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 …
How to Minimize Pain with Dental Implants
For many patients with missing teeth, the fear of having pain is the main reason for avoiding dental implants. They will go years without teeth, …
Lifetime Warranty on Dental Implants
Patients often ask how long their dental implants will last. After all, they are making an investment in replacing their missing teeth, and the long-term …
Root Canal vs. Tooth Extraction and Dental Implant?
A common question arises for many patients with teeth that have deep caries or infection: Should I get a root canal or is it better …
How to Remove Failed Dental Implants
Dental implants are highly successful and predictable when performed by skilled oral surgeons, properly positioned, and appropriately selected and restored. Failures, although rare, are often …
Fundraising for Dental Care
With the rising cost of dental care and limited benefits from insurance companies, more and more patients with dental needs find themselves stranded and helpless. …
Extraction of Teeth With Previous Root Canal Treatment
Teeth with advanced caries that have been treated with root canal often require a post, build-up and a crown to restore them. While root canal …
Tissue Engineering For Better and Faster Healing
Bone and gum tissue loss, whether due to trauma or gum disease, has long been a limiting factor for patients seeking dental implants to replace …
Having Oral Surgery at a General Dentistry Office
Last month, I saw three patients referred for management of complication from oral surgery done at general dentistry offices. The first patient suffered chronic infection …
Dentists' Role in Keeping D.C. United Players in the Game
As the oral surgeon for the D.C. United soccer team since the beginning of MLS in 1996, I’ve had the pleasure of working with several …
