May 2, 2019 | Blog, Tooth Extraction
Picture this: After lunch, you and a few friends decide to go for a walk through the park. The sun is shining and, as people picnic and dogs chase after tennis balls, a live band starts to play a familiar melody. Then, just as you’re about to tell your friends how...
Jul 28, 2018 | Dental History, Oral Hygiene (Brushing & Flossing), Tooth Decay (Cavities), Tooth Extraction
We all know dental health is important to our overall health as adults, but what about children? Oral health is also very important in children and starting healthy habits at an early age can make all the difference! Children’s teeth need to be brushed once they...
Feb 27, 2011 | Dental Implant, Periodontal (Gum) Disease, Periodontal Risk Factors, Tooth Decay (Cavities), Tooth Extraction
This is from our friends Steven Kendrick, DDS; and David Wong, DDS Inside Dentistry Abstract The process for deciding when to restore or extract a tooth is often a “gray area” based mostly on clinical experience and rough predications on the long-term prognosis...
Jan 21, 2011 | Dental Crown, Dental Implant, Sedation Denstistry, Tooth Extraction
An immediate dental implant requires planning and skill, in fact it requires team work between the patient – restorative dentist, implant surgeon and laboratory technician. There is no question that given the current state of the art in dentistry, that dental implants...
Jan 12, 2011 | Dental Implant, Periodontal (Gum) Disease, Tooth Extraction
Drs. Craddock and Godat use special procedures to help improve your healing after certain procedures. One of these is listed below. The use of platelet rich plasma (PRP) following tooth removal appears to speed healing and bone formation, according to an article in...
Dec 31, 2010 | Tooth Extraction, Uncategorized
After tooth extraction, a blood clot normally forms in the hole left in the gum, protecting the exposed nerves during the healing process. If the clot is dislodged, a painful condition known as “dry socket” results. Dentists recommend that patients follow some simple...
