When many people think about tooth loss, the condition seems devastating for numerous different reasons. To some, it’s because of the impact that tooth loss does or can have on their smiles’ appearance, which can be more significant the more teeth are lost. There are also consequences for your bite’s function, which can suffer when you have fewer teeth to absorb your bite pressure, and several other aspects of your long-term oral health. Fortunately, tooth loss can be much less of a hindrance to your oral health if you address it as soon as possible, such as by replacing your lost teeth with a custom, implant-supported restoration. (more…)
Signs that You Should Extract Your Third Molars
Even if you’ve never had to remove any of your wisdom teeth, or haven’t developed any, you may be familiar with the common problems they can cause. In fact, when most people talk about wisdom teeth, it’s in the context of having to remove them due to the complications they’re causing, or in surprise that there’s haven’t caused any yet. Today, we examine a few signs that could warn you that it may be time to extract your third molars, before their impaction leads to increasingly more painful and complicated symptoms. (more…)
A Tooth’s Journey to Needing Extraction
A lot of the problems that commonly affect people’s oral health are preventable under most circumstances. The reason they often develop is due to a vulnerability in your dental hygiene routine and/or preventive dental care schedule, even a slight one. The same is true for many of the conditions that lead to tooth loss or the need to extract a tooth, such as severe gum disease or extreme tooth decay. Today, we look at how usually preventable conditions can sometimes lead to the need for tooth extraction, and why waiting to remove the tooth could allow such conditions to grow even worse. (more…)
When Is Jawbone Grafting a Good Idea?
When you experience tooth loss, the missing space (or spaces) in your smile can lead to several negative consequences for your oral health and structures. For instance, the jawbone structure that supports and sustains your teeth roots can suffer from the lack of stimulation. Your bite overall can experience trouble as your remaining teeth struggle to maintain your bite’s balance. Because of these effects, bouncing back from tooth loss can sometimes be more complex than expected. For example, before you can receive dental implant posts to replace your lost teeth, you might require grafting to strengthen any jawbone structure that may have lost mass and density. (more…)
Some of the Greatest Benefits of Dental Implants
Describing all of the benefits of dental implants for restoring your lost teeth can take a long time, and many of those benefits may not be noticeable at first. Typically, the majority of these advantages stem from the fact that, unlike more conventional tooth replacement options, implant restorations are supported by posts that closely mimic your healthy, natural teeth roots. Today, we examine how this significantly improves the quality of your smile restoration, and how the benefits of dental implants can often have a direct impact on your daily life. (more…)
Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Address Tooth Loss
Dental emergencies, which can often obviously require immediate attention, aren’t the only causes for people to lose teeth. In fact, more people experience tooth loss due to a chronic oral health condition known as gum disease. When you lose a tooth due to something that doesn’t seem like an emergency, the need to replace the tooth and restore your smile might not seem as pressing. However, regardless of the cause of your tooth loss, waiting to address the condition can lead to even more severe problems for your long-term oral health. (more…)
An Overview of Jawbone Grafting
Oral surgery offers a number of solutions for dealing with oral health concerns that are too complex for general dental treatment. Issues that can impact structures beyond your teeth and gums, such as your upper or lower jawbone, may require surgery to address in a successful manner. In some cases, that solution includes surgically grafting the jawbone to strengthen it, which may be a prerequisite to receiving dental implants if you’ve lost one or more teeth. Today, we examine a few important facts about jawbone grafting, and how you can benefit from it if your oral surgeon recommends it. (more…)
A Closer Look at Your Wisdom Teeth
Unlike many common oral health problems, those that result from the improper eruption of your wisdom teeth (or third molars) can be difficult to predict. Wisdom teeth can more easily become impacted than other types of teeth because they’re the last ones to develop along your dental ridges. Yet, they don’t always become impacted, and you may not know if yours will until they do. Today, we take a closer look at wisdom teeth, including why they develop, the problems they may cause, and what may be your best chance at avoiding them. (more…)
3 Things You Might Need Before Getting Implants
Dental implants are increasingly more common for patients who want to rebuild their smiles after tooth loss. The comprehensive results they provide in replacing your lost tooth structure, especially the roots, is one of the reasons why. Another is the fact that many patients who’ve experienced tooth loss already qualify for dental implants. Those who don’t can often prepare for implant placement by addressing one or a few key factors. Today, we examine what you might need before getting dental implants, and how we can help you qualify by addressing your unique concerns. (more…)
Boost Your Chances of Preventing Tooth Loss
If you’ve ever worried about experiencing tooth loss, the good news is that preventing it is usually highly possible. There’s no secret to it; many of the most common causes behind adult tooth loss are things that can typically be prevented, or managed before tooth loss occurs. The problem for many people is that they don’t recognize their specific risks for experiencing tooth loss, or know how to lower those risks with the right level of care and maintenance. Fortunately, you can boost your chances of preventing tooth loss by learning to recognize your risks, and addressing them as soon as possible. (more…)
Dr. Rogers was published in CDA’s November Issue. Click above to see his article (pg.601).