When you are already unwell, having decayed or periodontally diseased teeth can often make you more unwell. Your general medical condition may also be affected by the dental treatment you receive.

Some dental conditions that require formal combined medical-dental management, and the Medicare Enhanced Primary Care Programme assists with the cost of private specialist dental care.

ORAL SURGERY TREATMENT IN THE PRESENCE OF OSTEOPOROSIS, & FOSAMAX & OTHER BISPHOSPHONATE THERAPY

Fosamax and the bisphosphonate family of medications are presumed to offer benefit to slowing down the process of osteoporosis, or reduce bone metastatic disease of some neoplasms such as prostate or breast cancer. The medications themselves offer great benefits for those that suffer from these debilitating diseases. Medical GP prescriptions of these drugs should only be provided on the background of a thorough dental screening, and with ongoing dental reviews through placement onto an Enhanced Primary Care Programme so as to reduce the risk of jaw osteonecrosis... Read more

ORAL SURGERY TREATMENT IN THE PRESENCE OF DIABETES

Diabetes, especially the insulin dependent form, can dramatically alter tissue healing, effect salivary gland function (xerostomia), and rapidly advance inflammatory diseases of the mouth such as periodontitis. Patients with diabetes should be placed by their Medical GP's onto Enhanced Primary Care Programmes, with primary and regular review of dental states through general dentists... Read more

ORAL SURGERY TREATMENT IN THE PRESENCE OF HEAD & NECK RADIATION THERAPY

Radiation therapy in the head and neck can be curative for local malignancy, but can lead to a life time of salivary gland hypofunction. Xerostomia has other effects such as higher rates of dental decay and periodontal disease. The primary effects of radiation therapy on bone and mucosal healing can also dramatically effect how jaw bone can respond to tooth extractions. Whilst pre-radiation dental reviews are important, post radiation hyperbaric oxygen therapy is an important adjunct to oral surgery in such patients, and can prevent for the development of osteoradio jaw necrosis... Read more

ORAL SURGERY TREATMENT IN THE PRESENCE OF WARFARIN, ASPIRIN, CLOPIDOGREL OR PERSANTIN THERAPY

A modern foundation for physician management of cardiovascular disease is through reduction of blood clotting time. Warfarin, aspirin, clopidogrel and persantin therapies are important for prevention of arterial or venous thrombus, and actively prevent for pulmonary emboli, myocardial infarction or cardiovascular occlusal stroke. Cessation of these drugs to prevent oral surgery bleeding are usually high risk events, that should be balanced against maintaining normal therapeutic drug levels maintaining the low potential for prolonged bleeding from oral surgical procedures... Read more

ORAL SURGERY TREATMENT IN THE PRESENCE OF CARDIO-CEREBRO-VASCULAR DISEASE

Oral surgery, and the drugs involved with treatment may compromise the chance that previous heart attack or stroke re arising. Similarly not treating abscessed or infected teeth potentially may raise your risk of heart attack or stroke. Screening for odontogenic disease, and actively managing dental disease in at risk patients is actively promoted through the dental Enhanced Primary Care Programme, and which is administered by your medical GP... Read more

ORAL SURGERY MANAGEMENT IN THE PRESENCE OF A PRIMARY BLOOD CLOTTING DEFICIENCY

Having von Willebrand's, Christmas Disease, or any form of hemophilia sounds like you are dangerous to treat. Contrary to popular belief, oral surgery treatment can be expeditiously arranged with management involving your hematologist, a medical maxillofacial surgeon and your local pharmacy, and may not necessarily involve expensive in-patient management... Read more

ORAL SURGERY MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, SJOGRENS SYNDROME, AND OTHER DISEASES AND MEDICATIONS THAT LEAD TO XEROSTOMIA

Xerostomia is often a feature of either primary or secondary Sjogren's disease. Many drugs also lead to Sjogren's like symptoms, but without formal evidence for the disease. Proper diagnosis of the cause of your xerostomia is important in defining your treatment, as well as looking for other manifestations of Sjogren's, like primary salivary lymphoma.The effects of Sjogren's is also important to consider, like increased rates of tooth decay... Read more

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WISDOM TOOTH SURGERY

SURGICAL TOOTH EXTRACTIONS

FULL DENTAL CLEARANCE (THE HOPELESS DENTITION)

IMPACTED CANINE MANAGEMENT

PRE-PROSTHETIC SURGERY

ALVEOLAR BONE GRAFTING

GINGIVAL GRAFTING

TRACTION SCREW MOVEMENT OF TEETH

DENTAL IMPLANTS

DENTOALVEOLAR INJURY MANAGEMENT

TOOTH CYSTS AND ABSCESSES