Oral Surgery · Extractions · Wisdom Teeth · Biopsies

Oral surgery — done in-house, with full sedation options

Extractions, wisdom teeth, biopsies, and impacted teeth — all the routine and complex oral surgery your case needs, performed at our Goderich practice with on-site IV sedation and general anesthesia when comfort or complexity calls for it.

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Oral Surgery
What oral surgery covers

Surgical dental care, in one place

Oral surgery at Suncoast covers the surgical side of dental care — taking out teeth, removing wisdom teeth (including impacted ones), biopsies for diagnosing suspicious tissue, and surgical preparation for procedures like implants or bone grafting. Anything that involves a scalpel, suturing, or bone work in the mouth falls under our oral surgery scope.

What sets Suncoast apart for oral surgery in the area is sedation. Most general practices that do oral surgery refer the harder cases out — wisdom teeth in particular, or surgical extractions for medically complex patients. Suncoast handles those cases in-house with full sedation options: IV moderate sedation for most surgical work, and on-site general anesthesia delivered by an anesthesiologist from London Health Sciences Centre for the most complex cases. Local dentists routinely refer surgical cases to Suncoast when sedation isn't available in their own offices.

Common procedures we handle: simple extractions of damaged or non-restorable teeth, surgical extractions of teeth that need to be sectioned to remove, wisdom teeth removal including fully impacted teeth, biopsies of suspicious lesions, surgical exposure and removal of root tips, and surgical preparation for implant placement or bone grafting. When oral surgery is part of a larger implant case, we coordinate the surgical and restorative phases together rather than splitting them across practices.

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Oral surgery sub-services

What we do in oral surgery

Each oral surgery category has its own detail page with timeline, sedation options, and what to expect.

Wisdom Teeth Removal

Simple to fully impacted. IV sedation or GA for complex cases.

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Biopsies & Oral Pathology

Diagnostic surgical biopsies of suspicious lesions. Painless under local.

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General Anesthesia

On-site GA by an LHSC anesthesiologist — RCDSO-approved permit.

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Bone Grafting

Socket preservation, block, and ridge augmentation for implants.

See grafting options

Emergency Surgical Care

Same-day surgical care for abscesses, trauma, and broken teeth.

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Implant Surgery

Conventional, zygomatic, pterygoid, and trans-nasal implant placement.

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Why Suncoast for oral surgery

What our practice brings

Full sedation menu — local, nitrous, oral, IV, and on-site GA — chosen to match the case
Surgical extractions, impacted wisdom teeth, and biopsies all handled in-house
Coordinated with implant work — surgical and restorative phases under one roof
CBCT 3D imaging for surgical planning where needed
Free consultations for complex cases — we'll discuss surgical options and sedation before you commit
Oral surgery consultation at Suncoast
What to expect

Your oral surgery appointment

Most surgical cases follow a similar pattern, with sedation and complexity scaled to your specific procedure.

1

Consultation and planning

Review the case, take any imaging needed (CBCT for complex cases), discuss sedation options, and plan the procedure together.

2

Pre-op preparation

Discuss medical history, medications, and fasting requirements (if IV sedation or GA). Confirm someone is available to drive you home for sedation cases.

3

The surgical procedure

Performed under your chosen sedation — local for simple cases, IV moderate sedation for most surgical extractions, GA for complex multi-procedure cases or severe anxiety.

4

Recovery and post-op

Recovery area monitoring (for sedation cases), post-op instructions, prescriptions for pain and antibiotics where needed, and a follow-up appointment scheduled.

5

Follow-up and healing check

Post-op check at 1–2 weeks to confirm healing is on track. Sutures removed if needed; further treatment scheduled if the surgery was part of a larger plan.

Oral surgery — frequently asked

Common questions about oral surgery at Suncoast.

No — Suncoast accepts direct bookings for oral surgery. If you've been referred by another dentist, we'll coordinate care with them; if you've come on your own, we'll work directly with you. For wisdom teeth or simple extractions, no referral is needed.
Depends on the case and your comfort. Simple extractions — local anesthetic only. Surgical extractions or wisdom teeth — IV moderate sedation is typical. Multi-procedure cases, severe anxiety, or complex anatomy — on-site general anesthesia. We'll discuss your options at the consultation.
Some post-procedure soreness is normal — typically managed with over-the-counter pain medication and ice for the first 24–48 hours. For more involved surgeries, we prescribe pain medication. Most patients return to normal activity within a few days, though more complex cases (impacted wisdom teeth, multi-procedure surgeries) may take a week or more.
CDCP covers many surgical procedures including extractions and some biopsies when medical necessity is documented. Coverage levels and copays vary by case. We predetermine your benefits before treatment so you know your out-of-pocket cost ahead of time.
We handle medically complex cases routinely — patients on blood thinners, those with cardiac conditions, diabetics, and others. For especially complex cases, the option of on-site GA with a hospital anesthesiologist means we can do work safely that would otherwise require a hospital admission.
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Book a free consultation. We'll review your case, discuss sedation options, and walk through what to expect — whether it's wisdom teeth, an extraction, a biopsy, or a more complex surgical case.

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