"Oral surgery" sounds intimidating, but the vast majority of it is minor, chairside, and done under local anaesthesia in under an hour — with you going home the same day.

Common Oral Surgery Procedures

• Tooth extractions — including broken, decayed or mobile teeth
• Wisdom tooth removal — the most common surgical extraction
• Dental implant placement — titanium posts placed in the jawbone
• Apicoectomy — removing an infected root tip when a root canal can't
• Cyst removal — draining or excising jaw cysts before they damage bone
• Frenectomy — releasing a tight tongue- or lip-tie (common in infants)
• Bone grafting & sinus lifts — rebuilding bone for implant support
• Biopsy — sampling suspicious tissue for definitive diagnosis

Before Your Procedure

• Share your full medical history — blood thinners, diabetes, heart conditions and allergies change the plan
• Eat a normal meal beforehand (unless sedation is planned — then fast as instructed)
• Arrange a ride home if you're anxious or sedation is involved
• Stock soft food at home: curd, dal, khichdi, smoothies

Anaesthesia Options

• Local anaesthesia — standard for most; you're awake but completely numb
• Conscious sedation — relaxed but breathing on your own, for anxious patients
• General anaesthesia — reserved for complex cases, in a surgical facility

Recovery: The Rules That Matter

• Protect the clot — no straws, no forceful spitting, no smoking for 48–72 hours
• Ice outside the face first day, warm compresses after
• Gentle salt-water rinses from day two, after meals
• Finish prescribed antibiotics — stopping early breeds resistant infection
• Call if: swelling worsens after day 3, fever, pus, or numbness persists — these are uncommon but need review

Most patients are back to normal routine in 2–4 days. Complex cases may need a week — plan accordingly.

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