10 Conditions That Oral Surgeons Treat
For most of Dr. Tsvetov’s Riverside County patients, oral surgery is the first and only kind of surgery they’ve ever needed to have. Therefore, it’s very common for patients to be unaware of all the conditions that an oral surgeon like Dr. Tsvetov treats. ...
Read More »Dental Implants—Does It Matter Who Performs The Procedure?
Dental implants are now firmly a “standard of care” when it comes to replacing single or multiple missing teeth. As you can see from my previous posts, there is no question that dental implants are the most definitive and cost-effective treatment when compared to bridges and dentures. The purpose of today’s post is to see […] ...
Read More »Wisdom Teeth and Orthodontics
In this this video, Dr. Tsvetov explains why wisdom teeth can negatively affect orthodontic outcome and why it is recommended to evaluate your wisdom teeth prior undergoing orthodontic treatment to create a beautiful smile. You will learn the right questions related to your wisdom teeth which you can then ask your orthodontist. Should you have […] ...
Read More »Corporate Dentistry—A New Twisted Reality
More and more corporate dental offices are opening up in cities and towns across America. They actively push the “benefits” of being a patient there: Accepting many dental insurance plans Open evening and weekend hours All dental specialties under one roof On the surface, this does sound like a great place for a patient to […] ...
Read More »3 Common Reasons You May Need an Oral Surgeon
Many Riverside County residents have never had any type of surgery at all. So, when they find out they need oral surgery to take care of a dental need, they’re surprised. However, there are actually quite a few common reasons why you may need a local oral surgeon to help you with your dental care. […] ...
Read More »Dental Implants and Oral Surgery
Dental implants are truly one of the greatest dental scientific advances of our time. Implants are tiny titanium rods which are inserted into the upper and lower jaw to serve as the stable platform for dental crowns (caps). They function similarly to the roots of teeth, in that they attach to the jaw bone and give stability and retention to the dental crown—the functional part of the tooth needed for chewing. ...
Read More »Worrisome Dental Trends
In the last 5 days I received two frantic phone calls from concerned patients. Both had their teeth recently removed in a general dental office and both ended up with bad complications. The first patient had a part of the tooth accidentally pushed into the sinus cavity underneath his eyeball. The second patient ended up with a numb lip after a wisdom tooth removal. ...
Read More »Our Patients First
Here at Temecula Facial Oral Surgery, we do everything possible to accommodate with same day appointment to ALL patients in pain! We do same day extractions and do not push for general anesthesia. All procedures can be done under local anesthesia. FREE (Dental Implants, Wisdom Teeth) Consultation including X-rays! ...
Read More »What to do if you do not have enough bone for implant placement? Read on to see how we reconstruct your jawbone.
Patient presented to my office with an abscess involving tooth #8. As can be seen from the radiograph, a very large periapical lesion is associated with the tooth. The lesion has destroyed a lot of bone, making immediate implant placement impossible in this situation. ...
Read More »Who is extracting your tooth (part 1)?
We often see patients who had teeth extracted at another dental office. On multiple occasions, the stories they share are not pleasant. They tell us that it took “two hours” to get a tooth out, that “they were in pain” when the doctor was removing the tooth and that they were “black and blue” afterwards. They come to our office wanting to have a dental implant done, to replace the tooth that was extracted ...
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