues. Once your surgery is complete, we’ll provide instructions for your recovery and at-home care as you heal. Adhering to these instructions will help ensure a healthy blood clot forms and you don’t develop any infection at the surgical site. We will also send you home with an ice pack, gauze, and post op instructions.

If you are in need of tooth replacement and interested in a dental implant, Dr. Isaacson can provide information on his approach to restoratively driven implant placement.  This involves 3D imaging using our in house cone beam CT for jaw bone evaluation for surgical planning, an intraoral digital scan of your mouth for fabrication of a surgical guide to place the implant in the most ideal location with the final restoration in mind.  Some patients may require bone grafting prior to implant placement or at the time of the implant surgery and this will be discussed with each patient individually.  Some forms of bone grafting may need to be performed by our dental specialist colleagues and this would be discussed on an individual basis as well.