Dental Implants – Digital Impression and Intraoral Scanning

May 24, 2016

No need to bite into sticky ‘playdoh’ type of material to take an impression for an implant crown – a simple, easy intraoral digital scan is all that is needed to make the final restoration in our office. We are happy to announce the arrival of the 2 new Iterro digital impression systems to our office. ...

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Another unusual pathology case

March 14, 2016

43 year-old female presented for evaluation of opaque lesion associated with mesial root of #19; Patient is asymptomatic, the lesion was found on routine radiographic examination; Tooth #19 is vital; no tenderness to palpation or percussion; There is on associated vestibular swelling; The radiographic appearance of this lesion is diagnostic: Opaque lesion that is replacing the root of the tooth and is surrounded by a radiolucent ring. ...

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Another interesting pathology case

August 25, 2015

Another interesting pathology case…A 60 year-old female came into the clinic complaining of pain and swelling in the lower left quadrant. Examination revealed an expansile lesion in the lower left vestibule with expansion of the buccal cortex of the mandible. An incisional biopsy was performed, and the diagnosis came back as Odontogenic Keratocyst (OKC). ...

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Interesting Oral Pathology Case

July 13, 2015

A 65 year old man came into my clinic with chief complaint of swelling to the right side of the face. The swelling has been present for the past 2 weeks. Examination reveals swelling and fluctuance in the left buccal maxillary vestibule. Panoramic image reveals a retained, unerupted maxillary left canine #11, located in the maxillary sinus. ...

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A Late Night Phone Call

May 11, 2015

True story…A few weeks ago I received a frantic phone call from a daughter of an elderly gentleman. The woman was crying, saying that her father needs help, but no one is able to help them. Her father had an extraction done at a dental office by an “oral surgeon who comes there once a month”. Well, it was 6 hours since the surgery and her father just started bleeding uncontrollably. ...

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Cost of Dental Implant vs Cost of Bridge

March 10, 2015

For most patients, other than those requiring complex full-mouth reconstruction, dental implant treatment is the most cost-effective long-term solution for missing teeth. This is because dental implants have the highest documented success rates of any type of tooth replacement. ...

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Success Rate of Bridge vs. Dental Implant

March 6, 2015

Dental implants are designed to last a lifetime. In fact, dental implant treatment is the tooth replacement option with the highest documented success rates. Clinical studies over the past 40 to 50 years indicate that dental implant treatment has a success rate well over 95%. ...

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Wisdom Teeth—“Pros” of Removal and “Cons” of watchful waiting

February 20, 2015

The debate about wisdom teeth has always centered around one major question: Do wisdom teeth need to be removed or not? It has long been established that wisdom teeth that have associated pathology (tooth decay, gum disease, infection, pathologic cysts or tumors enveloping the root) need to be removed. However the question has always remained whether pain free ...

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