A patient recently told me that her dental implants were placed by her general dentist who is also an oral surgeon. I responded that it…
Dry socket (alveolar osteitis) is a wound healing complication that can occur following teeth extractions if the initial blood clot is lost. This results in…
If you find the treatment process for dental implant replacement of missing teeth confusing, you are not alone; terms like ‘comprehensive,’ ‘phase 1 and 2…
How long do you need to wait after a tooth extraction to fly safely? Or, how about if you’ve had other oral surgery procedures ?…
Your child may have recently complained of tooth pain caused by decay. Perhaps during his or her last check-up, the dentist or orthodontist recommended extraction…
Ever wonder what kind of dentist you need to see? Endodontist, oral surgeon, prosthodontist, general dentist, orthodontist, and the list goes on and on! With…
Removal of all four wisdom teeth at the same time has several advantages. It minimizes the number of surgeries and recoveries, anesthesia, and exposure to…
When you need to have your wisdom teeth removed, you know you must see a dentist. But what kind of dentist? Many people think their…
To achieve predictable results for wisdom teeth extractions, it is necessary for the oral surgeon to utilize the appropriate diagnostic tools and methods specific to the…
A recent NBC report, ‘The Deadly Triangle: Dentists, Drugs, and Dependence’, talked about risks of drug dependence among patients who were prescribed opioids by their…