There may be aspects of dental implants that make you feel a little uneasy. There may be details about your tooth loss that make you feel upset or guilty. When it comes to replacing your teeth, we strongly encourage you to take the glass-half-full approach, which means putting an optimistic spin on whatever the situation includes. You may find that when you have a positive outlook, just about everything seems brighter and more promising!
Do You Have Questions About Orthognathic Surgery?
As the foundation of your smile, your jaw plays a vital role in many different aspects of your oral health and bite function. When your jaw is asymmetrical or doesn’t align properly on both of its joints, your oral health expert might recommend jaw surgery (or orthognathic surgery) to correct it. Orthognathic surgery is the process of surgically correcting abnormalities that result from congenital or other issues, and often includes orthodontic treatment to further improve your bite’s alignment and function. (more…)
Dental Implants: Ways We Customize Your Care
When you’re making the effort to take your smile from one with missing teeth to one that’s complete and exceptionally healthy again, your experience may lead you right to our practice. With us, you’ll have the opportunity to learn all about dental implants, the many ways they can support restorations, and you’ll have questions answered. Did you know that in addition to finding out about multiple benefits, learning about costs, and more, we will also spend time talking with you about customizing your care? If you’re not sure what this might mean, it’s just one more aspect of receiving implants with us that may boost your confidence!
Dental Implants And Cost Savings: Learn More
When you spend time considering dental implants, one of the big deal makers (or deal breakers) may include cost. Unfortunately, we find that once patients assume implants are going to require too much of an investment, they toss them aside completely. Rather than choose this path, we encourage you to spend time talking with us about cost savings options. Making implants work for you may be more of a reality than you initially thought possible and we will be happy to help!
What Are the Most Common Causes of Tooth Loss?
The good news about modern prosthetic dentistry is that patients who experience tooth loss can rebuild their smiles so effectively that it’s almost as though they never lost a tooth. However, fully restoring a smile after losing teeth isn’t as beneficial for your long-term oral health as preventing tooth loss from occurring in the first place. Today, we take a look at two of the most common causes of tooth loss, and how you can improve your chances of preserving your smile in each case. (more…)
Oral Surgery: When You Don’t Like Needles
We know that when you discover you need oral surgery for your smile but you’re someone who does not like or has a phobia of needles, you may think your ability to receive the care you need is going to be out of the question. Certainly there will be some type of injection or other required instrument that is too far outside of your comfort zone, you assume, so you feel you should probably just walk away. Fantastic news: You are not alone in your feelings! In addition to being in very good company with other like-minded individuals, you are also under our care and we understand the anxiety you’re feeling. Let us explain how we can help!
3 Benefits Of Digital Imaging
You know when you visit us for dental implants and more that the fact we offer digital imaging is very exciting. Well, you see that we are excited and you know it’s something we tout as a wonderful aspect of our practice. What you might not know, though, is why this is something to smile about. Let’s cover just a few benefits of capturing images of your oral structures and tissues digitally rather than through conventional means and you’ll most certainly begin to catch on.
Times You’ll Be Happy To Have Implants
There are some times you will be so very happy to have dental implants! However, since you haven’t had the experience yet, you may have a hard time conjuring up these potential moments. Lucky for you, we have heard stories from many of our patients about moments they have felt overjoyed by their decision. Let us share a few with you!
Adding Implants In With Cosmetic Goals
When you’re working on addressing problems with your smile, there are many types of concerns that may be in the fold. First, you may be dealing with tooth loss, which is why you come to our practice to receive dental implants. However, what if you’re also looking to address other issues, which will allow you to arrive at your final destination of a smile that’s complete, aligned, beautiful, and healthy? How do you approach making this work, you wonder? By explaining some factors, we can help you start to see what makes this achievable.
What To Expect Right After Oral Surgery
You may have some idea about how long you’ll need to rest after your oral surgery, the types of things you’ll have to change over the next few days (like your eating habits), and more. However, what about right when your treatment is over and you’re about to head home? Do you know what to expect from this brief part of your entire experience? Let’s discuss the few details you can expect during this window of time, so you have a good understanding of how your visit will unfold.
Dr. Rogers was published in CDA’s November Issue. Click above to see his article (pg.601).