General Dentistry and Oral Surgery

Oral health is the condition of the mouth and its supporting structures, including the teeth, gums, tongue, and jaw. Oral health is often neglected by most people who had the misconception that it is less important than other health aspects when in fact, oral health is intricately linked to overall health. The mouth is the entry point to the digestive tract and respiratory system, some of the most important bodily systems in the human body. Serious conditions like endocarditis (infection of the inner lining of the heart), heart disease, pneumonia, and pregnancy and birth complications can be linked to oral health because any infection from the mouth can easily spread into the heart, lungs, and blood stream, leading to severe illnesses.

Good oral hygiene practices are key to having good oral health. This involves regular brushing using a soft bristle brush and fluoride toothpaste, flossing, having healthy diet low in sugary food and drinks, regular dentist checkups and cleanings, and not using tobacco. Unfortunately, health conditions like diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and cancer often make the patient more susceptible to oral diseases due to immunodeficiency and to make matters worse, oral diseases are also more severe in such patients. Therefore, it is important for you be attentive towards dental issues and consult your dentist right away because taking care of your oral health means taking care of your overall health.

Our oral health specialists here at Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur emphasise on importance of good oral health and its correlation to overall medical and general health. PHKL dental centre is a fully equipped centre offering a full range of dental services by multi-disciplinary experts and specialists. They are able to treat functional, cosmetic, and pathologic oral conditions, with sub-specialties in oral and maxillofacial surgery, paediatric dentistry, and orthodontics. Our oral surgeons can also diagnose and treat congenital and acquired diseases and deformities of the face, mouth, teeth, jaws, and neck.

List of conditions
  1. Gingivits
  2. Extensive tooth decay (Dental caries in children and adults)
  3. Badly broken or fractured, impacted, or missing teeth
  4. Periodontal (gum) disease
  5. Bone loss in the jaw
  6. Broken jaw
  7. Open bite deformity
  8. Temporomandibular joint (TMD) disorders
  9. Oroantral or oronasal fistula
  10. Cleft lip and cleft palate
  11. Craniosynostosis, e.g., Crouzon syndrome, Apert syndrome
  12. Dentofacial anomalies, e.g., Treacher Collins syndrome
  13. Facial fracture, laceratins and dental trauma
  14. Cancer, e.g., head, neck, lip, mouth, soft palate, throat, tongue, tonsil
  15. Salivary gland tumours, e.g., Warthin’s tumour
  16. Jaw tumours and cysts
  17. Salivary gland stones (siololithiasis)
  18. Obstructive sleep apnea
  19. Sleep disorders
  20. Snoring
  21. Partial or complete edentulous
  22. White spot lesions and fluorosis
  23. House visits for bed ridden patients
  24. Warded patients requiring dental care
  25. Abscess and cellulitis
List of procedures
  1. Tooth extraction, to treat severe tooth decay, gum disease, dental trauma, or wisdom teeth complications. May also be done as a preparation for dentures or other prosthetics or a preventive measure for cavities bone loss, or other problems.
  2. Dental bone graft, to restore volume and density in the jawbone.
  3. Dental implants in which permanent screws are embedded into the jaw to secure artificial teeth such as dental crowns, bridges, dentures.
  4. Periodontal (gum) surgery to treat gum disease.
  5. Orthognathic (corrective jaw) surgery to correct skeletal abnormalities in the jaw bones which may improve chewing, correct misalignment or facial imbalances.
  6. Sleep apnea surgery
  7. Oral biopsy
  8. Cleft lip and palate repair
  9. Mandibular or maxillary osteotomy
  10. Mandibular or maxillary reconstruction
  11. Sublingual or submandibular gland removal
  12. Orolantral or oronasal fistula repair
  13. Orthodontic treatment- conventional braces and Invisalign
  14. Scaling and polishing
  15. Gingival curettage
  16. Dentures-valplast, acrylic and cobalt chrome
  17. Dental fillings (composite)
  18. Crowns and bridges
  19. Root canal treatment
  20. Teeth splinting
  21. Dental clearance for head and neck cancer patients, prior to Chemotherapy and Radiation

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