Category: Patient Education

Information on Adult Tooth Loss

We know why children lose their teeth, and we consider that a happy and expected part of growing up. When an adult loses a tooth however, it is a more serious matter. In some cases, usually in young adults, there might be a planned extraction for wisdom teeth in Santa Rosa, CA, which does not… Read more »

Swimming Season: Tips From Your Oral Surgeon!

We know that one of the most amazing things about summer is how freeing it feels! You’re suddenly no longer bundling up in a chunky sweater, as you sit indoors but are instead throwing on your swimsuit, jumping into the pool, and spending lots of time outdoors! While the less inhibited sensation that comes with… 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 »

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 »

Your Oral Surgery Team: Reasons You Can Always Contact Us!

When the moment arises when you think you need oral surgery, you might need care from our oral surgery team, or you sort of just want to talk about your options, we remind you that we are here for you! Do not ever hesitate to get into contact with our Santa Rosa, CA practice if… Read more »

Dental Sedation For Every Person And Need!

Your foundation for feeling A-OK about coming in to see our Santa Rosa, CA oral surgery team lies partly in the fact that you know we offer dental sedation. Should you require anything from bone grafting to an extraction to the placement of a dental implant, you know there’s nothing to worry about! However, for… Read more »

Recovering Over The Holidays: What To Eat?

When you’ve planned oral surgery right before the holiday and you are perfectly okay with that … but you realize this is definitely going to impact the Christmas foods you get to enjoy … you may ask yourself: What’s going to be on the list? What are some ways that I can still have a… Read more »

Tooth Loss: Things You Don’t Want To Admit But Need To Consider

You might not want to admit many things associated with the fact that you have experienced tooth loss. Whether you are in denial or you just prefer to block things out that have caused you any level of trauma, our Santa Rosa, CA team certainly understands. However, with that said, we remind you that though… Read more »

How To Look Forward To Oral Surgery (Instead Of The Opposite)

Every time you end up talking about your oral surgery that you have planned for the future with our Rohnert Park, CA team, do you instantly light up and feel excited? Or, do you find that you feel a bit anxious, you mention to the person you’re speaking with that you just don’t want to… Read more »