Avoiding Implants by Preventing Tooth Loss

If you’ve lost one or more teeth, then dental implants may be the best way to replace them. Not only do they rebuild your smile, but they even help reduce your risks of losing more teeth by keeping your jawbone strong and healthy. However, if you haven’t lost teeth yet, then preventing tooth loss is typically the better option for the sake of your long-term oral health. At our Santa Rosa, CA, dental office, we can help you rebuild your smile after tooth loss by performing implant placement and restoration at our office. We can also help you avoid the need for dental implants by helping you improve and maintain your healthy smile for life. (more…)

A Few Good Questions to Ask About Tooth Extraction

For many patients who need to replace one or more teeth, the reason is because they’ve had a tooth extracted. When it becomes necessary, extracting a tooth can make way for your oral health specialist to replace it with a more functional prosthesis, such as a dental implant. At our Rohnert Park, CA, oral surgery office, we’ll only recommend extracting a tooth if it can’t be saved. In many cases, we also recommend replacing it as soon as possible to limit the negative effects that the missing tooth can have on your oral health. (more…)

Saying Yes To Bone Grafts: Some Very Good Reasons

While it may not have been something you really ever expected to need, one day in your life you discover that our oral and maxillofacial surgeon team is recommending bone grafts for your jawbone. Of course, you are at liberty to deny the suggestion and move forward with your life. Or, you can say “yes, of course!” and begin carving a pathway that includes improved oral health, a complete smile, and greatly improved jaw health! So, if what you’re really after from our Santa Rosa, CA team is some very good reasons to choose bone grafting, we do believe we can assist you!

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Signs It’s Time To Learn About Implants

Sometimes, you are just beginning to scratch the surface of all that the world of oral surgery can offer you and that’s just fine. However, in other cases, you’ve had lots of time to consider different ways to go about making your smile complete again and you seem to keep coming back to dental implants. If you’re not making actual movement toward finding out more about them, though, and how you might be able to incorporate them in your plan for a smile that’s no longer missing any of its teeth, well, then nothing is changing (which isn’t ideal for a post-tooth-loss smile). Our Rohnert Park, CA team mentions that if you can relate, you may also connect with some signs that it really is time to give us a call!

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Life With Dental Implants: What Others May Notice

When you’re considering a life with dental implants to help you replace your teeth, you may spend time wondering to yourself what others are going to think. What is your smile going to look like, you ask yourself? Will there be things that the people around you notice about your smile? The answer, of course, is yes, people will take notice but it won’t be in regard to any of the big or little things you may be worrying about! Instead, it’s much more likely that friends, family, etc., are going to notice a bunch of positive things that may not have ever crossed your mind. Stick around to see what our Santa Rosa, CA team is talking about!

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Dental Implants: So, Why Do They Take So Long?

Patients excited about dental implants often feel less excited about the fact that they may have to wait patiently through the process of placement, recovery, and then the final restoration. When you first learn about implants and feel that they are the right choice for you, one of your first questions may be: But why can’t I just speed through the process? What takes so much more time than other treatments? Is it worth it? Our Santa Rosa, CA team can answer these questions and more for you! For personalized information, come in soon for a visit.

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Comprehensive Care: All About Implants

When you are ready for dental implants, it’s important that you realize you’re coming to our Rohnert Park, CA team with just about everything you could possibly need within reach. For some, there will be a swift and minimal process that will lead you toward the complete smile you’re striving for. As for others, you may need some additional help when it comes to qualifying for the implants you want. For everyone, there are questions about comfort, what to expect, and more. You can rest assured we offer each patient the unique care and attention they need! How, you ask? Let’s cover the details.

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Dental Implants: Worries We Can Help You Dismiss

Dental implants for your smile! Wow, what an amazing option to have at your very fingertips! You know this, of course, but you also know that there’s a whole lot to learn, that you’re definitely ready to see (and feel) your smile looking like your smile again, but then you feel that feeling: The one during which you realize you’re going full steam ahead but you worry you’re going to overlook something, that there’s a problem, and that maybe this is all just too wonderful to be true. Fortunately, our Santa Rosa, CA team can help you sort through those moments, so you can stick to focusing on completing your smile.

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Dental Implants And Crowns: Reasons To Get Excited

You know that you have access to a variety (a wide variety, that is) of options when you’re seeking out suitable solutions for your tooth replacement. You want to replace the missing tissue that once resided in your smile with something that’s as close as you can get to your original tooth. When this is how you feel, our Rohnert Park, CA team will suggest you consider a dental implant and crown. Would other treatments work? Of course! However, it may be time to take a closer look at what makes implants and crowns something to get so excited about.

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3 Times You’re Too Hard On Your Implants

You may not think a lot about it but you may be too hard on your dental implants some of the time. Is this a terrible thing? Well, if your goal is to maintain your implants for the rest of your life (which, is a possibility!) and to do your best to keep your restorations in good condition, being careful to avoid being too hard on your smile is actually quite significant. Fortunately, our Santa Rosa, CA team can make cutting out some little habits you may be participating in very easy. Remember: Once you realize the type of habits to avoid, it’s easy to recognize other areas you may need to improve as well!

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