Oral Surgery in North Carolina
“Oral surgery” covers a wide range, and an honest practice tells you exactly where it fits on that range. O2 Dental Group performs the everyday surgical procedures in-house at all six of our North Carolina offices — wisdom teeth, tooth extractions, dental implant placement, and minor bone grafting — and refers the complex, hospital-level work to a specialist. This page lays out what we do, what we don’t, how we keep you comfortable, and where to find the office nearest you.
What We Perform In-House
Every O2 office plans surgical cases with 3D cone-beam imaging and handles the following:
- Wisdom teeth — erupted third molars along with a wide range of impacted cases
- Tooth extractions — everyday removals and surgical extraction of broken-down teeth or roots left behind
- Dental implant placement — positioned and planned within our own offices
- Minor bone grafting — preserving socket and ridge, and modest grafts set alongside an implant
- Denture preparation — extracting teeth and leveling the ridge (alveoloplasty) for a comfortable fit
- Removal of bony growths (tori) — in chosen cases
What We Refer Out
We think being clear about our limits is part of good care. The following go to an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, and we coordinate the referral and share your imaging so nothing is duplicated:
- Corrective jaw surgery (orthognathic surgery)
- Facial-trauma and fracture repair
- Sinus lifts and major bone augmentation
- Biopsies and oral pathology
- Very deeply impacted wisdom teeth, or those close to the nerve or sinus
- Infections that have spread into the neck or hardened the surrounding tissue
Why We Don’t Remove Every Wisdom Tooth
Most wisdom teeth come out simply, and we handle erupted and many impacted ones across all six offices. But the lower third molars can sit a hair from the nerve that runs through the jaw, and the upper ones can border the sinus — and forcing those out in a general office isn’t worth the risk to you. We image every case in three dimensions to see that proximity before treatment, so the decision to keep a case or refer it is based on your anatomy. When referral is the safer path, you’ll hear it directly and early.
Comfort and Sedation
Each office uses local anesthesia so the surgical area is fully numb, and offers two layers of anxiety relief: nitrous oxide (laughing gas), which relaxes you during the visit and clears within minutes, and an oral anti-anxiety medication that can be prescribed to take beforehand. We do not offer IV sedation — a case that genuinely requires general anesthesia is referred to a surgeon equipped for it.
Cost and Insurance
Dental coverage generally extends to medically required removals, wisdom teeth included, often at a meaningful percentage past the deductible. Because surgical charges track the individual tooth, each office confirms your benefits and puts the cost in writing at the visit instead of quoting a flat online price. Implant pricing is detailed on each location’s implants page. For any amount you owe, the O2 Advantage Plan offers reduced rates with no deductible or yearly cap, with CareCredit and Sunbit providing monthly payment options.
Find Oral Surgery at an O2 Dental Group Near You
Oral surgery is available at all six of our North Carolina offices. Choose the one closest to you for hours, directions, and online booking:
Oral Surgery FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions
What does O2 perform in-house?
Every office takes care of wisdom teeth, routine and surgical removals, implant placement, light grafting, denture-prep ridge work, and select tori removal — each mapped on cone-beam 3D.
What do you refer out?
Reconstructive jaw surgery, facial-injury repair, sinus lifts, biopsies, the most buried or nerve-bordering molars, and infections reaching the neck. We line up the specialist and pass along records.
Do you remove all wisdom teeth?
We don’t. Erupted teeth and a broad range of impacted ones are handled here after 3D planning; the deepest or those next to the nerve or sinus are referred, and you hear that early.
What sedation is available?
At every location: full local numbing, laughing gas for nerves, and a calming tablet taken ahead of time. Intravenous sedation isn’t offered.
How much does it cost?
Necessary removals are generally insured. Each office checks coverage and puts a figure in writing at the consultation, with the O2 Advantage Plan, with CareCredit and Sunbit, available for the remainder.
Book an Oral Surgery Consultation
Wisdom teeth, an extraction, denture prep, or an implant consult? Call the office nearest you, or request an appointment online:
- Raleigh — (919) 341-4160
- Durham — (919) 813-2267
- Fayetteville — (910) 484-5141
- Wilmington — (910) 377-6453
- Siler City — (984) 265-1655
- Southern Pines — (910) 839-0055
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We look forward to meeting you. Call us or request an appointment online to set up your first visit. We’ll be in touch soon.
