Cincinnati Dental Services offers a full range of oral surgery services. Less complicated tooth extraction cases are treated by general dentists in each of our offices, and more involved cases are treated by our oral and maxillofacial surgeon located at our Mt. Auburn office.

What Is An Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon?
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is a dental specialty that includes the diagnosis and the surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects of the head and neck area. An oral surgeon is a graduate is an accredited dental school who has completed an additional four or more years of training in an accredited, hospital-based oral and maxillofacial surgery residency program. Our oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Richard D. Kruer, is a 1983 graduate of the University of Louisville School of Dentistry and a 1987 graduate of the Brooklyn Hospital Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program.

Services Offered By The CDS Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
General Anesthesia Services - Dr. Kruer is trained and certified to offer treatment while the patient is "asleep" using intravenous general anesthesia. He and his registered nurses will explain the benefits and risks of having treatment completed under general anesthesia. Virtually all oral surgery procedures can be completed under general anesthesia if the patient desires this service and the patient's general health allows it.

Tooth Extraction Including Wisdom Teeth - Oral and maxillofacial surgeons specialize in the removal of teeth using different methods of anesthesia and sedation including local anesthetics, nitrous oxide sedation, and intravenous general anesthesia. Extraction services range from difficult single tooth extractions to full mouth extractions in preparation for dentures. One of the most common extraction services provided by Dr. Kruer is the removal of wisdom teeth under intravenous general anesthesia.

Dental Implants - Dr. Kruer places dental implants to replace missing teeth as well as to anchor bridges and dentures. This service is provided under both local anesthetic and intravenous general anesthesia depending on what is best for the patient. For more information on dental implants see the "Tooth Replacement" section of our website.

Oral Pathology Services - Dr. Kruer diagnoses and treats lesions of the hard and soft tissues of the head and neck area. When indicated, he removes these lesions and submits them for laboratory biopsy.

Reconstructive Procedures - Dr. Kruer provides numerous reconstructive services to restore the hard and soft tissues of the head and neck. Among the more common of these services are bone grafts to restore defects caused by tumors, soft tissue grafts to replace areas of the oral soft tissue that have been injured or diseased, and ridge augmentation procedures to restore the dental ridges in preparation for dentures.

Treatment of Facial Injuries - Oral surgeons are specialists in the treatment of head and neck injuries. Treatment and management of broken jaws and other traumatic injuries is done in both outpatient and hospital settings.

Corrective Jaw Surgery - This type of procedure is done to benefit patients who have an improper bite resulting from misaligned teeth or jaws. It is usually done in conjunction with orthodontic treatment and performed in a hospital.

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