Oral surgery is a special field of dentistry for patients with the need for surgical procedures. Some of these are:
Impacted wisdom teeth need surgery to be removed because they are below the gum tissue. This causes swollen and painful gums, and can even cause infection.
Dental implants are another common reason for oral surgery. If you have tooth loss, the oral surgeon can place a titanium implant that holds a crown or bridge.
Improving the fit of your dentures can be done with oral surgery as well. The oral surgeon will do a bone graft or remove some bone that is causing your dentures to fit poorly.
Facial injuries are usually fixed by an oral surgeon as well to fix broken bones and cartilage.