Oral Surgery & Wisdom Teeth Removal

Name: Queensway Dental Clinic
Telephone: 01642 554 667

Available for referred NHS and private patients

Some smiles need a little extra assistance than others. If you have a troublesome wisdom tooth, extra gum growth or need a painful or broken tooth removing, an oral surgeon can help. At Queensway Dental Clinic, we can provide oral surgical options for both NHS and private patients.

What is
oral surgery?

Oral surgery deals with the diagnosis, treatment and management of issues with the mouth and jaws that require surgical intervention in both adults and children. Routine oral surgery (such as straightforward tooth extraction) can be done by the dentists, but more complex treatment (such as impacted wisdom teeth) is carried out by the Oral Surgeons working at Queensway, all of whom are registered Specialists by the GDC. Treatment can be provided under local anaesthetic (‘numbing injections’) with or without sedation which will make you feel sleepy and relaxed. Having sedation may also mean that you don’t remember much about the procedure afterwards.

Our treatment options include:

Wisdom teeth removal
Surgical extraction of teeth
Uncovering of teeth
Removal of cysts
Removal of benign soft tissues lesions (such as polyps)

Wisdom teeth
removal

Your ‘wisdom teeth’ are a third set of molars that usually appear between the ages of 16 to 25. Most people don’t have enough room for their wisdom teeth to grow naturally, so they may need to have them surgically removed to prevent infection, decay or other problems.

Wisdom teeth extraction is normally a simple procedure and can be carried out with or without sedation. Most people can return to normal activity within a few days of tooth extraction, but full recovery may take up to three weeks.

At your consultation appointment an x-ray will be taken, and your surgeon will talk through all your treatment options as well as the procedure itself.

Oral surgery
on the NHS

At Queensway Dental Clinic, we have provided a full-time NHS oral surgery service for over a decade. You can schedule a consultation at our practice to see if you qualify for treatment on the NHS.

Queensway Durham & Darlington Oral Surgery Service (QDDOSS) and Queensway Teesside Oral Surgery Service (QTOSS) are both NHS services for people needing oral surgery procedures carried out in the County Durham, Darlington and Tees regions.

Private
oral surgery

In addition to our NHS services, we offer oral surgery for private patients. If you think you would benefit from seeing an oral surgeon, we can schedule you in for a private oral surgery consultation. This appointment costs £90 and includes the costs of x-rays as needed.

At your consultation, we discuss which treatment would work best for you, as well as your sedation options. You will receive a custom quote on treatment, and if you would like to schedule your procedure, we will normally ask for a deposit to be paid to secure your appointment.