As sufficient time has past and the extraction site has healed I had my implant placed last week. The procedure was done under local anesthesia and was relatively pain free. In this radiograph note how the bone has filled in and is relatively uniform in consistency. The procedure is relatively straight forward. Dr. Michael Maltz […]
Take a good look at this panoramic image. It is of a woman in her mid 70’s. She has been a patient of mine of over twenty years. She had many dental problems as a child and young adult that left her with an upper arch with much bridgework and a partial denture on […]
As a practicing dentist one of the most difficult things I encounter is a toddler with a mouth full of cavities. Having a young mouth restored can make children fearful of ever seeing a health care provider and set them up for a lifetime of fear and neglect. The parents, while often mean well, and […]
I have been having a problem with a tooth on the lower right side since last fall. All I know is that something hurt and I could not tell if it was an upper or lower. I had a professional cleaning last October with radiographs and everything looked normal. Over the winter it never went […]