You may think that a dental extraction is “bad.” We understand, of course, why you feel this way! In many instances, a tooth needs removal because it is damaged or diseased. However, our Santa Rosa, CA team would like to encourage you to think about the future of your oral health, rather than worrying about what has happened up to this point (the past). When you do so, you begin to look at smile care in a whole new light. You see that regardless of the treatment you’re selecting or in need of, you’re promoting your best oral health by making good choices. With this in mind, learn more about what makes an extraction “good!”

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One thing that many patients never put together until after it happens? The fact that you can end up losing a tooth or multiple teeth simply by enjoying an active lifestyle! Whether you’re working out and have an accident with equipment or you are playing team sports and end up with a strong impact to the mouth, you may end up with severely damaged teeth that require extractions or with dislodged teeth. The result? Sometimes you need a tooth replacement, such as a dental implant! If this has never crossed your mind but you realize it’s significant to your lifestyle, our Rohnert Park, CA team is here to help!

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Here you are. You’re on the market for tooth replacement ideas for one reason or another. Maybe you have a tooth that is going to be removed and you’re ahead of the game. Perhaps you are already missing a tooth or teeth. Whatever your particular circumstance, you may be facing this common problem: You have heard about dental implants and feel good about what you have heard but you are trying to decide whether visiting our Santa Rosa, CA team to learn more is worth it. Fortunately, we can make this much easier. If you can answer “yes” to just one of the following questions, then it is absolutely a smart choice to schedule a consultation.

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When you wear dental implants, at first, you may feel very aware of the new “teeth” in your smile. Of course, you want to do your best to maintain your grin, to keep your smile complete, and to enjoy those implants and restorations for the rest of your life! Therefore, you treat them with kid gloves. That is, you do this in the beginning. Eventually, your smile just feels like your smile again. Nothing bad happens and you feel secure with this change, so maybe an old bad habit or two creeps back in. Our Rohnert Park, CA team’s suggestion? Follow a few nightly steps to keep on the straight and narrow, even after the novelty of implant newness wears off!

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So, you have come to us for a dental implant and restoration and you love the results. You are so happy to have your complete smile back and feel over-the-moon about the fact that tooth loss is finally something you can put behind you. Or, is it, you wonder? Beyond life’s little accidents you just don’t see coming, you wonder if there’s anything you can do to prevent the loss of additional teeth. The answer is, of course, a very big yes! Explore those details with our Rohnert Park, CA team, so you can keep your smile in the wonderful shape you have achieved.

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As you discuss dental implants with us, you may find that you’re looking forward to a lot of changes, all of which are very welcome! Getting through a meal will become easy again, feeling good about your smile’s appearance will become a given, and you can look forward to many more improvements. However, we don’t speak much in regard to what’s going to remain exactly the same. Today, though, our Santa Rosa, CA team focuses on just that! Why? Well, because what you may not realize is as much as learning about changes will help you feel good about implants, so will learning that some things are going to stay just as they are!

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Have you ever wondered to yourself about your safety at our Rohnert Park, CA practice? Perhaps there have been moments during which you’ve asked something like, “Is it safe?” when we talk about administering anesthesia and your mind wanders from there, wondering about your general experience at our oral and maxillofacial oral surgery office. Do we just practice caution by “being careful” … or do we take specific and mindful measures to ensure you’re your safest at all times? We are happy to report that it is the latter! We would also like to talk more about a recent Annual OSHA CE course our team completed as a better example of the programs in place that mean you can show up and truly relax without a care in the world!

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When you give implants the consideration you think they deserve and you realize they’re certainly going to prove beneficial for your oral health and your appearance, you likely want to feel even more exhilarated about them by feeling they offer additional advantages. This is always going to be something that our Santa Rosa, CA team is going to be able to help you with because when it comes to talking about the ways dental implants can make your life better, the list seems to be endless. Today, let’s take a moment to focus on the ways they have an impact on your past, present, and future! It’s a pleasant way to think about them.

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The topic of dental implants for your smile is one that you may feel could seemingly go on forever. There are so many different ways to consider receiving implants for your smile (you may wish to choose implants and crowns or an implant-retained bridge, etc.). Then, you know that there’s a lot to learn about how implants work for you. With all of this education to be soaked up, you may find that you begin to feel more and more interested in choosing them. In addition, you may start wondering if they are really as customizable to your needs as you hope. The answer from our Santa Rosa, CA team? Of course! Explore some ways in which we can absolutely tailor implants to your needs.

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