Abnormalities within the mouth, especially in the presence of cigarette smoking and/or excessive alcohol intake can predispose to oral cancer. Some lesions can be pre-cancerous and early diagnosis and treatment is of critical significance.

Dentoalveolar surgery is the areas of dentistry specific to surgery of the jaw, gum and other bony or soft tissues in the mouth. Most common procedures would be difficult dental extractions or ones that previous attempts at extraction have not been successful.

An impacted tooth is one that has not erupted into a fully functional position. Generally, an impacted tooth is the result of not enough space available in the mouth.

A Frenectomy is a procedure performed by a dentist that reduces the size of a frenum - a soft tissue attachment of a muscle. In the mouth, you have a frenum underneath the tongue and also have a frenum on the top jaw connecting lip in between the two front teeth.