Surgical Wisdom Tooth Removal

Wisdom teeth — the third molars at the back of each jaw — often lack the room to erupt fully and can become impacted, sitting at an angle against the tooth in front or remaining buried in the bone. Impacted wisdom teeth can cause pain, repeated gum infections around a partly covered tooth, decay in the wisdom tooth or its neighbour, cyst formation, or pressure that contributes to crowding, and in these situations surgical removal is commonly advised.

At the Chlamtacz practice this surgery is performed by Leszek Chlamtacz, a specialist in dental surgery, typically after a cone-beam CT scan that shows the exact position of the roots in relation to the inferior alveolar nerve in the lower jaw or the sinus in the upper jaw — information that helps plan a safer procedure. Under local anaesthetic, the gum is opened, a small amount of bone may be removed and the tooth is often divided into sections so it can…