Little-Known Services that Dentists Provide
The general dentist
The endodontist
The oral and maxillofacial radiologist
Oral and maxillofacial surgeon
This kind of healthcare provider performs many types of surgical procedures in and about the entire face, mouth, and jaw area. They treat accident victims that have suffered facial injury, by offering reconstructive surgery and dental implant surgery, they are experts in tooth extraction, particularly wisdom teeth.
They also deal with tumors, perform biopsies, position implants, and realign jaws to improve patients with bite disorders.
The orthodontist
The pediatric dentist
A pediatric dentist takes care of diagnosis and treatment of the dental problem of young children to early adolescents. They can treat or refer medical problems related to tooth decay, crowded, missing or crooked teeth.
These dentists have an extra two years of training beyond dental school to get familiarized with child development, behavior, physical growth and the special needs of child dentistry,
The periodontist
The prosthodontist
This professional is the oral healthcare provider that specializes in the repair of natural teeth and/or replacement of missing teeth on a larger scale than a general dentist does. The prosthodontist utilizes artificial teeth, gold crowns, and caps, ceramic crowns, to replace missing or extracted teeth. They are the gold standard in the use of dental implants.
They also work with patients that have neck and head deformities, they replace missing parts of the jaw, and work with multidisciplinary groups of periodontists and maxillofacial surgeons in the care of complex cases.