Procedures

If many or all of your teeth are lost or damaged, you may be a good candidate for treatment with All-on-4®. The procedure provides a full set of new, durable teeth to replace non-functional dentition. Somerset and Hunterdon County patients can come to Somerset Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Group for care and, in most cases, leave with a completely restored smile by the next day.......
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Somerset Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Group doctors are certified to administer local and general anesthesia within our offices. We have decades of experience providing care and comfort to Somerset County and Hunterdon County patients. The range of anesthetic options we use distinguishes our work from traditional sedation dentistry and allows a high degree of precision in treatment. The specialists in our practice are credentialed by......
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An apicoectomy may be needed when an infection develops or persists after a root canal treatment. Somerset Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Group performs an apicoectomy only after a tooth has had at least one root canal treatment. During the procedure, our oral surgeons expose the end of the root, remove the infected tissue along with the last few millimeters of the root tip, and then......
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The oral surgeons at Somerset Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Group were among the first healthcare providers in the US to use the CS9300 3D cone beam scanner. Our 3D scanner enables us to perform a wider range of diagnoses and treatments in our office. We can choose multiple fields of view to limit your radiation exposure. For more information on 3D imaging and how it......
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TMJ disorder refers to a medical condition affecting the temporomandibular joint. “TMJ,” or temporomandibular joint, is the name for the joints on both the left and right side that connect the jaw and the skull. TMJ disorder is when either joint is not functioning properly in the way they are supposed to. The oral surgeons at Somerset Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Group can help people......
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In order for teeth to function properly, they all need to develop in proper alignment. Impacted canines may cause misalignment in the teeth. When this happens, a person’s canines fail to break through the gum line to take their permanent position with the rest of the upper front teeth. If this happens, an oral surgeon must perform a procedure to help them erupt. Somerset Oral......
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The inside of your mouth is composed of a special type of skin called mucosa. On its normal appearance, this type of skin is smooth and coral pink in color. The alteration of this appearance could be an early indication of pathological processes. The most serious of these processes is oral cancer. Reddish patches (erythroplasia) or whitish patches (leukoplakia) in the mouth A sore that......
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Somerset Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Group is trained, skilled, and uniquely qualified to manage and treat facial trauma while often exceeding the modern standards oral surgeons must meet. Our surgeons are on staff at local hospitals in Somerville, Hillsborough, and Lebanon to provide emergency facial injury treatment. Common traumatic facial injuries include: Facial lacerations will be cleaned, sutured, and bandaged. Intraoral lacerations require more specialized......
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Patients often require bone grafting to support their treatment with dental implants. Somerset Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Group uses this approach to strengthen sites for tooth replacement, to return an aesthetically appealing smile, and to restore natural tooth function. While bone grafting is an important aspect of dental implant procedures, most patients find the experience very manageable. In part, this is due to the advanced......
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Somerset Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Group places dental implants as a solution for patients who are missing teeth or who have severely damaged or diseased teeth. Our doctors work closely with restorative dentists and use advanced guided surgery technology to create replacements that look, feel, and act like real teeth. The professionals in our practice are highly skilled oral surgeons with decades of dental implant......
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