When you venture into the world of orthodontics to get your smile sorted out, so it’s straight and beautiful, you might not recognize that it can become quite the journey. For some issues, you’ll only need to see your orthodontist. However, in some cases, such as when overcrowding is your concern, you just might need… Read more »
Category: Oral Surgery
Your Oral Surgeon’s December Tips
When you’re looking for answers about your smile care needs, it’s often a wise decision to come in to see your oral surgeon. Perhaps you are already aware of what you need but you’re having a hard time with getting started. Maybe you know you need something to improve and protect the state of your… Read more »
Q&A: Your Electric Toothbrush Questions
Perhaps you have oral surgery coming up and you’re wondering if you’ll still be able to use your electric toothbrush after your procedure. Maybe you have replaced teeth with a dental bridge and you don’t know if it’s safe to use a powered brush on the device. Then again, maybe you’re wondering if using this… Read more »
Dental Surgery: What Can I Expect?
You know when you come to see us that we offer dental surgery services. However, aside from the particular reason you come in for a visit, this might not mean very much to you. What types of treatments do we provide, you may wonder? What else might you be able to access? Do we offer… Read more »
Answers To 2 Common Candidacy Questions
There are many, many questions that we have received over the years. While many questions are specific to a patient’s particular needs or thoughts, there are some that stand out as becoming extremely common. Today, we’d like to cover some of those as they relate to candidacy, which is a frequent topic of inquiry when… Read more »
Stressing About Oral Surgery? Consider Our Tips.
We know that even with a lot of excitement about oral surgery to restore your smile to its best possible health, there can be a bit of stress that’s part of the whole package. Of course, we want you to feel resolved and confident instead of worried. So, how to relax and move forward with… Read more »
Stop Smoking: A Few Very Good Reasons
If you are someone who has smoked for only a short while, you may think that you still have time to quit before any serious side effects occur. If you have smoked for what feels like a long time, you may feel it’s been so long that it is not worth quitting. The truth is,… Read more »
Bone Grafting: Is It Something I Need?
Perhaps you have discovered that we offer bone grafting as one of our oral surgery services. You know, in a nutshell, that this means we can help you rebuild your jawbone if it’s become damaged in some way. However, as for whether or not you need it and precisely why we offer it, you might… Read more »
Dental Surgery: Try Our Checklist
Are you putting off the dental surgery that you need because you keep getting distracted by other things? Maybe you aren’t sure what to expect, so you keep saying you’ll call us tomorrow. Perhaps you aren’t certain about how you’ll afford your surgery just yet, so you figure it can wait. While we understand that… Read more »
Your Questions: Oral Surgery And Pain
One of the more common topics that comes up when we discuss oral surgery with our patients is: Pain. We know that the idea of receiving any type of dental care, particularly care that requires a surgical procedure, immediately causes you to wonder how it’s going to feel. Will it feel good? Bad? Somewhere in… Read more »
