Oral Surgery
Guildford Dental offers a variety of oral surgery procedures to help improve the overall health and appearance of your smile.
Dental Implants
Dental Implants are permanent replacements for missing teeth. » Learn More
Extractions
We perform dental extractions only in situation where less invasive treatment wou not be effective. This can happen for a number of reasons – extensive decay, severe fracture, or crowding of the surrounding teeth (as if often the case with wisdom teeth) are all examples of when an extraction may be necessary.
Gum Surgery
When gum disease becomes advanced, gum surgery may be necessary. We may also perform gum therapy when tissue has over grown a tooth, or when you have what's called a "gummy smile". The procedure itself will be different in each situation, but with the help of our laser, they all relatively quick, and cause a very minimal amount of discomfort.
If your periodontitis is advanced, we refer patients to the Periodontists at Proactice Periodontics in Burnaby for specialized treatment and management of periodontal (gum) disease.
Additional Options:
- Exposure of un-erupted or impacted teeth for orthodontics
- Removal of cysts, tumors and abscesses
- Diagnostic biopsies
- Periodontal plastic surgery
- Removal of excess soft tissue including frenectomies
- Bone grafting
- Soft tissue grafting
- Surgical crown lengthening
Root Canal Therapy
When the pulp at the centre of a tooth becomes infected (typically as a result of a deep cavity, a fracture that allows bacteria to seep in, or injury due to trauma), it can die. Root Canal Therapy involbes cleaning out the pulp chamber, along with any infected portion of root canal, and reshaping it. Medication may be inserted into the area to fight bacteria.
When specialized care is required, we refer patients to the Endodontic Specialists DMD Endodontics & Microsurgery in Langley and Surrey for root canal surgery and advanced endodontic treatment.