A patient’s smile is affected by the size and shape of her lips and teeth, the facial muscles and the patient’s gum tissue. An ideal smile is balanced and shows a very small amount of gum tissue above the teeth. A gummy smile refers to…
Category: Oral Surgery
Oral surgery is often part of an interdisciplinary approach to correcting functional and/or cosmetic problems with a person’s smile. Tooth extractions, jaw surgery, dental implants, wisdom tooth removal and others all fall under the umbrella of this specialty. You will often be referred to an oral surgeon by either a general dentist or orthodontist before, during, or after treatment to ensure the full extent of your smile makeover goals are met. For instance, a patient with tooth gaps due to one or more congenitally missing teeth will require dental implants post-treatment to restore their smile. Please read below about common procedures that oral surgeons offer and what role they may play in your dental treatment.
When it comes to wisdom tooth pain relief, there are many different remedies floating around out there on the Internet, some of which are extremely useful while others aren’t quite so much. Wisdom teeth are notorious for causing pain and discomfort, in addition to potentially…
You feel the first signs of discomfort and try to ignore them. Then there are the first signs of pain even though you take care of your teeth, and as the symptoms get worse putting off a visit to the dentist just isn’t an option…
