So, your dentist informs you that you require an oral surgeon and suggests you visit our Santa Rosa, CA practice. You have our name and you know you should contact us but as for the details, that’s about all you really know. This leaves you wondering: Now what? How do you follow through, what can you expect from our team, and how can you fix what’s currently wrong with your oral health? While you may feel just a bit lost at the moment, we can quickly help you find your footing by offering essential information that makes seeing us super simple!
Implants Impact Your Appearance In More Ways Than One
One of the things that you know when you’re considering adding dental implants to your life? It’s going to help you look better. It’s a major benefit of selecting implants because, when you’re in the middle of dealing with tooth loss, your smile no longer looks like it usually does and you don’t feel like your usual self anymore, either! However, our Rohnert Park, CA team asks: Have you ever really considered just how many ways implants will positively impact your appearance? Learn more … you may be pleasantly surprised!
Meals With Dental Implants: Simple, Impressive Changes!
Good news! When you’re deciding to bring dental implants into your smile, you’re really deciding to bring them into your life, too! One major aspect of your daily existence that cannot be ignored when it comes to the presence of implants? Your dining experiences, of course! So, why not take some time with our Rohnert Park, CA team as we explore just how exceptionally implants can influence your ability to get through, plan, and enjoy your meals!
Dental Implant Basics To Refresh Your Memory!
When you’re spending time thinking about all of the possible ways you can make your smile complete again, you may find that you really dig deep when you begin researching one particular treatment. When that treatment is dental implants, there’s a seemingly endless array of information that you will likely find exceptionally interesting! While this can prove beneficial if you’re really loving the idea of implants, it can also make some patients feel too inundated with details. To help keep you focused on the major points to keep in mind as you consider implants for your smile, our Santa Rosa, CA team offers a quick refresher of the basics!
Reasons (To Ditch) That You’re Avoiding Oral Surgery
For some patients, discovering that our Rohnert Park, CA practice offers the oral surgery treatment they need is a huge relief. For others, in addition to relief there’s some sense that simply requiring treatment from us is something to be upset about, embarrassed about, etc. As a result, you may feel the urge to run away and never look back! Of course, we strongly suggest that instead, you come in to get to know our friendly team and to receive the help your smile needs. Find out more about what’s going on with your feelings and why your motivation to avoid surgical procedures is probably not something you need to worry about any longer!
Your Smile With Implants: What’s The Future Got In Store?
The idea of right now when it comes to dental implants and your smile? It all sounds fantastic! You learn that your smile is going to look significantly improved (actually, it’s going to look complete and beautiful again). You learn that it will be in excellent condition once more, as well, and since you’ll have a balanced, full bite back, you’ll have your ability to eat and speak and do everything else you do with your smile again. However, you may wonder, what does the future have in store for you? Will the benefits stand the test of time? Permit our Santa Rosa, CA team to answer that for you!
Extractions: Helping You Feel Relieved About The Details
You may not think that our Santa Rosa, CA team really understands how you’re feeling about the fact that you need to come in for a dental extraction. You may think that since we are a team of oral and maxillofacial surgeons, we have trouble connecting with and empathizing with your experience as a patient. However, that’s not the case! We fill the role as patients, too, and as a result, we are actually acutely aware of the details. We know that at first glance, you may feel perfectly fine about requiring tooth removal. However, it’s the little particulars and worries that cause some underlying anxiety. Now, ready for some good news? We can help you feel relieved!
Implants: Your Perspective Versus Our Perspective
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 don’t think so! I’m definitely missing some teeth and regardless of the outlook, that’s still going to be true!” Of course, we understand! However, our Rohnert Park, CA team reminds you that when you apply the idea of perspective to how you deal with your missing teeth, well that is where the real magic comes in! Consider the difference between your outlook and ours on common dental implant topics to see just what we mean!
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 of that prevention got to do with your smile and your prosthetics? Is it still just as important or is this something you can slowly back off of and dismiss altogether? In short, our Santa Rosa, CA team reminds you that you should keep those habits strong, practicing them as you always have. As for why…
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 generally require a restorative procedure. However, there are other situations that may leave you facing tooth loss as an adult, and there are implant restorations that can bring your smile back, and in some cases even improve it. (more…)
Dr. Rogers was published in CDA’s November Issue. Click above to see his article (pg.601).