[ad_1]Dental implant failures are very rare. Dental implant surgery has a success rate of 95%. Failure in surgery is due to improper selection of patients. Implants fail for numerous reasons. They could be biological or microbiological factors, biomechanical factors, biomaterial factors, or due to implant surface treatments. Complications involved in the dental implant procedure are nerve damage, infection, the body's rejection of the implant and the implant itself breaking.The most … [Read more...]

[ad_1]Dental flippers are one type of removable partial dentures, or "removable partials." All removable partials, including dental flippers, use standard acrylic denture teeth to replace missing natural teeth. The pink base or "plate" portion of a partial denture is an acrylic material identical to the base used in standard full dentures.The FabricationThe fabrication of dental flippers requires several steps. The dentist or dental technician first takes an impression of the … [Read more...]

[ad_1]A common question that you'll run into is, "how do I get over the fear of getting my wisdom teeth pulled?" We often here our Los Angeles and Beverly Hills patients saying that they're down-right "scared of wisdom teeth removal" and would rather deal with the annoying pain than have the procedure. The problem to being afraid of your oral surgeon and having the procedure done is that most of those fears are irrational, based on horror stories that you've heard from grandparents or read … [Read more...]

[ad_1]Injuries, diseases, and defects that affect the teeth, gums, mouth, and jaws sometimes require oral surgery. Many oral surgeons provide corrective options to improve jaw health, remove wisdom teeth, repair broken or damaged teeth, and much more. These surgeries are often done on an outpatient basis meaning the patient is often responsible for her or his own care once the surgery is completed. While no two patients are the same, there are some common outcomes after oral surgeries, so … [Read more...]