How to Make Your Teeth Last for a Lifetime: Thanks to better at-home care and in-office dental treatments, more people than ever before are keeping their teeth throughout their lives. Although some diseases and conditions can make dental disease and tooth loss more likely, most of us have a good deal of control over whether […]
Fractures on a tooth may not be visible in the mouth, and in some cases may be difficult to see on a dental x-ray. In this situation, the dentist will use diagnostic tests and information from you regarding your symptoms to verify whether or not a tooth is fractured. For this reason, you should […]
A toothache will sometimes occur at the most inopportune time. This can be after business hours, while busy caring for work or for family obligations, while traveling, or on the weekend. Necessary dental emergency care may be difficult to find. Santa Clara area dentist Dr. Antonious invites you to call his office and take advantage […]
The maxillary sinuses are behind your cheeks and on top of the upper teeth. Sinuses are like empty rooms that have nothing in them. Some of the roots of the natural upper teeth extend up into the maxillary sinuses. When these upper teeth are removed, there is often just a thin wall of bone separating […]
Dental Implant Failures: Cause and Effect Factors Dental Implants represent the ideal in tooth replacement dentistry and are considered to be the Gold Standard of treatment. No other technology currently exists that approaches the efficiency and accuracy of an implanted tooth. Characteristics of the artificial root form structure are similar to what Mother Nature provides. […]
Before dental implant surgery, bone grafting is sometimes necessary to supplement the bone mass of the patient’s jaw so that the implants can be anchored firmly. Sunnyvale Implant Dentist Dr. Gupta is committed to doing everything necessary to ensure the success of every dental implant procedure. That means bone grafting will be performed, if required, to […]