"Specialization" can bring more professional and high-quality treatments to patients. Therefore, dentistry also has different specialties to provide more comprehensive and more appropriate treatments for the needs of patients.
Basically, every registered dentist can legally perform all dental treatments. However, unlike general dentists (Generalists) who provide patients with comprehensive dental diagnosis and treatment on a daily basis, specialist dentists will spend more time intensively studying a certain field, accumulating deeper knowledge and richer clinical experience. Therefore, a specialist dentist can be regarded as an expert in this field, who is good at dealing with more complicated cases.
The existing dental specialties have the following categories:
- Orthodontics
- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
- Periodontology
- Endodontics
- Paediatric Dentistry
- Prosthodontics
- Family Dentistry
- Community Dentistry
The following are the more common dental specialties:
Orthodontists specialize in diagnosing and treating misalignments of the teeth and jaws. They will design and use various types of appliances to perform orthodontics treatments to achieve the result of the patient's teeth, upper and lower jaws and lips flatten, so that facial features are more coordinated, and the appearance is improved.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery specialists mainly deal with more complex oral and jaw surgery, such as removal of impacted teeth, removal of near-nerve or more complex wisdom teeth, artificial dental implants, bone grafts, sinus lifting, oral and maxillofacial structural abnormalities, oral tumors, etc.
Periodontists are good at treating more serious periodontal diseases, through deep root debridement and open-flap surgery of gum, to remove bacteria in the periodontal tissue and near the teeth. In addition, periodontal specialists will also perform periodontal tissue regeneration surgery and gum transplantation to consolidate the periodontal tissue near the teeth for the patient to stabilize periodontal health.
Endodontists are good at dealing with complex root canal treatment, usually molars with more or more curved roots, or roots that have been received root canal treatment once, but the problem has turned up. Endodontists will also be in some cases to perform endodontic surgery for the patient to remove tooth abscess.
As for children, there is also a dental specialty dedicated to them, that is, the Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry. For children who are very afraid of going to the dentist and are afraid of dental treatment and cannot follow the instructions of the dentist, a dental pediatric specialist is a good choice. They have rich experience and can provide pediatric anesthesia and sedation services as needed to ensure that children can successfully complete dental treatment.
As to make dentures for adults or the elderly, including removable dentures, crowns, bridges, implant-topped dentures, etc., if you encounter a more complicated situation, it is best to hand it over to a skilled Specialist in Prosthodontics.
Since different specialties are responsible for different areas, and in many cases the same patient has not only one kind of oral problem, the general dentist and specialists sometimes need to work together in many aspects to ensure that the patient gets the best treatment effect. However, the consultation fee of a specialist is more expensive than that of a general practitioner. It is recommended that patients can consult your trusted family dentist first to see if there is a need to refer to a relevant specialist to deal with dental problems that bother you.
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