You might not spend a lot of time thinking about whether you’re drinking a sufficient amount of water. This is particularly true if you’re more focused on issues like dealing with tooth loss and receiving dental implants. The truth is, whatever oral health concern is affecting you (even if your smile is in pretty amazing condition), choosing to keep your mouth and body hydrated is actually essential to maintaining your smile. Find out more, so you see just how important it is to pick up that glass of water.
Calming Concerns: Tooth Extractions
When it comes to dental care, there is only one treatment that includes the removal of your tooth. As a result, you may find that you have a very unique response (and set of questions) that arises when you learn you need a tooth extraction. While we understand that it may feel a bit overwhelming initially, we reassure you wholeheartedly that it is going to be okay! Consider our responses to concerns that are very common, so you feel optimistic about protecting your oral health.
Receiving Sedation? Get Ready With Helpful Prep!
When you have planned to receive sedation dentistry, you will likely experience a wonderful sensation of relief even before we administer the sedative. Just the knowledge that you can float into a feeling of complete tranquility makes any stress regarding your dental care melt away. That is, unless you have some questions about what to expect! Rather than allow any final concerns to creep into your mind, we strongly encourage you to talk with us. To help you remain calm and confident about your upcoming care, we offer some introductory preparation tips.
Sudden Symptoms And What To Do
Perhaps you suddenly feel a bump in your mouth. Maybe something hurts. Perhaps you experience some minor bleeding. From very little issues to seemingly large concerns, the sudden onset of symptoms can be quite alarming. Rather than feel like you’re not sure where to turn or what to do, we strongly encourage you to remain calm and come in for an oral pathology visit. Let us fill you in a bit more regarding how to respond when the unexpected occurs.
Wishing You Great Oral Health And Happy Holidays!
Yes, when you receive greetings for a happy holiday weekend from us, your dental surgery practice, you’re going to get a mixture of well wishes and a quick note about oral health … it simply comes with the territory! Since you’ll have a bit of time for reflection over the weekend, we encourage you to have a truly wonderful experience and to spend just a minute or two gathering up motivation to prep for the New Year. Consider some helpful suggestions, so you have a very merry time without forgetting all about your smile.
Planning Your Kids’ Wisdom Teeth Removal
For many parents, it’s not figuring out insurance details or wondering if their children do or don’t need wisdom teeth removal that causes stress. It’s the planning of the experience that causes the most frustration. In addition to needing time to come into our practice for third molar extractions, you also need to consider rescheduling daily activities, to ensure your child will have time to recover, and then some. Believe it or not, we’ve been doing this for a long time and have some helpful suggestions to make it a simple process!
3 Tips For Sleep Apnea During Holiday Time
You know, of course, that the most important tip for sleep apnea over the holidays is to remain as consistent as you can with your sleep apnea treatment. Translation: No matter what, make sure you wear it every night (and remember to pack it if you’re traveling). What you might overlook, however, is that there are some other easy-to-miss pitfalls that can swap out the comfortable, solid sleep you have finally figured out with the interrupted sleep you experienced before you began treatment. No worries! Our suggestions offer much-needed help.
Fast Facts: Using Your 2016 Insurance Benefits!
We understand that thinking about anything other than holiday-inspired desserts, gifts for loved ones, tinsel-covered decorations, twinkling lights, and festive parties can become extremely difficult (and not very fun) this time of year. However, it is 100 percent to your benefit to take just a moment away from the merriment to consider what’s going on with your dental insurance plan for the remainder of the year. For an easy approach, consider our fast facts, so you know where to get started and how to best use your insurance benefits before time is up.
Worrying About Implants? No Need.
When you make any major decision in your life, particularly one that includes surgery, it is perfectly natural to have some concerns. We know that this is almost always the case as patients make their foray into the world of receiving dental implants. The more you learn, the more you may notice that questions tend to follow each new bit of information. Fortunately, we are here to ensure those worries don’t get the best of you. Stop yourself from sabotaging a fantastic tooth replacement solution by sharing your worries with us, so we can offer helpful responses.
Q&A: Customizing Implant Restorations And Bridges
We have discovered that when patients are venturing toward tooth replacement, they are often most anxious about how the finished product is going to look. Granted, regaining the ability to enjoy a full diet of food choices and the ability to articulate one’s words clearly is absolutely wonderful. However, nobody wants these benefits at the cost of sacrificing the beauty of one’s smile. No worries to be had here! We would love to answer a few questions that will help realize one important detail: Whether you choose dental implants or a dental bridge, your smile will look genuine.
