At Ankeny Dental Professionals, we work to meet all of our patients' oral health care needs in one convenient location, including minor oral surgeries. Oral surgeries are sometimes required to correct a variety of dental issues that affect tooth alignment, gum tissue and jawbone health. With simple, precise surgical techniques, our skilled team can help you restore and maintain your healthy smile.
If your treatment plan requires a surgical correction, your dentist will take every step necessary to ensure your comfort and safety, offering top surgical procedures in Ankeny, IA and beyond.
Dental Extractions
While our goal is to help you maintain your teeth for a lifetime, sometimes teeth damaged beyond repair will require removal. Wisdom teeth, extra teeth, or very crowded teeth may also require a dental extraction. In some cases, severely decayed or cracked teeth, or those missing large amounts of supporting bone leave tooth extraction as the only viable option.
At Ankeny Dental Professionals, we always work hard to help our patients find a treatment solution that fits every aspect of their situation. Our dentists use the best methods and equipment to provide a quick and painless extraction, including sedation dentistry options offered to help ease dental anxiety.
Root Canals
Are you experiencing a painful toothache? Tooth pain can be alarming, but it's meant to warn you that something's not right and your smile needs attention. Pain often indicates that the bundle of nerves and vessels inside your tooth is irritated, damaged, or under attack.
A deep cavity can allow bacteria access to the inner nerve bundle of the tooth, in the inner area known as the pulp. In some cases, a significant infection, called an abscess, may develop in your jaw without any symptoms at all. If our dentists determine that the nerve won't recover or if an infection is present, then root canal therapy may be suggested.
Our Ankeny dentists will provide modern anesthetics for powerful numbing for the gentle removal of the inflamed nerve inside the tooth. The nerve canal undergoes disinfection and careful shaping, and a sealer fills the internal space. A filling or dental crown over the tooth helps return the tooth to its complete function and appearance.
Dental Implants
Replacing missing teeth with dental implants brings your mouth back to full function and well-being. Stunning porcelain crowns replicate natural teeth perfectly, whether it's one tooth, a full arch, or your entire set of teeth. Single crowns or complex bridges can be supported by implants, with solutions for every tooth loss situation. Our Ankeny dental team places dental implants to replace missing teeth with special care for your smile and overall health.
Bone Grafting
Bone graft surgery may be recommended if the height, shape, and density of the jawbone are compromised due to gum disease, tooth removal, and other forms of trauma. If bone shrinks away from your teeth, it never grows back; in this case, bone can be encouraged to fill in with grafting materials placed by your dentist.
When a tooth needs removal, a large hole then exists in the bone, which can lead to drawing bone away from the area and jeopardizing the surrounding teeth. Grafting materials can be placed at the time of tooth removal to help preserve the existing bone level. Bone grafts are especially beneficial if you are considering an implant-supported restoration in the future.
Even areas that have already suffered jaw bone collapse can often benefit from specialized grafting material. At Ankeny Dental Professionals, our team first aims to help patients avoid jawbone damage by controlling periodontal disease, only providing corrective surgical grafts when needed.
Comfortable Oral Surgeries in Ankeny, IA
Regardless of your oral health needs, your comfort is always our number one priority. We'll discuss your unique situation and determine the best way to help you receive the treatment you need, using modern methods to provide the safest, least invasive care possible. Need oral surgery in Ankeny? Contact us today!
