When a tooth becomes impacted, this means it can only partially erupt. This could happen for a variety of reasons, but could cause major problems for your oral health and even the alignment of your teeth. To offer correction and restore comfort, your Santa Rosa , CA, oral surgeons will use treatments to help bracket […]
Category: Wisdom Teeth
The Danger Of Your Wisdom Teeth
As we approach adulthood, up to four new teeth could arise that cause serious problems for your smile. To avoid impaction and other complications, your Santa Rosa , CA, oral surgeons could recommend safely and comfortably removing wisdom teeth before they erupt. In today’s blog, we’re going to talk about what to expect from this […]
Why Do We Remove Wisdom Teeth?
As we approach adulthood, as many as four new teeth could erupt in the rear of the mouth. For a few, these could pose no dangers. But for the majority of people, the wisdom teeth could mean serious problems for your oral health and smile beauty. In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa , CA, oral […]
How We Comfortably Extract Wisdom Teeth
When you approach adulthood, the arrival of your wisdom teeth could mean serious trouble for your smile. With a tooth extraction, we could prevent their eruption, or address any impacted ones that have already arrived. In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa , CA, oral surgeons will discuss wisdom tooth extraction. […]
Keeping Your Tooth Extraction Comfortable
Our team of oral and maxillofacial surgeons know that sometimes, removing a tooth is crucial for avoiding worsening oral health. From avoiding the spread of infection to preparing smiles for implant dentures, we often need to remove a tooth. In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa , CA, oral surgeons explain how we complete a comfortable […]
Why Do Wisdom Teeth Need To Be Removed?
Our third molars, also referred to as wisdom teeth, don’t arrive until we reach our late teens and early 20s. For a few, they pose no major risk for the smile. However, for most of us wisdom teeth could mean painful impaction, misalignment, and more. In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa , CA, oral surgeons […]
Don’t Let Your Wisdom Teeth Harm Your Smile
Wisdom teeth, the extra molars in the back of your mouth that erupt in early adulthood, could cause serious problems for your smile. The complications of eruption, or an impaction, could even lead to issues like tooth loss! In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa , CA, oral surgeons discuss how and why we extract these […]
Oral Surgery Can Save Smiles With Wisdom Teeth Removal
As we grow, our smiles undergo a number of changes. However, some of these changes could be potentially harmful for your smile’s health, appearance, and stability. As we enter adulthood, up to four new molars could erupt. Known as wisdom teeth, these could pose serious risks for your smile. Fortunately, your Santa Rosa, CA, oral […]
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Are Your Wisdom Teeth Impacted?
For many people who develop wisdom teeth, or third molars, their development often comes with problems. Due to a lack of space at the ends of the dental ridges where they try to erupt, wisdom teeth can often become impacted before they have a chance to fully emerge from the gum line. While wisdom tooth […]
When Wisdom Teeth Start to Be a Problem
Most common oral health problems are things that can often be prevented with the right level of preventive dental care. For instance, conditions such as tooth decay and gum disease can often be avoided with good dental hygiene and regular preventive dental visits. That’s because they develop as a result of excessive oral bacteria buildup, […]
