When you are referred to our oral surgery practice in Santa Rosa, CA you know that we offer the services that will help with your current oral health related problem. However, we know that you don’t necessarily feel completely comfortable scheduling a consultation with your oral surgeon. Some patients feel embarrassed or guilty, etc. Rather than spend your time worrying, it would make us extremely happy if you would instead set up a visit and come right on in to explain what you need. The sooner you do so, the sooner we can help you!
Dental Implants: Are The Advantages Actually Accurate?
When you think about the fact that many of the advantages you’ve heard about in connection with dental implants come from friends and family, you may start to worry a bit about their accuracy. If you focus for just one moment on the fact that trying to tell a friend to tell a friend something generally yields fairly inaccurate information, the likelihood that you’re hearing precise details about implants starts to seem nearly impossible. To set your mind at rest, our Santa Rosa, CA oral surgery team would like to walk you through some things you may be hearing (so you can discover what’s what). Need additional help? Come on in and learn more!
Choosing Implants: Why We Are So Serious About Prepping For Winter
When winter festivities are in full swing, one of the first things you notice is that you meant to do something about your tooth loss but that it’s already far too late to come into our practice for dental implants for the holidays. So, you tell yourself you’ll just set a new goal for next year and the cycle continues. As you probably just noticed, our Rohnert Park, CA team is trying to nudge you toward considering getting started with implants for your smile right this minute, so you can finally smile a beautiful, custom-crafted, complete smile as you sit down to holiday meals once this winter arrives. Why are we so serious about getting you ready for winter, you wonder? Let’s explore the details.
Oral Surgery: How You Ended Up Needing It!
Our Rohnert Park, CA team often notes that patients feel bad about requiring oral surgery. They think they’ve done something wrong, that this means something terrible is happening with their smiles, etc. While we can understand that you may view specialized care to imply that you’ve been terribly neglectful of your oral health, that’s not how our oral and maxillofacial oral surgeons see things at all. So, before you start feeling not-so-lovely about the fact that you need care from our team, remember to think about the fact that you’re simply here to make things better!
When Your Journey Begins: Simple Yet Helpful Tips From Your Oral Surgeon
When you’re just getting started with oral surgery, you may not know a whole lot about the details of your soon-to-be wonderful experience just yet. What you do know is that you’re going to need to spend some time talking with your oral surgeon to get everything discussed, prepared, and so that you can get going with the important changes necessary for you to enjoy a much healthier smile. So, when you’re feeling a bit more focused on gaining a comfort level with our practice, our Rohnert Park, CA team suggests you consider helpful tips that will see you happily on your way!
3 Ways To Feel More Relaxed About Your Smile Needs
Whatever it is your smile needs, which could be anything from jaw surgery to dental implants, you may have a lot of different feelings going on. While many of them may include positive, optimistic emotions because you have access to just about everything your smile might require for improvement, you may also find yourself faced with some negative stuff, too. As you know, when you feel like there’s too much going on or you’ve got too many emotions in conflict with one another, it can translate into anxiety. So, the primary question of the moment is: How can you feel more relaxed about your experience with oral surgery and your smile? Our Santa Rosa, CA team would like to be of assistance!
Crunch Addicts Beware: Tips For Protecting Your Implants
There are those individuals with a very strong sweet tooth and then those who consider themselves coffee lovers. You’ve got tea enthusiasts and those who prefer savory over sweet with their snacks. While indulging in just about anything not-so-healthy for your smile poses a certain threat, there’s one type of food indulgence that is a bit more concerning for dental implant wearers: It’s the crunch addicts! If you cannot get through the day without one or more servings of something that goes “crunch” when you bite into it, then our Rohnert Park, CA team would like to offer some suggestions, reminders, and general smile protection advice!
Ways You Can Absolutely Ask For Clarification From Your Oral Surgeon
There might be part of you that feels embarrassed or shy about asking for clarification from your oral surgeon. You may feel like you should have been listening closer or that, perhaps, you will just need to head home from your visit to research the details. The truth is, our Santa Rosa, CA team would much prefer you understand what we are telling you in person, so you know you’ve got the facts straight (and so you don’t feel the burden of having to look for additional information on your own at home). If you feel a little uneasy as you learn about new things with us, we encourage you to consider some absolutely A-OK ways to ask for a review or clarity, so you realize this is always a good thing to do.
2 Things You Could Accomplish By Winter
The summer feels long and it seems like you’ve got tons of time to do whatever it is you need to do before winter. Winter?! You might feel like this is so very far away, so the idea of planning for it beginning right now seems a little unnecessary. However, consider the facts: August has just begun. We are only about four months out from Thanksgiving and five months from the winter holiday season. Do you still have time to shop for gifts? Of course! However, if you’ve been thinking that this year is finally the year to address your partial or complete tooth loss with dental implants, well: You’ve got just enough time left if you call our Santa Rosa, CA practice today!
Dental Implants: Helping Prevent TMJ/Bruxism Problems
If you’re not yet familiar with TMJ disorder or bruxism but you think you have some idea what they are, let’s get you up to speed (so you can then understand why dental implants might be of help to you!). First, realize that TMD refers to jaw joints (TMJs) that aren’t doing quite as well as they could be (which could be due to damage or strain). Now, bruxism disorder (which can be caused by TMD or make it worse, etc.) means you grind or clench your teeth habitually, though unintentionally. In short: If you’re having some functional problems with your smile, you might find that implants can really help! Let our Santa Rosa, CA team explain further.
Dr. Rogers was published in CDA’s November Issue. Click above to see his article (pg.601).