Soft tissue graft – Periodontal soft tissue grafting Soft tissue graft procedures can fix many tooth and implant issues. Free gingival graft FGG Subepithelial connective tissue graft Coronally advanced flap or coronally positioned flap You can treat a class I Miller recession with a coronally advanced flap, add in a SECTG or FGG for class […]
A single implant for two teeth? Single implant with two teeth on top is an option in some areas of the mouth. Usually we reserve this option for the anterior where the forces are lower. The single dental implant is often a choice in these areas due to the small mesial distal area available. Where […]
Brown spots on teeth near gums? What are the brown spots? Brown spots on teeth near gums is something we hear from some potential patients. So what are they? Browns spots on teeth near gums can be one of several things. The most common thing that these brown spots end up being is decay. The […]
DEA and dental license renewal websites DEA license Check you DEA license expiration date. Change address or DEA license. Mine expires on 7/31/2019. State of Illinois dental license State of Illinois license renewal.
Where are the Wheaton school district boundaries? Wheaton school district boundaries are something that we occasionally need to look up so we are “storing” the information here on our site. Wheaton school system List of where each Wheaton school ends up feeding into for both North and South Wheaton High School. Wheaton North High School […]
All on 6 high resolution photos All on 6 high resolution photos can be hard to find because search engines favor fast loading content and large photos are the exact opposite of that! I have this here so people can find some all on 6 high resolution photos from our own website. All on 6 […]
All on 6 with zirconia and nanohybrid composite teeth All on 6 dental implant prosthesis can have any number of variations. This is case were we have zirconia teeth and nanohybrid teeth on a titanium framework. Natural looking all on 6 on top and all on 5 on bottom Steve was looking for an implant […]
How the dental office can help with dental anxiety Dental anxiety is arguably the number one cause people do not come to the dental office. Anything the office can do to help with this anxiety will help both the patient and the dentist. How can staff help with dental anxiety? The first step is empathy […]
Tips on how to find a good dentist Below is the text we have on a moving away page we give to patients that are leaving the area for good. Usually this is given to retired individuals that are moving away, but anyway can use these tips to help find a good dentist. Finding a […]
The endodontic file use for extraction of a root tip Endodontic file use for the extraction of a separated root tip is a great trick to have when a small section of a tooth root breaks off and seems unretreivable without a lot of sweat or bone removal. How do you use the endodontic file […]
What is that radiolucency on your pano? Radiolucency on pano? What is it? I’m going to slowly update with more interesting finds. A radiolucency found on pano is a regular finding in dentistry. So what is the radiolucency that you found on the pano? Typically you can decide by location what the lesion is, but […]
Filling not even close to where it should be When composite is placed on the tops of teeth where it should not be it will interfere with the bite. This will cause symptoms similar to the symptoms of someone needing a root canal. It needs to be adjusted back to where it belongs.
Enlarged tongue An enlarged tongue can be a natural process or a sign of something. This post is simply here to provide a differential diagnosis for those with enlarged tongues. Enlarged tongue differential diagnosis Most will be simply enlarged because the patient has been living without posterior teeth and the tongue has grown to fill […]
Dental Implants that shouldn’t work There are dental implants that should not be stable yet hold up well for years. The healing ability and individual response to the implant play a big role in the success or failure of a dental implant. Dental implants that aren’t in bone Before CBCT there was really no way […]
