Procedures
Code used for extracting a tooth that has erupted, requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth, and including elevation of mucoperiosteal flap if indicated includes cutting of gingival and bone, removal of tooth structure, minor smoothing of socket and closure.
What is D7210-surgical extraction?
Infiltration of sustained-release therapeutic drug. Proven to relieve pain and reduce the need for opioids.
What is Exparel?
Inside the mouth
What is intra oral?
This should gradually decrease after you leave the office. Biting firmly on gauze for at least 1 hour after surgery then change every hour until this resolves.
What is bleeding?
N2O
What is nitrous or laughing gas?
The doctor may use this to produce 3-D images of the teeth, soft tissues, nerve pathways, and bone.
What is CT Imaging?
A tooth that it is stuck and can not erupt into function. Most commonly this is the 3rd molars but can also affect any tooth in the mouth.
What is an impacted tooth?
Gums, tongue, cheeks, lips.
What are soft tissues?
This develops in moderate amounts commonly after oral surgery; it may reach it's peak in 24-72 hours post surgery. Elevating your head and placing a bag of ice over the affected area helps to reduce this.
What is swelling?
NPO
What is nothing to eat or drink before the surgery?
Titanium posts which are inserted into the jawbone where teeth are missing.
What is a dental implant?
Facial lacerations, Intra oral lacerations, Avulsed (knocked out) teeth, Fractured facial bones (cheek, nose, or eye socket),Fractured jaws (upper and lower jaw) are all examples of this that is most commonly seen in the ER.
What is facial trauma?
The upper jaw
What is the maxilla?
This may break down anywhere from the 1st day of surgery and may last up to 2 weeks post surgery.
What are sutures?
PIMPE
What is a pre implant evaluation?
This is what we place the vial of the patient's blood in to separate PRF from other blood components.
What is a centrifuge machine?
Reddish patches (erythroplakia) or whitish patches (leukoplakia) in the mouth, A sore that fails to heal and bleeds easily, A lump or thickening on the skin lining the inside of the mouth, Chronic sore throat or hoarseness, Difficulty in chewing or swallowing are all warning signs.
What is oral cancer?
The lower jaw
What is the mandible?
This is what your diet should consist of for the first 24 hours post surgery.
What are soft foods and/or liquids only?
What is a biopsy?
Adds volume and density to your jaw in areas where bone loss has occurred
What is a bone graft?
The procedure is when a 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.
What is a sinus lift?
The hard and soft tissues forming the roof of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
What is the palate?
Severe bleeding, high fever (102+), rapidly expanding swelling with difficulty swallowing or breathing, persistent vomiting especially after the first 24 hours, are all examples of this
What is a true emergency that would prompt a call to the office?
PRF
What is Platelet Rich Fiber?