South Florida Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Blog

Under the right circumstances, your teeth can serve you well for your whole life, allowing you to eat all of your favorite foods and enjoy meaningful conversation with your family and friends. However, some teeth end up causing problems – specifically, the wisdom teeth are notorious for stubbornly erupting in a bizarre manner. Continue reading to learn more about these teeth and why they can sometimes erupt at odd, horizontal angles – as well as why it’s usually best to undergo wisdom tooth extraction to protect your future oral wellness.

When preparing for your dental implant surgery, it’s important to consider what will happen afterward. You will need to take a break from your regular routine so that you can spend time resting at home. Of course, this raises an important point: just how long will it be before you’re able to return to work? Your oral surgeon is here to give you an idea of what you can expect after your dental implant procedure.

Tooth extractions are an important part of maintaining a healthy smile for a lot of reasons, from not having enough room in the mouth to accommodate all of your teeth to experiencing severe decay or trauma that has rendered a tooth unrepairable. Following your procedure, it’s important to follow your oral surgeon’s aftercare instructions to make a complication-free recovery. One instruction that many patients tend to forget is whether or not they can drink alcohol after a tooth extraction. Read on to learn more about how to take care of your smile and when you can start drinking alcohol again following your procedure.

Do you struggle with extensive tooth loss due to untreated decay or years of wear? These issues can significantly affect your oral health. Fortunately, a personalized full mouth reconstruction plan can restore both function and aesthetics, giving you a complete and confident grin once again. Since no two smiles are the same, your treatment plan will be fully customized to meet your unique dental needs. Read on to learn which common restorative options may be recommended by your dentist.  

If this isn’t your first rodeo, you might be aware that recovery tips for certain dental treatments can get pretty specific. Some might require you to go on a soft food diet, while others might limit your activity levels and air travel. This can make the post-op process for comprehensive, highly-personalized procedures like a full mouth reconstruction seem pretty mysterious until you talk to your dentist!

Fortunately, there are some general recovery tips that every patient receiving a full mouth reconstruction should know. Keep reading so you don’t have to go into your consultation completely blind.