Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in Parnasree, Behala, Kolkata

Oral and maxillofacial surgery covers the conditions of the mouth and jaws that go beyond routine dentistry. It is one of Dr. Chaklader's two declared special interests, which means these cases are managed here rather than referred on.

Impacted wisdom teeth

Wisdom teeth arrive last and often find no room. A partially erupted lower wisdom tooth traps plaque under its gum flap and causes repeated episodes of pain, swelling and difficulty opening the mouth — pericoronitis. A horizontally impacted one can also decay the molar in front of it, quietly destroying a healthy tooth.

Surgical removal is planned from a radiograph that shows the root shape and the position of the inferior alveolar nerve. The tooth is sectioned and removed through a small incision, and the site is sutured.

Not every wisdom tooth needs to come out. If yours is fully erupted, cleanable and causing no trouble, we will tell you to keep it.

Other procedures we handle

Surgical removal of retained roots and broken-down teeth; removal of small cysts and benign lesions of the jaws; biopsy of suspicious soft-tissue lesions; apicoectomy where a root canal alone has not resolved an infection; and pre-prosthetic surgery to prepare the ridge for dentures or implants.

Frenectomy for a restrictive tongue-tie or lip-tie, in both children and adults, is also done here.

Safety and referral

Every surgical case begins with a medical history — anticoagulants, bisphosphonates, uncontrolled diabetes and a history of head and neck radiotherapy all change how a case is managed.

Where a condition needs hospital facilities, general anaesthesia or a multidisciplinary team, we say so and refer promptly with full records. Knowing the limit of what should be done in a clinic is part of doing this work properly.

Questions patients ask about Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery