Your Path to Comfort: Navigating Sedation Recovery
We use it in tons of surgeries—whether you’re coming in for a nearly pain-free wisdom tooth removal or a more complex oral surgery, there’s a high chance you’ll be given some form of sedative used in mouth surgeries. You come in, sit in the chair with your surgeon next to you, and before you know […]
Oral Surgery Anxiety? Tips for a Calmer Experience
When you’re going in for an operation on your mouth, it’s completely normal to feel tense, on edge, and anxious. We get it. Having such a vital area of your body worked on can feel absolutely nerve-wracking. Not to mention the needles used, any potential past negative experiences, and even the loss of control as […]
Wisdom Teeth? No Worries! Minimally Invasive Procedures Help Healing Time
Getting wisdom teeth taken out of your mouth is a type of oral surgery that most people have to go through at some point in their lives. Sometimes people get lucky and have them taken out when they’re younger and haven’t popped through the surface of your gums quite yet, while others get them taken […]
Guarding Your Smile: How Antimicrobial Coatings Are Revolutionizing Dental Implants
Dental implants are one of the most proven ways to successfully replace missing teeth and restore jaw and bite functionality. Titanium alloy implants have been around since 1965 and have been the reigning supreme for implant material since. To get long-lasting fake tooth implants to osseointegrate, there isn’t a material that’s more reliable than titanium. […]
What’s the Real Deal with Mewing? Understanding Fact vs Fad
Yet another TikTok teeth trend (Remember the horrors of turkey teeth?), “mewing” is a term used to describe tongue and mouth exercises that are meant to change the appearance of the face by altering the shape of the jaw muscles. Why “mew”? Because of Dr. John Mew, the British orthodontist who brought the idea of […]
Zygomatic Implants: The Reconstructive Solution for Jaw Bone Loss
Dental implants are the best method for reconstructing a smile; they’re the only truly comprehensive restoration method for missing teeth. Tooth implants offer a permanent solution to tooth loss, and the prosthetic root preserves the health of your jaw. They last a long, long time, and there’s a variety of materials to choose from like […]
Dental Anxiety vs Dental Phobia & How to Manage Both
Fear of the dentist (or oral surgeon!) is a real thing, and it’s common – you’re not alone in that apprehension you feel before someone sticks a drill in your mouth. If you tense up at the thought of a simple teeth cleaning, let alone something more major like wisdom teeth extraction, you’ve got plenty […]
Office Anesthesia & Sedation for Oral Surgery
Feeling nervous about your upcoming procedure? We get it. Dr. Puckett and his caring staff understand that oral surgery, especially when it comes to those that require sedation methods, is not something anyone looks forward to. Many people are apprehensive about the idea of being “put under.” Dental anxiety before or when you get to […]
Understanding Craniofacial Prostheses in Pediatric Maxillofacial Medicine
Visiting an experienced dental surgeon who specializes in full facial reconstruction is a whole journey in and of itself. From the evaluation to the actual procedure itself, it’s a whole ride, and the feeling of relief at the end of the operation is comparable to none. For children undergoing maxillofacial surgery, the journey doesn’t end […]
Oral Surgery Safety Guide for Pregnant People
Oral health is a crucial part of having a healthy pregnancy. Poor mouth health, including gum disease or other low-grade infections, can compromise the immune system of both parent and child. It only makes sense—having bacteria buildup in your mouth that necessitates tooth removal and getting a high-grade titanium dental implant or worse just isn’t […]
Diverse Dental Care: Differing Cultural Perspectives on Pearly Whites
With US culture’s focus on having a bright, healthy smile, you might think that brushing with electric toothbrushes and swishing with Listerine is a universal practice. How else do you take care of your teeth? Hint: The US is a cultural island. Something as basic as the concept of a healthy smile is still subject […]
Dental Implants & Myths About Mouth Reconstruction
Dental implants are the best method to replace missing teeth. If you’re looking for replacement teeth that look and feel like the real thing, it really doesn’t get much better than a good, high-quality titanium tooth implant. But for all the buzz on how great they are, there’s also a lot of misinformation about this […]
