Keeping Your Teeth Healthy is About Keeping Yourself Healthy
We see a separate type of doctor to care for our mouths, so it’s easy to think that oral care is a standalone, special thing.
We see a separate type of doctor to care for our mouths, so it’s easy to think that oral care is a standalone, special thing.
Many of us probably know the difference between a general dentist and an orthodontist – most of us have, or have kids who have, had
Everyone knows that smoking is bad for you; high school health class taught us that. And national campaigns like The Truth Initiative have national PSA
No one looks forward to oral surgery, or any surgery for that matter. But as far as surgeries go, the vast majority of surgical procedures
Dental bone grafting is exactly what it sounds like; it’s a process of supplementing bone in the mouth/jaw with a graft of your own bone,
An impacted wisdom tooth is one that fails to erupt. A wisdom tooth can be partially or fully impacted, and because they fail to fully
In the world of dental specialists, pediatric maxillofacial surgeons deal with some of the most specific, intricate and difficult orofacial issues. Like an oral surgeon
We tend not to think about dentistry as a practice that’s thousands of years old. Or we simply don’t know that it is. After all,
Nobody wants to lose a tooth. But if you don’t replace the tooth through a dental implant, or even a less costly dental procedure like
Maxillofacial surgery is a unique branch of oral surgery in that it combines dentistry with surgical skill and specific knowledge about the structures of the
If you’re considering dental implant surgery, you’re probably wondering if dental implants are considered cosmetic or essential. After all, it makes a big difference as
Are you considering facial cosmetic surgery? Have you thought about turning to an oral surgeon for the work? Because they specialize in facial anatomy and
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons have a lot in common; their expertise overlaps. A surgeon specializing in maxillofacial reconstruction is different from an oral surgeon, though, because they have additional training. The face, mouth and neck are an intricate system of soft and hard tissue structures. Just as a general dentist would refer patients who need specialized care to an orthodontist or an oral surgeon, an oral surgeon refers patients who need specialized care to a maxillofacial surgeon. The best thing about a maxillofacial surgeon is that they’re a 2-for-1 specialist, because they’re also an oral surgeon.