Impacted Wisdom Teeth and Problems They Cause
In this video Dmitry Y. Tsvetov, DDS, MD speaks about impacted Wisdom teeth and the problems they cause. ...
Read More »Another interesting pathology case
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). ...
Read More »Interesting Oral Pathology Case
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. ...
Read More »A Late Night Phone Call
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. ...
Read More »Mini Implants—Are You Sure?
Let’s discuss mini dental implants—the option that is getting more and more popular due to (perceived) lower cost of treatment. Simply stated, mini implants are narrower than traditional implants (2-3 mm in width vs 3 mm or more for traditional implants). As advertised, they can be placed into narrow bone, avoiding the need for bone grafting procedures. However, due to the fact that they are narrower and are placed into narrower, less stable bone, more mini implants (4-6 vs traditional 2 implants) often need to be placed to support the same denture. ...
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