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Dry Socket again!!!! Yes, the most common thing that every patient knows about before even they come for their consultation.  No need to worry, our patient rarely have this dreaded thing….why?  Because for years we have been using the patients own blood products to help them heal faster and to avoid complications such as dry…

Dental implants look and function like natural teeth.  That’s what makes them so effective and desirable as the most optimal replacement option for missing teeth.  But when it comes to caring for them, they are somewhat different than natural teeth.  So how is caring for implants any different? Before we answer that, a definition may…

Dental implants have been called one of the greatest advances in dentistry.  They are titanium posts that are inserted into the jaw to provide support for an artificial tooth.  They basically act like a root of a tooth.  Out of all the other options for replacing missing teeth, dental implants get as close to a…

  Your new dental implants are going to improve your life, possibly in ways you cannot imagine.  But first you need to recover from the titanium post implanted in your jaw before you can fully take advantage of it.  In general it takes about 3 to 6 months and even longer for implants to become…

Wisdom teeth don’t have much to do with wisdom. If they did, we probably wouldn’t extract so many. But in San Francisco and Cupertino, we do extract a lot of them – sometimes for prevention, and other times because they have become impacted. Wisdom teeth are the third set of molars, also known as the “third…

The worst is over: you’ve had a tooth extraction, and the procedure went exactly as expected. Now you have to take care of yourself for a few days, so your jaw can heal properly. Bay Area Surgical Arts in San Francisco has some tips. There is going to be some specific advice for you, depending…