Advanced Dental in Oklahoma City: Oral Surgeon Specializing in Extractions and Implants
Advanced Dental is a surgical dental practice in Oklahoma City offering tooth extractions, dental implant placement, and oral surgery consultation to new and referred patients throughout central Oklahoma. The practice operates with sedation support and serves patients who cannot access surgical care at their general dentist's office.
What Advanced Dental actually is
Advanced Dental is an oral surgery practice, not a general dentistry clinic. A patient's primary dentist typically refers them here when a tooth requires extraction or when implant surgery is planned. The office handles surgical cases that exceed general dental scope: impacted wisdom teeth, complex extractions, implant placement with bone grafting, and surgical extractions on patients with medical complexities. Unlike general dentists, oral surgeons undergo additional surgical training and are licensed to manage anesthesia during procedures.
Procedures, sedation, and pricing
The practice offers tooth extractions, implant placement, and bone grafting. Extraction pricing ranges from roughly $150 to $400 per tooth, depending on whether the tooth is impacted or requires surgical removal. Simple extractions (teeth already loose or partially exposed) cost less than surgical extractions, which require bone removal or tooth sectioning.
Implant placement runs between $1,500 and $2,500 per implant, not including the crown placed months later. Bone grafting, often needed when jaw bone has thinned, adds $300 to $1,000 depending on graft size and source material.
Sedation options include nitrous oxide (laughing gas), oral sedation (a pill before the procedure), and IV sedation, which allows deeper unconsciousness. Nitrous is least expensive; IV sedation adds $300 to $600 to a procedure cost. All patients considering IV sedation should arrange transportation and plan recovery time.
Consult directly with the office for your exact procedure cost, as complexity and bone quality affect final pricing.
How Advanced Dental compares to other Oklahoma City oral surgeons
The oral surgery landscape in Oklahoma City includes independent practices and surgeons embedded within larger dental groups. Advanced Dental operates independently, which may mean lower overhead costs relative to group-affiliated surgeons, though pricing still depends on the individual procedure.
OU College of Dentistry's oral surgery clinic offers extractions and implants at reduced rates for uninsured or underinsured patients; wait times are typically 6 to 12 weeks. Choose OU for financial need or willingness to work with dental students under faculty supervision.
Surgeons affiliated with large dental networks (like some within Tulsa or OKC multi-office groups) may offer faster scheduling and more amenities but often carry higher procedure costs. Independent practices like Advanced Dental generally match pricing with group surgeons but require direct contact for scheduling rather than navigating a larger system.
Choose Advanced Dental if you have a referred case, prefer a single-practice relationship, and want pricing in the standard range without added overhead markup.
Who Advanced Dental suits and who it does not
This practice is for patients referred by their general dentist, patients planning implant surgery, and those needing wisdom tooth extraction. It suits patients who tolerate or request IV sedation and those managing multiple extractions or complex bone loss.
It does not replace general dentistry. If you need a routine filling, cleaning, or cavity treatment, your primary dentist handles that. Advanced Dental also does not perform cosmetic dentistry unrelated to implant restoration. Patients uncomfortable with surgical settings or unable to arrange transportation after sedation should discuss alternatives with their general dentist.
What the first visit involves
Most patients arrive with a referral from their dentist and recent X-rays. The consultation appointment (usually 20 to 30 minutes) includes a brief surgical exam, imaging review, and discussion of anesthesia options. The surgeon explains the procedure, recovery timeline, and cost. Patients provide medical history and current medications; certain heart or blood-clotting medications require adjustment before surgery.
The actual procedure is often scheduled 1 to 3 weeks later if it is straightforward (simple extraction), or longer if implant planning requires a CT scan and bone assessment. Extraction appointments typically run 30 to 60 minutes depending on tooth position.
Hours, parking, and logistics
Advanced Dental operates by appointment only. Typical hours are Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday hours may be limited. Verify current hours and request an appointment by calling directly.
The office is located in central Oklahoma City with standard parking. Patients undergoing IV sedation must arrange a driver; most offices will not release a sedated patient without one.
Plan 3 to 7 days recovery for uncomplicated extractions, longer for implant placement. Most patients take one day off work and resume normal activity within a week.
Advanced Dental fills a specific surgical role in Oklahoma City's dental care system, offering direct patient access to oral surgery without routing through a larger dental network or academic delay.
