After you see us for the oral surgery your smile needs, you may go home, feel overjoyed by your improved oral health, and then one of two things may happen: First, you may continue treating your smile as you always have, remembering that consistent, mindful care is always necessary. Or, you may think that your newly improved smile is now immaculate and practically immune to problems because it looks and feels so much better. If you think you may fall into the latter category, we have acouple assumptions that you should avoid accidentally making. Remember, it’s easy to keep your smile healthy with consistent, daily care.
Dental Sedation: Stuff You Keep Hearing
You keep hearing things from friends and family members about dental sedation. Some of it, you’re not so sure about. Since you’re planning on receiving sedation for your upcoming visit with us, you’d really like to get to the bottom of all of this “stuff.” Remember that we always advise you to check in with us when you have questions, particularly if you’re feeling concerned. We will not judge you for asking questions that feel silly or embarrassing! There are lots of rumors out there and, of course, we would much prefer you have the factual information from us as we proceed with repairing your smile.
Reasons Children May Require Extractions
If you take a look at our testimonials page, you will see that it’s not only adults who come in to our practice to receive tooth extractions. It’s children, too! If your eyes are widening and you’re wondering why on earth a child may require the removal of a tooth (but you’re also curious, since you have children with smiles to protect), we are happy to explain. When you become more familiar with the details, you will see that extractions are very beneficial and nothing to fret about!
Implants: Reviewing The Intro Details
Whether you’re an absolute newbie to the world of learning about dental implants or if you’re someone who has considered them in the past, reviewing the building blocks of what makes them a possibly wonderful option for you is always worthwhile. Let’s start at the beginning, going over some powerful benefits and details that will help kick start your trek toward a smile that’s complete and beautiful.
Implants: Why Your General Dental Care Still Matters
When you make dental implants part of your smile, you may think that your general dental care doesn’t really matter anymore. This is something that comes up frequently with patients who have all of their natural teeth replaced. Now, whether you have one implant, a mouthful, or somewhere in between, you must remember that your daily care still needs to look just about the same (and the same is true for your long-term care). Get down to the basics with us, so you remember what your oral health requires!
Implants: Do The Things You Didn’t Do For Your Teeth
What is it that you didn’t do when you had all of your natural teeth that you sometimes wish you’d followed through on? Perhaps one of the issues that led you to require dental implants is something you think you would like to “do better” with in the future. Let’s talk about a couple easy actions you can take that will help you ensure you’re doing all that you can to protect those implants you have received, so your smile is intact, safe, and beautiful forever!
Talk To Your Oral Surgeon About…
There are a lot of things that you can talk with your oral surgeon about. As you have gathered, we are here to help you, so your smile is safe, so it’s healthy, so it’s functional, and so you have the best possible experience with your oral health. However, when you’re starting out with treating your smile for possible concerns, figuring out how to talk with our team and what to discuss, so you feel fully informed, may feel difficult. Fortunately, if you were hoping that we had some easy-to-follow guidance, we may have just what you need in the form of categories to address during visits.
Orthodontics: Why You’re Seeing Our Team!
You may have visited your orthodontist to learn more about how to straighten your smile or, perhaps, to align your child’s smile. Rather than receiving braces or another type of orthodontic system, you may have first been referred to our practice. As a result, you wonder to yourself: How did you leave your home in search of a uniform grin only to find yourself headed toward a team of oral surgeons? Not to worry! We can help you sort out the situation, so you realize sometimes, attaining a straighter smile requires an extra step or two.
Dental Implants: A Couple Moments That Call For A Visit
Sometimes, you can easily determine whether you should come in to see us or not. Other times, you may find yourself swaying one way and then another. Since protecting your dental implants is very important to the longevity of your complete smile and promoting optimal oral health, it’s usually best to err on the side of safety and to come in. Let’s run through some moments during which you may think you’re overreacting and we think it’s definitely time for a quick check-in with our team.
Why Switch To Dental Implants?
Do you already wear a prosthetic device for your tooth loss, such as a partial denture, dental bridge, or full denture? Perhaps you have begun considering switching to dental implants but you aren’t sure if it’s something you should follow through on or if the benefits you think you may receive are just the product of wishful thinking. We are here to reassure you that making the change can most certainly be just as advantageous as you imagine. Consider some very good reasons to move on to implants as added motivation.
Dr. Rogers was published in CDA’s November Issue. Click above to see his article (pg.601).