You might feel like you’re all over the place when it comes to your oral surgery needs. Maybe you aren’t sure which type of tooth replacement to choose. Maybe you know just the type of care you need but you’re feeling a little uncertain about following through and how to best prepare. As a general rule of thumb, our Santa Rosa, CA team reminds you that we will offer ample instructions whether in regard to which treatment best suits your needs or how to prep for (or recover from) surgery! Consider our examples, so you remember that when you’re under our care, we are always here to guide you for an easy and enjoyable experience.
Have Questions About Wisdom Teeth?
Most people recognize the term, wisdom teeth, and the fact that they’re often the source of a wide variety of dental health concerns. However, for many patients in Santa Rosa, CA, that only raises more questions. For instance, if they’re so problematic, then why do we grow them, and what makes them so problematic in the first place? Today, we answer a few of those questions to help you better understand the problem of wisdom teeth and what you should do if yours become an issue. (more…)
Implants And The Timing Of Your Tooth Loss!
You might like the idea of dental implants. That doesn’t mean you assume that you are necessarily a candidate. In fact, something that seems very simply but that ends up feeling quite tricky in relation to seeing us about implants is often the timing of your tooth loss. We frequently find out that patients figured they weren’t missing their tooth long enough or that it had been too long, etc. Let’s talk this topic over with you, so you can hear from our Rohnert Park, CA team about one important detail: You can come to us at any time! As for digging a bit deeper into the specifics, we’re ready when you are!
Implants: Three Types Of Costs To Think About
When you’re doing anything to improve your smile and oral health, particularly when you get into specialized fields of care like oral surgery, one of the things you focus some of your energy on is cost. This can help you determine worth, perceive the value of something you’re considering, determine whether it’s a possibility (or not), and more. Of course, when the particular in your case is making a decision about dental implants, it can become easy to have a bit of trouble making that final choice. To help you a bit, our Santa Rosa, CA team thinks you may want to consider three types of costs and how to weigh them out (with our help).
Implants: Don’t Count Yourself Out Just Because…
There may be lots of reasons you have already counted yourself out when it comes to dental implants as your choice for missing teeth replacements. However, before you cement this decision, our Santa Rosa, CA team thinks you might want to reflect on some reasons you should actually still keep yourself in the running for implant-supported restorations. You might figure that for some reason, implants just “aren’t for you.” However, with just a little bit of new knowledge, you might discover that they’re actually just what you need!
Why You Shouldn’t Feel Shy To Talk With Your Oral Surgeon
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!
Dr. Rogers was published in CDA’s November Issue. Click above to see his article (pg.601).