When you’re focusing on figuring out what you need to do to improve your oral health, you can start to feel a bit overwhelmed. Add learning that you require dental surgery to that experience and instead of feeling relieved, you might feel even more stressed. We are happy to announce that this is absolutely not necessary. We will guide you through the process of repairing your smile in as many ways as possible. Today, let’s examine the way checking out our website can help you feel excited and confident about taking care of your smile.
Are You Ready To Contact Your Emergency Dentist?
Of course, if you end up with a sudden oral injury or find yourself in severe pain, you will feel ready to pick up the phone and call us. However, that does not necessarily mean you’ve done any of the prep work that can ensure your experience with visiting your emergency dentist is a smooth one. Guess what? We have some very helpful pointers, so that just in case you break a tooth, suffer a strong impact, end up with a severe toothache, etc., you are ready!
Dental Bridges: FAQs
So, you are ready to replace your missing teeth. If you’re missing one or a few, you may have heard that it’s possible to address partial tooth loss with a dental bridge, partial, or implants. As a result, it’s time to wade through your options, attempting to figure out which one is going to check off all the preferences and requirements on your list. Since candidacy for bridges is a bit more specific than for other prosthetic choices, let’s see if they will (or will not) work for you!
Oral Pathology: 1,2,3 Steps To Remember
When you’re looking at your smile and you notice a change in its appearance, you feel a textural change like a bump, you experience pain, or some other abnormality shows up, it’s easy to become overwhelmed. While we know that wishing it away seems like the best option, your smartest plan of action is actually to contact us to set up an oral pathology visit. Though this might not be something you feel confident about, we would like to share three steps you should remember. As a result, you’ll gain the motivation to come on in and solve the problem long before it’s anything worth concerning yourself over!
Wisdom Teeth: Are Dental Extractions A Given?
So, you are just getting around to finding out how your wisdom teeth are doing. If you’re an adult, then you may wonder if you should have had dental extractions already. Then, with that in mind, you may start wondering if everyone needs these third molars removed no matter what or if perhaps there are some instances in which it’s completely unnecessary. As it turns out, there are frequently problems like impaction or crooked growth that require removal. However, it’s not actually always necessary. Find out 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 feel like you’re missing some information. We would be more than happy to examine your smile and discuss grafting as an option if you think you may require it. To get started, take yourself through a rundown of some very common reasons it’s offered.
Learning About Third Molars
Did you know that third molars are synonymous with wisdom teeth? They were originally referred to as “teeth of wisdom” because they emerged much later than the rest of the permanent teeth. Third molars often appear in the mouth of a person in their late teens or early twenties. Some people have third molars that never emerge from the gum tissue and some people never develop them at all. Most people have two molars in each quadrant of the mouth: upper right, lower right, upper left, and lower left. Molars are the teeth used for grinding and are in the back of the mouth. (more…)
IV Sedation Q&A: Is It For Me?
Are you ready for dental care but you’re stuck with one last question: Is IV sedation for me? Truth be told, we’ll have to talk with you about dental sedation to find out if the IV route is, in fact, going to work wonders for you or if perhaps you should go in a different direction with sedation. As for the general stuff that helps you figure out your candidacy ahead of time, a quick question and answer session will do the trick!
Be Berry Careful With Your Smile!
One of the common ways patients end up experiencing broken teeth, chipped teeth, damaged dental work like bridges or crowns, and worse? Biting into something very hard (that with just a bit more caution may have been avoided). While accidents are certainly going to happen because you cannot know everything, we still like to help keep you informed. Today’s topic? How to enjoy all the berries you want this summer season and beyond without letting this otherwise nutritious snack harm your oral health.
Treat Your Smile With Tooth Extraction
The idea of losing a tooth can be quite a bit to wrap your head around, especially when it’s to help the rest of your teeth. In some cases, tooth extraction can greatly improve your oral health. How can removing a tooth improve your oral health? What’s involved in the process? What can your dentist do to make the experience as quick and comfortable as possible? These questions can be answered when discussing with your dentist how to treat your smile with tooth extraction. (more…)
