The good news about dental implants is that they don’t just replace lost teeth roots, they also help preserve your jawbone’s strength and integrity by stimulating it. Every time you bite and chew with your new implants, the stimulation tells your body that your jawbone has teeth to support with minerals and nutrients. However, until […]
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Tooth extraction seems like a straightforward process, and in many ways it is. If a tooth is in a position that poses a threat to the rest of your oral health, or is too severely compromised to restore and save, then extracting it may be necessary. However, the specific method of extracting a tooth can […]
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The most well-known thing about wisdom teeth, or third molars, is that they’re often the most problematic of all of your teeth. For some people, the trouble begins right away, as the molar may be impacted within the jawbone before it ever has a chance to erupt. For others, the tooth may partially erupt, but […]
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Your entire body is designed to optimize efficiency, so when something significant changes (like losing one or more teeth), it can have farther reaching impacts than you might expect. Tooth loss in particular is a serious problem for more reasons than patients often realize, and to rebuild your smile, we’ll strive to address all of […]
As the foundation of your smile, the health and integrity of your jawbone structure play important roles in most aspects of your oral health. If it’s compromised due to weakness or a deformity in its structure, then correcting the issue may help improve your oral health, your bite function, your smile’s and face’s appearance, and […]
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To some people, tooth loss seems like the kind of thing they’re going to have to deal with at some point in their lives. They may believe the best thing they can do is try to keep their smiles healthy until then, not realizing they could be doing more to prevent having to lose and […]
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The thing about your teeth is that they consist of, and are responsible for, a lot more than what you can see. Therefore, replacing your lost teeth in a way that rebuilds your smile’s health and function may require more than you expect at first. For example, in addition to the visible parts of your […]
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Wisdom teeth, or third molars, are unique to your other teeth in several important ways. For one thing, they aren’t exactly necessary. Over the past millennia, the human diet has grown softer, and two sets of permanent molars are more than adequate to process it. Our jawbone’s have also grown smaller, which often leads to […]
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The idea behind keeping up with good hygiene and visiting your dentist regularly is to prevent, or at least minimize, issues that can compromise your good oral health. When prevention fails, the right general or restorative dental treatment may help you address whatever issue arises. However, in some cases, you may experience an issue with […]
There are many factors to consider when you find you or a loved one will be needing oral surgery. Whether you are the patient, or when you have a child in need of wisdom tooth extraction, or an older parent in need of implant dentures, the experienced oral surgeons in Rohnert Park, CA are […]
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