Oral surgery can be used to fix a whole host of problems, such as severely damaged or infected teeth or impacted teeth placing pressure on adjacent teeth in the mouth. When people hear the word “surgery” quite a few anxieties will often arise, but it’s important to remember that oral surgeries are more often than not pretty routine. Read more
Although dental implants have long been recognized as the ideal solution for broken and damaged teeth, they sometimes do fail. Despite the high success rate of this procedure, it is not 100{3b0f9398becb40f4bdd8fe95c600d2c252c33730296b97da1b334948809cb5c4} guaranteed that failure will not occur. There are a number of reasons why this can occur and if you are considering getting dental implants, Community Dental Group wants you to be aware of these possibilities. Read more
If an oral surgical procedure at Community Dental Group has been recommended, it is highly important that you consult with your dentist and oral surgeon prior to the procedure. Since the goal is for us to make your surgery as pleasant and safe as possible, it is essential that these professionals know certain information about you. The following is a list of things that are vital to experiencing a healthy and safe outcome where any oral surgery is concerned. Read more
Endodontic therapy is more commonly referred to as “root canal” therapy. It is a procedure that is performed on the pulp of a tooth or teeth in order to eliminate an existing infection while at the same time protecting them from any future infections. In order to make the most accurate diagnosis possible, the endodontists at Community Dental Group must evaluate the condition of the tooth in order to determine if a root canal is necessary.
So as professionals, endodontists have to consider certain information that they’ve collected from three primary sources, namely your symptoms, the signs the endodontist has observed, and any additional testing that may be required. Consider the following: Read more
A tooth extraction is something that everyone hopes to avoid, but sometimes it’s the best way to maintain the overall health of your mouth. Let’s look at the situations in which an extraction is most likely. Read more
There are several different kinds of symptoms that can suggest it’s time for oral surgery.
Oral surgery can be used to remove damaged teeth, to implant replacement teeth, and to help repair and arrest the progress of periodontal disease. However, only a dentist can give you the whole story about whether or not you could benefit from oral surgery. Read more
It’s natural to be concerned whenever you are going in for any kind of surgery.
However, when it comes to oral surgery, there are steps you can take to make sure that you recover faster. In fact, you could recover from oral surgery much faster than from many other types of surgery. Read more
Endodontic therapy is more commonly known as “root canal” therapy and involves a series of treatments that eliminates infected tooth pulp. As a result, this procedure enables the decontaminated tooth to be protected against any future microbial infection. Unfortunately, as effective as this procedure can be, root canal therapy characteristically gets a bad rap. It is not uncommon for our patients to fear this particular procedure in advance of undergoing it. However, our endodontist will do everything they can to put your mind at ease prior to having the procedure done. Read more
Many individuals have a fear of visiting the dentist, especially if they have to undergo certain procedures such as endodontic therapy or a root canal as it is more commonly called. There are several things you can do to decrease the pain and discomfort that you experience and to speed up the recovery period. The following is a list of the instructions that we provide our patients with here at our Community Dental Group facility in Thousand Oaks:
Do not use the treated tooth when biting or chewing until the restoration of it has been completed during the procedure. Read more
Knowing what to expect prior to, during, and after oral surgery can reduce the length of time that it takes you to heal and recuperate. Oral surgery is may be performed as an out-patient procedure at Community Dental Group and requires either general or local anesthesia based on the complexity of the procedure you are undergoing. You should be able to leave and return home shortly after your surgery is completed, pending the dentist’s approval. There 10 interesting facts about oral surgery that you should be aware of which include: Read more