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Patient guides

Oral Surgery Patient Guides

Answers to the questions patients ask Dr. Okhiria most, from wisdom teeth recovery to choosing the right sedation.

Oral Surgery Patient Guides

IV sedation supplies prepared before oral surgery in Atlanta
By The Buckhead Oral Surgery Suite • October 5, 2026
How laughing gas, oral sedation and IV sedation feel, which procedures each suits and how to get home afterward, from an Atlanta oral surgeon.
Patient lounge at The Buckhead Oral Surgery Suite in Atlanta
By The Buckhead Oral Surgery Suite • October 5, 2026
What wisdom teeth recovery feels like from day one to week two, how to prevent a dry socket and when to call, from an Atlanta oral surgeon.
Sterile instruments set out for a tooth extraction in Atlanta
By The Buckhead Oral Surgery Suite • October 5, 2026
Told a tooth has to come out? What a tooth extraction involves with board-certified oral surgeon Dr. Jennifer Okhiria in Buckhead, Atlanta.
Dr. Jennifer Okhiria in the lobby of The Buckhead Oral Surgery Suite in Atlanta
By The Buckhead Oral Surgery Suite • October 5, 2026
Swelling, fever or trouble swallowing? When an infected wisdom tooth needs the ER and when to call an Atlanta oral surgeon the same morning.
Dr. Okhiria's consult office at The Buckhead Oral Surgery Suite in Atlanta
By The Buckhead Oral Surgery Suite • October 5, 2026
A mouth sore that hasn't healed in two to three weeks deserves a look. What an oral biopsy involves at The Buckhead Oral Surgery Suite in Atlanta.
CBCT 3D scanner at The Buckhead Oral Surgery Suite in Atlanta
By The Buckhead Oral Surgery Suite • October 5, 2026
Why some Atlanta implant patients need a bone graft, what it's made of and how it affects your timeline, from a board-certified oral surgeon in Buckhead.
The Buckhead Oral Surgery Suite team in the office lobby in Atlanta
By The Buckhead Oral Surgery Suite • October 5, 2026
What IV sedation feels like, how it differs from general anesthesia, and how Dr. Okhiria screens patients in Buckhead, Atlanta. Request a consult.
Dr. Jennifer Okhiria, oral surgeon at The Buckhead Oral Surgery Suite in Atlanta
By The Buckhead Oral Surgery Suite • October 5, 2026
Wisdom teeth that don't hurt can still cause problems. An Atlanta oral surgeon explains when removal makes sense and when to wait. Request a consult.
Dr. Okhiria's consult office with her diplomas at The Buckhead Oral Surgery Suite
By The Buckhead Oral Surgery Suite • October 5, 2026
Training, scans, sedation and who calls you afterward. Five questions that help you choose an oral surgeon in Atlanta with confidence.
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