HLD is fortunate to have on its staff. Dr. Ronald Wright, a board certified oral surgeon, who is available to treat your oral surgery needs.

In the past, Dr. Ronald Wright has extensive experience in tooth extractions, wisdom teeth removal, implant surgery, and other oral maxillo-facial procedures.

At HLD, Dr. Ronald Wright is mainly involved in surgical extractions, un-complicated wisdom tooth removal, and consultations regarding other oral surgery procedures including implant surgery. However, at this time, he does not use conscious sedation (twilight sleep) for any of his procedures at his office, but this type of Anastasia can be arranged for those patients who truly desire this (see Anastasia for dentistry section).

Wisdom Teeth

Wisdom teeth are the biggest orgin or cause of periodontal diseases. Their locations are very far back to be cleaned properly, and growth developments such as the following are most likely to occur. When these situations occur in either yours or your child's mouth, it is recommended to remove the tooth surgically, so that the other molars will remain intact without damage.

Uncomplicated Wisdom Tooth

To the left is a technical illustration of what a wisdom tooth is. Dr. Ronald Wright specializes in removing this extra molar that is not needed by most people.

This illustration figure 1-1 shows a uncomplicated wisdom tooth, that can be extracted with ease.