Often, issues with the growth and development of our jaw could mean the onset of some serious oral health issues, from tooth loss and misalignment to complications like TMJ disorder. In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa , CA, oral surgeons explain how we help address these concerns with jaw surgery.
How Ridge Augmentation Lays The Groundwork For Dental Implants
When you lose several of your teeth, this could mean complications for everything from speaking to eating. But in addition, the shape of your smile could change as you lose mass and density in the jawbone. The loss could prevent you from qualifying for dental implants. However, your Santa Rosa, CA, oral surgeons can help with ridge augmentation!
All-On-4® Helps People With Lost Jawbone Density
When you lose teeth, this not only causes embarrassment with your appearance and difficulty eating, but could mean the loss of jawbone mass and density. Losing the tissues needed to support dental implants can make replacement with dental implants difficult without first undergoing surgical procedures. Fortunately, your Santa Rosa , CA, oral surgeons can help these patients with All-On-4®!
Treating An Impacted Tooth
When a tooth is impacted, this means it is unable to erupt fully, and may not be visible at all. Unless treated, this could cause serious complications for your oral health, including painful issues such as infection. In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa , CA, oral surgeons explain how we approach the extraction or bracketing of an impacted tooth.
Don’t Let Your Wisdom Teeth Harm Your Smile
Wisdom teeth, the extra molars in the back of your mouth that erupt in early adulthood, could cause serious problems for your smile. The complications of eruption, or an impaction, could even lead to issues like tooth loss! In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa , CA, oral surgeons discuss how and why we extract these teeth.
Three Dental Concerns That Implants Address
While losing one or more teeth can cause some obvious cosmetic concerns, it can more importantly cause functional concerns as well, and even lead to increased chances of future tooth loss. Because your adult teeth are permanent and will not grow back once gone, it is important to consider replacement in order to preserve your oral health. In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa, CA Oral Surgeons will look at the number of dental concerns that arise from missing structures, and how a dental implant can address them.
Planning Your Care With Digital Imaging Technology
Our team offers a host of treatment options to rebuild smiles in Santa Rosa , CA. We can restore structure in your jaw with ridge augmentation and sinus lifts, remove wisdom teeth, and even replace lost teeth with advanced dental implants. To plan these complex treatment options with accuracy and precision, we may employ cone beam computer tomography (CBCT) digital imaging technology!
Oral Surgery Spotlight: Bone Grafting
You may be wondering why an oral surgeon would have a need to perform a bone graft. A bone grafts is an oral surgery procedure, used to augment areas of the upper and lower jaw, when needed to give adequate material to anchor one or more dental implants. While many patients retain sufficient jaw mass without grafting, there are cases where accidents, decay, periodontal disease or bone resorption have reduced bone mass, making these patients in Santa Rosa , CA, good candidates for bone grafting or sinus lifts. (more…)
Sedation Solutions for Oral Surgery
When it comes to surgery of any kind, one of the first things that comes to mind might be “Will it hurt?” We can confidently say that because of of our sedation solutions in Santa Rosa , CA, we can manage any discomfort in our office, from short and relatively simple procedures, to complex reconstructions. Along with diminishing uncomfortable sensation, sedation also reduces anxiety, making it easier for patients to sit still for longer procedures. Before your surgery, we will find the sedation option (or possibly a combination of options) that ensures your comfort, and takes into account your preferences and your overall health. (more…)
Don’t Let Fear Keep You From Your Best Smile
Our smiles are highly personal, and it’s understandable we want them to look their best. If you have an uncomfortable or ill-fitting denture or bridge, every smile can be a challenge. If you have been considering the advantages of implant dentures, or if your dentist has recommended the services of a caring and experienced oral surgeon in Santa Rosa , CA, maybe it is time to set aside your fear and get more information. If you have outdated or uncomfortable restorations, we can suggest a variety of comfortable and natural looking implant options. (more…)
Dr. Rogers was published in CDA’s November Issue. Click above to see his article (pg.601).