Dentoalveolar Surgery & Implants

Dentoalveolar Surgery

&

Implants

Dentoalveolar surgery describes surgery of the jaws and especially involves the tooth bearing areas of the upper (maxilla) and lower jaw (mandible). The tissues that make up the jaws and teeth are numerous and this can give rise to abnormalities such as cysts, impacted teeth, chronic or acute infections and soft tissue lesions such as mucocoeles (blocked minor salivary glands), polyps, papillomas and other lumps and bumps.

Much of this surgery can be safely carried out under a local anaesthetic as an out-patient procedure. More complex or difficult scenarios such as deeply impacted wisdom teeth may require a general anaesthetic for their safe removal.

Implants for missing teeth are carried out at the Hartog Dental Practice in Twyford. Here we have the latest cone beam CT scanners and are able to plan where the implant needs to go. We use the highest quality (Nobel BioCare) fully guided system so that all of the hard work is carried out before we place the implant. This helps us to avoid critical structures such as nerves or the sinuses and it helps us to place the implant in the optimal position for prosthetic rehabilitation.

"Guided implant surgery lets us plan and place the implant to within 0.2mm of our predicted position. This gives us a huge advantage in safety, durability, function and final aesthetics"

The Team at Hartog Dental

Rebecca Hartog

Rebecca is the Principal Dentist at Hartog Dental. Rebecca studied dentistry at Newcastle University gaining the undergraduate award for restorative dentistry on graduation in 2001 and winning several prizes for her overseas studies. Since then she has enjoyed working in Hampshire for nearly 16 years and also furthered her knowledge and skills through completing a 5 year long post graduate diploma in restorative and implant dentistry at the prestigious Eastman Dental Hospital. She runs a continuing professional development study club for dentists in the local area and enjoys working closely with patients and referring dentists alike.

Mehdi Husain

Since graduating from the University of Manchester in 2000 Mehdi has worked in a number of prestigious private practices in Hampshire and London, where his care for his patients has been exemplary enabling him to build a wonderful rapport with his patients. Mehdi enjoys all aspects of dentistry but has a particular interest in root canal treatments and treating nervous and phobic patients, sometimes with the use of sedation.

Mehdi is committed to continued professional development and in 2007 gained the Postgraduate Certificate in Restorative Dentistry from the prestigious Eastman Dental Institute in London which allowed Mehdi to further refine his skills in the most complex aspects of general dentistry. Mehdi is currently studying for the Postgraduate Diploma in Implant Dentistry also at the Eastman Institute.