If you’re considering dental implants to replace a missing tooth or even several teeth, you now have choices. Dental implants have historically been made of
At times, some of the procedures we perform at Wilmington Oral Surgery can cause postoperative pain and swelling. At our office, the standard benefits to
After oral surgery, you will usually be asked to rinse with salt water starting 24 hours after your surgery. Why is this so important? Because
Each year in America, nearly 650,000 patients receive chemotherapy and 50,000 are treated with radiation to the head & neck region. Both of these types
If you are considering dental implants, you want to consult with an oral surgeon. We place dental implants every day, and can help you decide
As with other surgical procedures, getting a dental implant usually involves some discomfort after the anesthesia has worn off. But dental implant technology has come
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons have been performing dental implants successfully since the 1970s. They are your best option for tooth replacement because they look and
A cleft lip or palate occurs once in every 600 live births. Some children are born with both. These orofacial clefts can range from mild,
Millions of adults in the US take anticoagulant medications daily, also known as blood thinners. Aspirin is the most well-known, but there are several other
Dental and facial trauma is not uncommon in the pediatric population. These injuries can range from a broken or avulsed (knocked out) tooth, to facial
We’re living through a devastating health crisis in America: opioid addiction. In 2017, 75,000 Americans died from overdose – that’s more Americans than were killed
Wilmington Oral Surgery now has the technology to use the patient’s own body to help regrow bone and heal faster after a tooth extraction, implant
