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 …
Dental Implant Complications
Patients are frequently referred to us for the management of various complications related to their dental implant treatments. Such complications have a significant negative impact …
Are Zirconia or Ceramic Dental Implants 'Metal-Free'?
Many patients inquire about Zirconia or ceramic dental implants as an alternative to commonly used Titanium dental implants. For some, it is because of their …
Denture Adhesives Or Two Dental Implants
Each year, Americans spend over a hundred million dollars on denture adhesives. It’s important to know first why people need denture adhesives. The fact is …
How Long Can You Wait Before Taking Your Wisdom Teeth Out?
In most people, there is inadequate space between the second molars and the end of the jaw bone, leading to impaction of the wisdom teeth …
How Painful Is Dental Implants Surgery?
Many patients say that pain is their biggest fear when considering dental implants for replacement of their missing teeth. It turns out pain is the …
