After an oral surgeon performs a surgical tooth extraction, the incision site is stitched back together to allow the area to heal. If you’ve never had oral surgery before, you may not know what to expect from these stitches. Often, the oral surgeon will use dissolvable...
Patients are considering a number of concerns as they prepare for oral surgery, and cost is one of those issues. While insurance coverage varies from plan to plan, many insurers will pay for or reimburse the patient for at least some costs associated with oral...
If you want to get maximum comfort and functionality when restoring your entire smile after tooth loss, you should consider All-on-4. This treatment approach, in which a denture is supported by four dental implants, outperforms conventional appliances in a number of ways. While the benefits of...
Impacted wisdom teeth cause a variety of oral health issues that can cause significant consequences for patients. To avoid these issues, many patients opt to have impacted wisdom teeth extracted, often before they become symptomatic. Your oral health will gain a number of benefits from wisdom...
When you are preparing for oral surgery, you want to be reassured that the oral surgeon is using the most current techniques and tools available in the field. Procedures ranging from dental implant placement to wisdom teeth extraction depend on such updated knowledge. The providers at...
When you need to replace a missing tooth or multiple teeth, you have a number of options. Dental implants offer the most advanced treatment option, as well as the most structurally complete prosthetic. In considering your tooth replacement treatment options, you should schedule a consultation with...
Using dental implants to secure a denture, as the Teeth in a Day treatment method does, offers patients optimal comfort, in addition to a host of other benefits. Of course, one of those benefits is that the treatment is completed in a single day. Patients who...
Technology touches on every aspect of care from an oral surgeon, from patient records to imaging to surgical procedures themselves. Modern technology, such as CBCT imaging, helps to make surgical procedures more predictable and efficient. When an oral surgery practice features state-of-the-art technology, it also indicates...
In the past several decades, patients who want to replace missing teeth have been able to access a solution that is more durable and reliable than conventional prosthetics: dental implants. These devices replace both the roots and the crowns of missing teeth for a structurally...
For some patients, orthodontic treatment alone will be insufficient for achieving their smile goals. In such cases, jaw surgery is also needed to address issues with development of the upper and lower jaws in order to completely enhance patients’ smiles. When jaw surgery is incorporated into...