Our Services
We have a gentle and caring doctor and staff who provide high-quality dental care while achieving the best possible results in a comfortable and friendly environment.
Some of our other services include the following:
Apicoectomy
This procedure is used to locate fractures or hidden canals that do not appear on x-rays but are still painful in the mouth. It is the most common surgery used to save damaged teeth but the damaged root surfaces or the surrounding bone may be treated with this procedure.
Dr. Jennifer Gordon-Maloney will make an incision in the gum tissue to remove any inflamed tissue all along the end of the root tip. A root-end filling is placed to prevent reinfection of the root and gum. The bone naturally heals around the root over a period of months restoring full function.
Dental Implants
Implants are metal anchors that are used as tooth root substitutes to give replacement teeth the look, feel and function of natural teeth while helping to preserve facial structure and preventing bone deterioration. They help those that have lost their natural teeth regain the ability to eat just about anything.
The placement of the dental implants involves two surgical procedures. The first stage involves the doctor inserting the implants. After about 3 to 6 months, the implants are above the gum surface
and the artificial teeth are then placed on top of the posts.
Once the implants are in place, they will serve you well for many years if you take care of them and keep your mouth healthy.
Office-Based Anesthesia
The choice of anesthesia is between the patient and the doctor. The decision is best made after an informative consultation. Anesthetic choices include:
Local Anesthesia – injections in the oral cavity to provide numbness of the surgical area. This allows the patient to be alert and aware of their surroundings.
Oral Premeditations - a tranquilizer known as valium is given to the patient hours before a surgical procedure to help relax and reduce anxiety levels. It is important that someone comes with you to drive you home after the procedure because of the side effects of the medication.
Intravenous Sedation – this procedure involves administrating medications through an IV which will help to relax the patient, decrease stress, and reduce consciousness. With this procedure, the patient may not eat or drink up to six hours before the surgery.
Intravenous General Anesthesia/Deep Conscious Sedation – this procedure allows for the patient to become unconscious and completely unaware of their surgical procedure. With this type of procedure, no food or water is allowed for up to six hours before the procedure and someone must accompany you and watch over you for the remainder of the day.
Bone Grafting
When a patient is not eligible for dental implants right away, there is another procedure that can
be done. Bone grafting is when the oral surgeon can repair the implant sites by either obtaining the bone from a tissue bank, or your own bone is taken from your jaw or hip and used to repair the defects of
the jaws.
Wisdom Teeth
Wisdom teeth are the last teeth to erupt.
The extraction of wisdom teeth is necessary when they are prevented from properly erupting within the mouth. They may grow sideways, partially emerge from the gum and even remain trapped beneath the gum and bone. Early removal is recommended to avoid such future problems
and to decrease the surgical procedure.
Orthognathic Surgery
This type of procedure is done when the jaws do not meet up properly or teeth don’t seem to align right with the jaws. Perfect candidates for this procedure include those with an improper bite or jaws that are positioned incorrectly. Sometimes, orthodontics alone can correct the bite problem but only when the teeth are involved. Otherwise, Orthognathic surgery may be required when repositioning the jaw is necessary.
Facial Trauma
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are trained to perform the treatment of facial injuries. Proper consultation and diagnosis is needed to determine the proper treatment needed to be used.
Sinus Lift
The sinuses that are behind your cheeks and on top of the upper teeth are like empty rooms that have nothing in them. Some of the roots of the natural upper teeth extend up into the maxillary sinuses. When these upper teeth are removed, there is often just a thin wall of bone separating the maxillary sinus and the mouth. When the sinus wall is very thin, it is impossible to place dental implants in this bone.
The solution to this problem is called sinus graft or sinus lift graft. The dental implant surgeon enters the sinus from where the upper teeth used to be. The sinus membrane is then lifted upward and donor bone is inserted into the floor of the sinus. Keep in mind that the floor of the sinus is the roof of the upper jaw. After several months of healing, the bone becomes part of the patient’s jaw and dental implants can be inserted and stabilized in this new sinus bone. The sinus graft makes it possible for many patients to have dental implants.
Oral Pathology
The inside of your mouth is normally lines with a special type of skin that is smooth and coral pink in color. When there is any alteration in this appearance, it could be a warning sign for a pathological process or a cancerous growth. Proper examination and diagnose is highly recommended.
TMJ Disorders
TMJ stands for Temporomandibular Joint, which is the name for each joint (right and left) that connects your jaw to your skull. TMJ (temporomandibular joint) disorders are a family of problems related to your complex jaw joint. If you have had symptoms like pain or a "clicking" sound, these problems are easily diagnosed and treated to relieve the muscle spasm and joint pain. Various treatments and options are available to treat TMJ Disorders.
Impacted Teeth
An impacted tooth is any tooth that is prevented from reaching its normal position in the mouth by tissue, bone or another tooth. Upon visual examination, the dentist may find signs of infection or swelling in the area where the tooth is present or only partially erupted. Because impacted teeth may cause dental problems with few if any symptoms to indicate damage, dentists commonly recommend the removal of all wisdom teeth, preferably while the patient is still a young adult.
Pre-Prosthetic Surgery
Some patients require minor oral surgical procedures before receiving a partial or complete denture. In order to ensure the maximum level of comfort, the preparation of your mouth before placement of a prosthesis is referred to as pre-prosthetic surgery. A denture sits on the bone ridge, so it is very important that the bone is the proper shape and size. If a tooth needs to be extracted, the underlying bone might be left sharp and uneven. For the best fit of a denture, the bone might need to be smoothed out or reshaped. Occasionally, excess bone would need to be removed prior to denture insertion.