Posts Tagged ‘ Jay Platt DDS ’
Socket Preservation: Essential Step to Lasting Dental Implant Success
If you’re considering dental implants as a solution to restore your smile and regain oral function, you may have come across a crucial preparatory procedure known as socket preservation. At Jay Platt, DDS Oral Surgery and Dental Implant Center, we understand the significance of socket preservation in ensuring the long-term success of dental implants. Let’s […]
That Smarts!: Top 10 Signs and Symptoms Your Wisdom Teeth May Be A Problem
Though wisdom teeth extractions can be performed prior to the teeth ever erupting through the gum line or causing any problems as a result of an evaluation by an oral surgeon, certain signs and symptoms can also necessitate prompt removal before more complex issues result.
How Minimally Invasive Laser Dentistry is Saving Dental Implants
When properly cared for with best practices in dental hygiene, dental implants can provide a lifetime of confidence and smiles to patients. However, as with any sort of oral health issue, lack of oral hygiene can lead to problematic situations around your new teeth. Just like with periodontitis, peri-implantitis is a build-up of bacteria in […]
No Cutting, No Sewing: Laser Assisted Periodontics
With all of the advancements in technology aiding oral health in the past century, one of the biggest may very well be the advent of periodontal laser therapy, namely Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure (LANAP) and Laser Assisted Peri-implantitis Protocol (LAPIP). Though lasers are often seen as “high-tech” and it should come as no surprise […]
Low Bone? No Hygiene Access? No Problem!
Patients missing most or all their upper or lower teeth have long since relied on traditional dentures to remain both functional and aesthetically normal. Dentures, however, are not without limitations and drawbacks, including bone loss, instability, difficulty eating, and difficulty speaking. Thankfully, dental science has developed multiple techniques as alternatives to traditional dentures that allow […]
How LANAP and LAPIP are Changing the Treatment of Periodontal Disease
One of the biggest fears patients have about going to the dentist is pain: from needles, to scaplels, to sutures, patients dread the pain that comes with dental procedures both during and after. Coupled with recovery periods that can be longer than ideal, this fear compounds into an angst that, for many, prevents them from […]
Oral Cancer-When it’s More Than Just a Sore
Sores in the mouth, pain with chewing, bleeding gums, and sore throats can seem commonplace. Between ulcers, fever blisters, oral infections, general illnesses, and the all-too-common periodontal disease, it can be difficult to determine when a sore or a symptom is more than just your run of the mill oral health issue. But, with oral […]
Full Arch Dental Implants: The Future is Now
Since its inception, the field of dentistry has been ever evolving, particularly in the field of tooth extraction, replacement, and aesthetics. In life, first impressions are everything, and, as we become more visual as a society and more engrossed in the world of social media and imagery than ever before, first impressions are also everywhere, […]
Osteonecrosis of the Jaws: Should You be Worried?
Dentistry and oral health are admittedly full of big words for common problems. One word you may hear thrown around that sounds scary at times is osteonecrosis, particularly osteonecrosis of the jaw, or ONJ. What exactly is osteonecrosis? Is it something you should be worried about or something that should be discussed with your dental […]
Wisdom Teeth Removal Tips
Wisdom Teeth are the back molars that come in last, usually between the ages of 18-25. These molars are typically removed due to lack of space that can cause shifting of the surrounding teeth. If you are experiencing pain and discomfort, you may need to have your wisdom teeth removed. Below are a few things […]