As we approach our late teens and early adulthood, up to four new teeth could erupt in the rear of your smile. Wisdom teeth, also known as your third molars, could then cause serious problems for the health and function of your smile. In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa , CA, oral surgeons explain how we prevent these issues with tooth extraction.
Diagnosing Your Smile And Planning Care With CBCT
Oral surgery could enable our team to transform your smile, treating trauma, providing oral pathology, and of course, replacing missing teeth. But to proceed with treatment accurately, we need to gain a clear picture of your smile, above and beneath the gums and oral structures. To accomplish this, your Santa Rosa , CA, oral surgeons employ CBCT technology!
Evaluating Your Smile With Oral Pathology
When you have sores, lumps, or other changes to your gums and oral structures, then you should let your Santa Rosa , CA, oral surgeons know. As part of our approach to oral pathology, we can examine and diagnose these issues and discover whether you need a biopsy or treatment. In today’s blog, we’re going to discuss when to seek treatment, and what happens after a diagnosis.
Which Anesthetic Option Is Right For You?
Oral surgery could be used to transform the health and stability of your smile, while also improving overall smile esthetics too. However, we know that many people have dental anxiety, or could be concerned about their comfort during these procedures. In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa , CA, oral surgeons discuss how we ensure comfort with sedation dentistry.
The Importance Of Dental Extractions
Often, we employ oral surgery to preserve teeth or to replace missing ones, from implant placement to ridge augmentation. However, sometimes oral surgery is needed to help the smile by actually removing a tooth. In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa , CA, oral surgeons will look at the process of performing a general extraction.
Replacing Lost Teeth With All-On-Four
When you lose most of your teeth, an implant denture could help restore function and improve the appearance of your smile. However, often the lost jawbone density complicates this process. To help people obtain a full smile again without relying on grafting and other surgical procedures, your Santa Rosa , CA, oral surgeons may suggest the All-On-Four system. In today’s blog, we’re going to talk about this unique treatment option to address missing teeth.
Bracketing Your Impacted Tooth
Oral surgery means the ability to address serious oral health issues, the kind that could mean complications that harm the stability of your smile. One such issue is an impacted tooth, which could lead to misalignment, infection, or even damaged teeth. In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa , CA, oral surgeons explain how we bracket impacted teeth to improve oral health!
Will Bone Grafting And Sinus Lifts Restore Your Smile?
Losing mass and density in the jawbone, which often happens following tooth loss, could mean an aged appearance and major alterations to the function and beauty of the smile. Fortunately, your Santa Rosa , CA, oral surgeons know how to restore smiles with bone grafting and sinus lifts. In today’s blog, we’re talking about how we rebuild your smile once again.
Offering Esthetically-Pleasing Care For Facial Trauma
When you have a dental emergency that damages teeth, your jaw, or facial and oral structures, then you may have trauma that needs attention. Your Santa Rosa , CA, oral surgeons offer oral and maxillofacial treatments to rebuild the smile. In today’s blog, we’re going to take a close look at this topic.
Keeping Our Patients Comfortable During Oral Surgery
Our team offers an array or oral surgery options to help rebuild and restore the health of your smile, from jawbone grafting and sinus lifts, to implant placements and even tooth extraction. But what can we do to make the procedure a comfortable one for our patients? In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa , CA, oral surgeons discuss anesthesia and sedation.
Dr. Rogers was published in CDA’s November Issue. Click above to see his article (pg.601).