A tooth that’s cracked, stuck, or swollen doesn’t get better on its own, and waiting usually turns a small fix into a bigger one. Most people searching oral surgery brace themselves for a referral chain that eats up weeks before anyone actually treats the problem.
That chain doesn’t exist here. Dr. Ripa examines, plans, and performs your oral surgery in the same Coney Island Ave office, so the same person who diagnosed the problem is the one holding the tools.
What Counts as Oral Surgery, Exactly?
Not every dental fix needs surgery, but plenty do. If a tooth is stuck under the gum, broken below the surface, or a jaw needs more bone before an implant will hold, that’s oral surgery territory. Wisdom teeth, impacted teeth, extractions, grafting, implant placement, it all falls under the same umbrella.
Dr. Ripa handles the whole thing himself, exam through healing, in the Coney Island Ave office, which means no separate oral surgery center to track down and no waiting on a referral to open up. And if there’s any way to save the tooth instead, root canal therapy gets checked first. Pulling a tooth is always the last option, not the first one we reach for.
A lot of patients show up already certain they need surgery. Others just know something feels wrong, an ache in the back of the jaw, a tooth that’s gone dark, a gum that keeps swelling, and they’re not sure yet what fixes it. Either way, dental care problems rarely stay still.
A tooth left untreated tends to get worse, not better, and what could’ve been a straightforward extraction can turn into a surgery involving infection control and bone repair if it sits too long.
One Office, Every Stage of Your Surgery
Many general dentists send oral surgery cases out to a specialist across town, then bring the patient back for whatever comes after. Dr. Ripa, with postdoctoral surgical training from NYU, handles the exam, the surgery, and the follow-up here. Unusually complex cases still get a second opinion from a trusted specialist when it genuinely helps, but that’s rare, not routine.
WHAT WE TREAT
Types of Oral Surgery Treatment We Offer
Wisdom Tooth Removal
A wisdom tooth doesn’t always come in straight. Sometimes it angles sideways, sometimes it just stalls halfway under the gum, and either way it starts pushing on the tooth next to it. Catching it early is a lot easier than dealing with the infection that shows up later.
Impacted Tooth Surgery
An impacted tooth is stuck below the gum line and can’t erupt on its own. We open the site, free the tooth, and either reposition it or remove it depending on what your X-ray shows.
Surgical Tooth Extractions
Some teeth are broken below the gum line or too decayed to save with a filling or crown. We remove them cleanly and talk through replacement, if you want one, in the same visit.
Bone Grafting
Jawbone shrinks once a tooth is gone. A bone graft rebuilds that area so it can support an implant later, instead of leaving a soft spot where the tooth used to be.
Corrective Jaw Surgery
Some jaw pain, clicking, or bite trouble traces back to how the upper and lower jaw meet. We evaluate whether a corrective surgical approach resolves it, or whether a simpler fix will do.
Implant Placement Surgery
Placing a dental implant is itself an oral surgery procedure. We handle the surgical placement here, then move into healing and the final crown without sending you anywhere else.
WHO IT’S FOR
Signs You Might Need Oral Surgery
You don’t need a mouth full of trouble to be a candidate for oral surgery. Most patients we see are dealing with one specific issue: a wisdom tooth that’s swollen and painful, a tooth cracked below the gum line, or a jaw that’s been aching longer than it should.
Anyone with a tooth too damaged for a filling, an impacted tooth causing pain, or jawbone loss after a missing tooth is a reasonable candidate for dental oral surgery. So are patients who were told elsewhere they’d need a referral to a separate oral surgery center, that surgery can often happen here instead.
A tooth that keeps getting infected after a failed filling sometimes points back to endodontic treatment on a neighboring tooth first, which we check before recommending removal. Active gum infection around a surgical site also gets checked before surgery is safe.
Shift workers and commuters can still get seen without losing a shift, since we’re open Monday through Friday and Sunday. Multilingual families get every step explained plainly in English, Spanish, or Russian. Cost-conscious households get a written estimate with Care Credit and PPO or Medicaid options laid out before anything is scheduled.
WHY CHOOSE US
Why Patients Choose Our Brooklyn Oral Surgery Team
One doctor manages your case from the first X-ray to your last follow-up. No rotating specialists, no repeating your history to a new face halfway through treatment. Dr. Ripa reviews your imaging and explains exactly what he’s seeing, what it means, and what your options are before recommending any procedure.
Being open six days a week means a surgical consultation doesn’t have to wait for a rare day off work. Pricing is written down before treatment starts, and we work with Care Credit, PPO, and Medicaid plans where they apply, so advanced oral surgery stays realistic instead of theoretical. Anything that comes up mid-treatment, from a bone graft to a gum evaluation, gets handled in the same office instead of a referral across Brooklyn. Patients facing a full extraction sometimes also ask about dental dentures as a next step, and we’ll walk through that honestly once healing is done.
HOW IT WORKS
Your Oral Surgery Visit Step by Step
1
Exam & Imaging
Digital X-rays show exactly where the problem sits and how close it is to nerves, bone, or nearby teeth before anything is decided.
2
Numbing & Prep
Local anesthesia takes effect fully before we start, so you feel pressure and movement, not pain, once surgery begins.
3
The Surgical Procedure
A straightforward extraction can be done in 20 minutes. Something like an impacted tooth might run closer to an hour. Either way, you’re in and out the same visit.
4
Recovery & Follow-Up
Before you leave, you’ll know exactly what to eat, what to skip, and who to call if healing doesn’t feel right.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Oral Surgery FAQs: Cost, Pain & Recovery
A tooth needs oral surgery when it’s too broken, infected, or stuck under the gum for a filling or crown to fix. An exam and X-ray tell us in one visit which route your tooth actually needs.
It depends on the procedure. A single extraction costs far less than impacted wisdom tooth removal or bone grafting. You get the exact number in writing at your consultation, and we accept Care Credit along with most PPO and Medicaid plans.
No, not during the procedure itself. Local anesthesia keeps you numb while we work, so you feel pressure, not pain. Some soreness afterward is normal and usually settles with over-the-counter pain relief within a few days.
Most people feel back to normal after a simple extraction in three, maybe four days. Impacted teeth and bone grafts take longer to settle, closer to a week or two, since there’s more healing happening underneath.
No. Dr. Ripa performs extractions, impacted tooth surgery, and bone grafting in the same Coney Island Ave office where your exam happens, so there’s no separate center or outside referral to chase down.
For most extractions and impacted tooth cases, yes, you’re awake but fully numb. For more involved surgery, we discuss sedation options at your consultation before deciding what’s right for your case.
Trusted Oral Surgery for South Brooklyn Families
Patients from Brighton Beach, Coney Island, and Sheepshead Bay skip the search for “the oral surgery center” because we plan every case in clinic, price it honestly, and explain each step in plain language. One doctor manages your whole case. No rotating specialists, no repeating your story at every visit. Just a treated tooth and a plan for what comes next.
2930 West 12th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224 · Open Mon–Fri & Sun, 10 AM–6 PM · Medicaid & PPO Accepted
