Our team offers a comprehensive approach to oral surgery, providing treatments like tooth extraction, dental implant placement, grafting, and jaw surgery. To ensure optimal results for our patients, we plan and implement care using advanced dental technology. In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa, CA, oral surgeons talk about helping smiles with digital x-rays and more, so you can obtain stunning results and feel more confident in your smile.
When You Need to See Our Team
When should you contact our team for oral surgery? You may be referred to us by your general dentist or orthodontist, who we may work alongside to ensure optimal care. But you can also see us if you struggle with jaw imbalance, wisdom teeth, facial trauma, missing teeth, or if you have an impacted tooth. Our team can take on these complicated oral health issues with precision, and also ensure your results look good and improve your overall facial esthetics. In fact, our doctors also work with the Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Trauma Team, and we follow the same strict guidelines and protocols as a hospital operating room. To begin your treatment, we will take digital images of your smile, so we can plan the process in detail and make a diagnosis with precision.
Digital X-Rays
Digital x-rays allow our team to see a panoramic view of your smile. We don’t require the use of uncomfortable bite wings. Instead, you will put your chin on a special rest and a machine will circle your head to obtain clear and detailed images. The process uses 90% less radiation, and we don’t have to wait for images to develop, as they will be available instantly on a chairside monitor. We can walk you through the diagnostic process, and help start your journey to a better smile. We can also easily transmit these images to another office or specialist as needed.
CBCT Imaging
When we need to plan oral surgery, such as repairing trauma, placing dental implants, or extracting a tooth, we can obtain images with cone-beam computed tomography, or CBCT. This technology allows us to gather detailed 3D images of your face, teeth, jaw, roots, and more, all in a matter of seconds. We also identify the positions of nerve tissues, blood vessels, and sinus cavities to ensure we don’t interact with them during your oral surgery. We can conduct jaw surgery too, so we can see if you need grafting or sinus lift before we move forward with dental implant placement.
Digital Surgical Guides
If you are receiving dental implants, then we will be inserting the implants into your jaw, where they act as new roots, stimulate the growth of jawbone structure, and allow your new teeth to stay in place for decades to come, possibly even a lifetime. To ensure they sit at the perfect angles, positions, and depths to support new teeth, especially if you are receiving multiple posts, we could employ a digital surgical guide. This will ensure proper placement of your new smile!
Ensuring Your Comfort
Along with planning your treatment using advanced digital imaging, we also want to take steps to ensure your treatment will be a comfortable experience. That means we can offer local anesthetic to the areas where treatment is occurring to numb them. We also have sedation and general anesthesia to help you enter a deep state of calm and relaxation, with little to no memory of the procedure afterward. We don’t want you to dread your visit, and we want your experience to be a positive one. If you have any questions about how we use digital imaging to plan and oversee treatment, or if you want to schedule a visit to take on your complex oral health needs, then contact our team today to get started. We look forward to helping you transform your smile in 2025 and beyond!
Learn More About Our Dental Technology in Santa Rosa, CA
We’re ready to plan and implement your treatment with the use of advanced digital technology, so we can complete your oral surgery with precision and offer results that look natural and help you feel more confident in your appearance. From tooth extraction to jaw surgery and even dental implant placement, we can help you obtain results that improve oral health and bite function, as well as overall smile beauty. To learn more about our advanced imaging systems or to schedule an appointment for a consultation, give us a call at Santa Rosa Oral Surgery at (707)545-4625 today!
