When you find that you’re going back and forth in regard to following through with oral surgery, you may need a bit of a nudge in the right direction. Of course, when we suggest surgery for you, we are team treatment, if you will. The last thing we want is to find that you chose… Read more »
Category: Implant Placement
Your Oral Surgeon Explains: Things You Just Didn’t Know!
It’s very easy to get a bit down on yourself when you end up requiring oral surgery. You may wonder how your jaw became damaged and why you didn’t know how to protect it. You may wonder how your teeth became damaged and why you didn’t know how to stop tooth loss before it happened…. Read more »
Your Oral Surgeon Discusses: Ridge Preservation
Are you having problems with some of your teeth, the degree of which suggests dental extractions and tooth replacements are your best solution? If so, you may have heard us mention ridge preservation as a means of keeping your jaw prepared and safe throughout your smile journey. For a better understanding of what it is… Read more »
Dental Implants: How Do You Get It Right?
When you think about what it takes to have dental implants placed within your smile, you may start to wonder how on earth with get it right. Everything must be just so, placed in the right location at the correct angle. Is it just a matter of thoughtful placement or is there a lot that… Read more »
Implant Placement: Why Time Matters
If you have been recommended for tooth extraction, or if you have recently had a tooth removed, you are probably wondering “What’s next?” It might seem like watching and waiting is a good idea, to see if you can learn to love the new space in your mouth, and if it really matters. In fact,… Read more »
IV Sedation: A Q&A Introduction
Have you been trying to figure out the difference between different types of dental sedation and you have found that you’ve become most curious about IV sedation? Maybe you’ve received nitrous oxide and oral sedation before, so you’re curious about this remaining option. Perhaps you heard from a friend that she had a wonderful experience… Read more »
How to Prepare Your Smile for Implant Placement
Dental implants are an important part of replacing teeth. As prosthetic teeth roots, they offer the sturdiest base for modern dental prosthetics (i.e., dental crowns and dentures). While most patients who’ve lost teeth are eligible for dental implants, your oral health has to meet certain criteria before dental implant surgery can be planned and scheduled…. Read more »