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2 Ways Fixing Your Smile Is Romantic

In honor of tomorrow’s Valentine’s Day, we would like to offer a light-hearted approach at illuminating a very serious issue: The fact that fixing your smile with oral surgery brings with it a long list of benefits you may be overlooking. To help you gain a new perspective (and, of course, to extend our happiest […]

Our Suggestion For National Children’s Dental Health Month

February, which is National Children’s Dental Health Month, is well underway. If we have one suggestion to offer for your children as oral and maxillofacial surgeons, it’s to take their potential need for wisdom teeth removal seriously. Yes, it seems like just yesterday that their baby teeth were falling out and here you are faced […]

Why A Broken Tooth Isn’t Stress-Worthy

To you, a broken tooth might feel like the end of the world. To us, it’s a problem that has a clear solution. The good news is that you don’t need to get to the point where you feel extremely stressed about your damaged tooth. What you do need to do? Come in to see […]

5 Things You Shouldn’t Assume About Implants

Before you begin making assumptions about dental implants, we encourage you to remember that there’s a lot of misinformation out there (whether it’s from friends, family, or the internet). In addition, there’s a lot of stuff happening in that lovely mind of yours that can cause you to make guesses about implants (that just aren’t […]

Wisdom Tooth Removal: Check Out Our Testimonials

Perhaps you aren’t too excited about your own wisdom tooth removal. Or, maybe that ship has sailed and now you’re preparing to schedule your child’s extractions but you’re feeling a little overwhelmed. First, whatever the case, allow us to reassure you that you are in good hands. After all, you are receiving the removal from […]

Can I Receive Implants After Gum Disease?

Perhaps you are someone who has suffered from gum disease. If so, you may worry that you will not qualify for dental implants. Instead of assuming that implants are completely off the table for your smile, we encourage you to remember that issues with your periodontal health exist across a broad spectrum. In addition, there’s […]

Something’s Different But It Doesn’t Hurt: Now What?

It’s a sore? It’s a lump? What do you call this? We call it oral pathology. This is another way of describing issues like sores and any other potential disease that shows up in your mouth. The good news is that many developments are benign (which means they are harmless). You will also notice that […]

How Do You Discover What’s Wrong With My Smile?

When you stand in front of your mirror and look at your smile, you may wonder how we have the ability to figure out what’s wrong with your oral health. How exactly can we tell that your jawbone is not healthy enough for implants just yet? How do we know that your wisdom teeth will […]

Dry Socket: Questions And Answers

You may be ready to come in for wisdom teeth removal. You may also have some reservations because you have heard about a disorder called dry socket that can occur after an extraction. The good news is that if you are diligent with your aftercare, this is not something you need to worry about. However, […]

Solutions To Your Fears About Dental Implants

Of course, just about anything you choose to do in your life comes with some minor amount of risk. While this is true for choosing dental implants, as well, you will discover that this is not something we (or any dental professional) takes lightly. Instead, we are prepared with precautions to ensure the placement and […]

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