The removal of wisdom teeth is one of the most common surgical procedures now performed in the UK. While the UK gave up routinely removing wisdom teeth in 1998, problems that wisdom teeth cause and impacted wisdom teeth still affect many around the country. Expert oral and maxillofacial surgeon Mr Luke Cascarini explains when wisdom teeth become…
Oral cancer has been traditionally very difficult to treat – but could robotic assisted surgery provide the solution? We asked consultant oral and maxilofacial surgeon Mr Luke Cascarini, one of the few surgeons in London offering robotic surgery for head and neck cancer. Robotic surgical techniques are promising because they allow us to access a very small…
Oral Reconstructive Surgery is surgery to rebuild the tissues of the mouth, jaws and face. This includes the skin of the face, the bone of the jaw, the muscle of the tongue, and the soft tissues in the cheeks, the palate, and the floor of the mouth. These are very complex structures and are extremely important for…
TMJ replacement surgery, or total temporomandibular joint replacement is a relatively new surgical procedure that involves replacing the joints between the lower jaw and the base of the skull with custom-made prosthetic joints. Mr Luke Cascarini is one of only a few of the UK specialists able to offer it. How common are jaw problems? Jaw problems are relatively common; these range from mild jaw clicking to…
