AlexandriaOral Surgery

Oral Surgery in Alexandria, VA

Comprehensive Care Doesn’t Stop at Surgery.

Has a decayed or missing tooth been causing you to feel self-conscious, struggle to eat, or making it difficult to sleep? Our restorative oral surgery in Alexandria, VA can remedy your pain and embarrassment!

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What brings you in?

A tooth that has to come outBone loss after a missing toothNervous about having surgeryReady to replace a missing tooth
Benefits of Oral Surgery

What Oral Surgery Here Does for You

Removing a failing tooth, rebuilding bone or placing an implant ends the pain and prepares the mouth for a new tooth. At our practice, the specialist who operates also restores the tooth afterwards.

In-officeNot referred out
CT-guidedPlanned before placed
SedationNitrous or oral

Relief From the Pain

Taking out a decayed or broken tooth can end the discomfort that has made eating, sleeping or smiling hard.

Bone Ready for a Tooth

Bone grafting rebuilds jawbone lost after a missing tooth, so it can support an implant or a denture.

Planned in Three Dimensions

Every case is planned on a 3D scan first, so bone volume and nerve position are measured before surgery, not found during it.

Gentler Implant Surgery

Guided placement through a printed guide means smaller incisions and a shorter recovery.

A Temporary Tooth Same Day

Qualifying implant patients can have a temporary tooth fitted on the day of placement.

Calm Through the Procedure

Nitrous oxide or oral sedation keeps nerves in check, and oral sedation is arranged ahead at the consultation.

Common Oral Surgery Procedures

Our In-Office Surgical Procedures

We offer a select number of surgical treatments in the comfort of our state-of-the-art office to relieve your discomfort and improve your oral health and function. Our dentists at Dr. Nahlah Implants & Prosthodontics Specialists are experienced in oral surgeries and leverage advanced technology to ensure your procedure is minimally invasive, efficient, and predictable. Your treatment will be comfortable and safe, helping to get you back to a healthy and pain-free life!

01 · Extraction

Tooth Extractions

Tooth extractions are one of the most common types of oral surgery procedures. Generally a simple procedure, tooth extraction can be completed right in the dentist’s office. During this procedure, your dentist gently pulls your tooth, being careful not to disturb healthy bone or gum tissue. Another form of tooth extraction, wisdom tooth removal, is often more complex and can take up to a few hours to complete.

02 · Grafting

Bone Grafting

Bone grafting is a specialized oral surgery treatment that involves replacing bone levels in the jaw. Usually due to missing teeth, bone loss is ongoing and needs to be treated to support a denture or dental implants. A bone grafting procedure involves taking bone from the patient or a donor source and placing it at the site of bone resorption. Once the sutures are in place, the area is allowed to heal for a few months to let the bone grafting material and jawbone integrate.

03 · Placement

Dental Implant Surgery

Dental implants are a permanent replacement for missing teeth and are made up of three parts: the post, abutment, and restoration. Dental implant posts are surgically inserted into the jawbone to anchor a new tooth or set of teeth. Modern dental implant surgery is precise, especially when CT guided technology is used. Immediate load of a temporary restoration may also be available for qualifying patients!

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Comfort

No Fear Surgery

We understand that the idea of receiving oral surgery in Alexandria, VA may cause some of our patients to feel nervous and worried. This is normal! But know that our dentists are trained in the latest techniques and keep your surgery as minimally invasive as possible. We take extra measures at Dr. Nahlah Implants & Prosthodontics Specialists to make you comfortable at your appointment, too, so you can feel relaxed and calm during your procedure.

  • Techniques kept as minimally invasive as the case allows
  • Planned on a 3D scan first, so less is done by feel
  • Nitrous oxide or oral sedation, whichever suits you
  • A private suite, with the door closed

Sedation Options

Why Choose Us

Why Have Your Surgery and Your New Tooth in One Place

At many offices the extraction goes to a surgeon and the new tooth to somebody else. At our practice one specialist plans both, so nothing is lost in a handover.

What to askOur practiceOther offices
Who operatesDr. Nahlah, the board-certified prosthodontist who also restores the tooth afterwardsSome send the extraction to a surgeon and the replacement to somebody else
The handoverNone: one specialist holds the plan from extraction to new toothSome pass a case between offices, where a plan can get lost
PlanningA 3D scan measures bone volume and nerve position before surgerySome find out more about the bone during surgery than before it
Implant placementEvery implant goes through a computer-generated surgical guideSome place implants freehand and judge by eye
ComfortNitrous oxide or oral sedation, in a private suite with the door closedSome treat patients in an open bay
The new toothDesigned and made in the in-house digital lab, in our Alexandria officeSome send the work out and wait weeks for it
Hard casesComplex and failed cases accepted, including work other practices declineSome accept straightforward cases only
ExperienceMore than 18,000 implants placed, in practice since 2003Ask how many implants your surgeon has placed
Dr. Esam Abou NahlahD.D.S., M.S.
Meet the Doctor

Meet Dr. Esam Abou Nahlah

As an award-winning board-certified specialist in prosthodontic dentistry, Dr. Nahlah provides patients with a premier level of dental care using the industry’s most advanced technology. He has been practicing since 2003, in Northern Virginia since 2013, entirely on prosthodontics. Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists. In 2013, the American Board of Prosthodontics awarded Dr. Nahlah the most prestigious award in prosthodontics: “Diplomate of American Board of Prosthodontics.”

Adjunct faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University, teaching the residents in its Prosthodontics Postgraduate Program, and lecturing on smile design and implants.

Across that career, over 18,000 implants placed and over 15,000 arches restored.

Credentials & Certifications

  • Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics
  • Fellow, American College of Prosthodontists
  • Adjunct Faculty, VCU Prosthodontics Postgraduate Program
  • Certificate in Prosthodontics
  • M.S., Master of Science in Oral Biology
  • Fellow, International Congress of Oral Implantologists
  • Associate Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry
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Questions

Oral Surgery Questions We Hear

Who does the surgery?
Dr. Esam Abou Nahlah does. He also restores the tooth afterwards, so there is no handover to another doctor.Meet Dr. Nahlah →
Is bone grafting always needed for an implant?
No. Grafting may be needed where bone has been lost after a missing tooth; it is placed, sutured and left a few months to integrate before the implant goes in.
Can I have sedation for oral surgery?
Yes: nitrous oxide or oral sedation. Oral sedation needs planning, so please ask us at your consultation rather than on the day.
Can I leave with a temporary tooth the same day?
If you qualify, yes. Dr. Nahlah uses CT-guided placement, which keeps it precise, and a temporary can go in the same day.Same-day implants →
How do I book oral surgery in Alexandria?
New patients can call our Duke Street office at (571) 617-7245, and current patients at (571) 712-8958. We explain the whole sequence before any of it starts.

Receive the Care You Need in Alexandria, VA!

Contact our team today! New patients call (571) 617-7245, or book online for Duke Street.