Dr. Anthony G Sclar D.M.D.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
7600 Red Rd Suite 101 Miami FL, 33143About
Dr. Anthony Sclar is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in Miami, FL. Dr. Sclar specializes in the treatment of problems related to the face, mouth and jaws. As an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Sclar is a unique dental specialist who can provide emergency medicine, perform general surgery and give anesthesia. These medical doctors are the only type of medical care specialist who can administer anesthesia, besides anesthesiologists. Typical procedures performed by Dr. Sclar are tooth extractions, especially wisdom teeth, corrective jaw surgery, cleft palate surgery and reconstructive surgery after an injury. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons can also perform dental work including placing dental implants. These surgeons might also deal with conditions of sleep apnea, oral cancers and more.
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Is a wisdom tooth extraction painful?
Everyone has a different pain threshold. Generally, your surgeon is gentle and meticulous, so you should not experience very much pain, especially if you follow instructions post-operatively. In our practice, we use platelets and L-PRF membranes that continue to release growth factors for 7-10 days. In addition, we use a minimally invasive surgical approach. We also administer long-lasting local anesthetic. Patients need to apply cold therapy for 2-3 days after their wisdom tooth surgery and then apply warm compresses over the jaw muscles. Patients also need to open their mouth 10-15 times over a 20 minute time frame and continue to repeat the opening and mouth stretching. And of course, pain medications and medications that reduce swelling are prescribed. Patients need to be on a very soft diet after the surgery and should not chew any hard food for ASICS weeks so the gum tissues can attach and seal behind the second molar roots. Rinsing with 3% Hydrogen peroxide twice daily will reduce bacteria and infection, and, if needed, oral or IV antibiotics may be needed. Of course, no sun exposure or exercise for 2 weeks. READ MORE
Can grinding your teeth eventually lead to jaw surgery?
It is difficult to predict. Grinding teeth will reduce the height of the tooth crowns, thereby closing the jaw down accompanied with lateral jaw muscle spasms which will require physical therapy. READ MORE
What causes sporadic jaw pain?
Muscle spasms. READ MORE
Stitches are loose after extraction. What do I do?
Possibly yes! READ MORE
What can an oral surgeon do about teeth grinding?
Recommend a dentist to fabricate a night guard after adjusting the patient's bite. READ MORE
Should I avoid hot foods after oral surgery?
Yes! READ MORE
How long does novocaine last after wisdom tooth removal?
Anywhere from 45 minutes to 4-6 hours if a long lasting local anesthetic was administered READ MORE
Can you eat normally with dental implants?
After they are attached to the jaw bone and the dentist secures restorations onthe implants. This process takes 10-12 weeks minimum READ MORE
Are jaw surgeries done in outpatient facilities?
Possibly but best done in the hospital environment for optimal safety READ MORE
How long is the recovery from jaw surgery?
Every patient is different but the initial recovery from jaw surgery is 4-6 weeks to start and then more time for physical therapy READ MORE
Do I need to remove a mouth cyst?
That depends where the cyst is located. Most likely cysts filled with mucous on the lower lip become encapsulated and need to be surgically removed and repaired while avoiding a cosmetic deformity. These Cysts are typically caused by patients injuring or biting their lower lip READ MORE
Do I need to remove the cyst under molar?
Yes the cyst below the molar May be infected and may expand the jaw bone so it should be removed and biopsied and sent for microscopic pathology evaluation READ MORE
What determines wisdom teeth removal?
Proximity to the nerve below the tooth roots indicates a more difficult surgical removal of a wisdom tooth READ MORE
What issues do dental cysts cause?
Dental Cysts can expand the jaw bone and shift the neighboring teeth causing poor positioning of the teeth. Some cysts need to be removed and biopsied for pathology evaluation to prevent deterioration of the jaw bone! READ MORE
Is it normal to get wisdom teeth when you're 14?
Anywhere from 14 years old to 16 years old is normal for removal of impacted wisdom teeth READ MORE
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Preserving alveolar ridge anatomy following tooth removal in conjunction with immediate implant placement. The Bio-Col technique.
- Use of the epithelialized palatal graft with dental implants.
- Strategies for management of single-tooth extraction sites in aesthetic implant therapy.
- Guidelines for flapless surgery.
- Oral connective tissue grafting: evidence-based principles for predictable success.
- Dental and craniomaxillofacial implant surgery.
- Association between the prominence of the articular eminence and displaced TMJ disks.
- Albright's syndrome with reactivation of fibrous dysplasia secondary to pituitary adenoma and further complicated by osteogenic sarcoma. Report of a case.
- Anatomy of the TMJ articular eminence before and after surgical reduction.
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