If you are dreading an upcoming oral surgery appointment, you’re not alone, and you are probably more anxious right now than you need to be. We hear it constantly, from patients scheduled for a simple tooth extraction and from parents bringing in a teenager for wisdom teeth removal. The words
Most patients who need a dental implant have a straightforward path in front of them. Healthy bone, a single missing tooth, no complicated medical history. For those patients, implant placement is predictable and the plan shouldn’t vary much from provider to provider. Not every case looks like that. Some patients
When patients first hear the term fixed full arch dental implants, the word that tends to stick is “fixed.” It is the part that separates this solution from everything they may have tried before. A fixed restoration does not come out at night. It does not sit on the gums
If you have a missing tooth and someone has mentioned a dental bridge as the solution, it is worth taking a step back before committing. A bridge can seem like the straightforward choice, and for certain situations it may be appropriate. But for most patients, there is a better option
Jaw pain that won’t quit. A click or pop every time you open your mouth. Headaches that keep getting blamed on tension. Ear pressure with no infection behind it. These are the kinds of symptoms that send people to dentist after dentist without finding a clear answer. And the frustrating
Some stories are worth pausing for. This is one of them. Texas A&M University College of Dentistry recently featured a beautiful piece about Marie Seykora, a new dental hygiene graduate from Flower Mound who finished at the top of her class of 30. We are proud to say that story
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