You have probably heard the phrase before, “It’s all a matter of perspective.” While you may appreciate this idea, you may find that when you’re in the midst of experiencing tooth loss and figuring out how to address it, you may feel a bit snarky with the desire to respond with something like, “Nope! I… Read more »
Category: Dental Implants
What’s Preventive Care Got To Do With Implants?
You probably don’t have any doubts about preventive care because, of course, you have been following through with brushing your smile, flossing your smile, and keeping up with recommended dental visits for most of your life! Or at least, that’s the goal. Now, you may wonder: Once you have dental implants in place, what’s all… Read more »
Who Should You Talk To About Dental Implants?
Have you been wondering who you should have a talk with about dental implants? Is this something you have realized would be a good way for you to move forward and away from your current tooth loss but you feel as though there are some loose ends that need to be tied up? Maybe there… Read more »
Tooth Loss: Beliefs You Can Let Go
Guess what? Some of those recent or even long-held beliefs that you have about tooth loss might not be accurate! When was the last time you checked in with an oral and maxillofacial surgery practice, such as the one we practice from in Rohnert Park, CA? If you just shrugged your shoulders because you’ve never… Read more »
Peri-Implantitis: 4 Things To Remember
If you are new to dental implants, then you may be a bit new to a problem that can put implants at risk: It’s called peri-implantitis and it is avoidable! With that said, our Santa Rosa, CA team would like to offer you a quick review of important things to remember about this disorder. When… Read more »
Tooth Replacement: When You’re Short On Time
When you’re short on time but you’ve got big dreams for your smile, remember that it’s always best to follow through on exploring your options, particularly when your goal is tooth replacement. Of course, it’s possible that you may determine that your schedule just isn’t going to permit exactly what you had in mind for… Read more »
New To Implants? Let’s Review Some Important Terms!
Newbies to the world of dental implants, we are here to help you! We know that it may seem like there are mountains of information ahead of you but in general, we find that this is a sensation that tends to go away once our patients have a solid handle on the basics, such as… Read more »
Implants: 3 Things We Can Do To Make Life Easier
Just the idea of considering dental implants alone may cause you to feel you’re about to take on quite a lot! It’s a new challenge, a new topic, and it is going to include lots of new information. What you’re certain you don’t want to deal with is any unnecessary additional work or confusion as… Read more »
From Traditional To Fixed Hybrid Dentures: What To Expect?
One day, after you’ve been wearing traditionally supported dentures for some time, you may stumble upon an amazing discovery: It’s the fixed hybrid denture! You may immediately recognize that the name of this prosthetic for tooth replacement sounds like it offers more than your current denture but you aren’t really sure what that includes. Take… Read more »
Implants: What Would You Tell Your Best Friend To Do?
When you’ve got the itch to go ahead and follow through with what you want (which is to come in for dental implants), you may find yourself at an impasse. You don’t know which way to go, so you just don’t replace your teeth or do anything about it. Why is this? Well, for many… Read more »
Dr. Rogers was published in CDA’s November Issue. Click above to see his article (pg.601).