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What Are Tori, Can They Be Removed, and Why Should They Be Removed?

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 14 Jan, 2021

Tori are benign (non-cancerous) growths of extra bone in the mouth.They most commonly occur on the tongue side of the lower jaw on both sides. Tori also occur on the palate, or roof of the mouth. Approximately 40% of males and 20% of female...

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#Oral Surgery #Dental Specialist #Tori

X-rays and Oral Surgery

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 5 Jan, 2021

Oral surgeons use X-rays to help diagnose disease, pathology, trauma, and dentofacial deformities that are not visible during a clinical exa...

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#Oral Surgery #X-Rays

Risks of Untreated Sleep Apnea

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 5 Jan, 2021

Sleep apnea is a condition that causes you to stop breathing suddenly when you are sleeping. There are different types of sleep apnea, inclu...

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#Sleep Apnea

Pre-Existing Medical Conditions and Your Oral Surgery: What to Know

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 7 Dec, 2020

Before any minor or major oral surgery procedure, such as wisdom teeth extraction, extraction of non-restorable teeth and grafting the site ...

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#Anesthesia for Oral Surgery #Oral Surgery

Bad Habits for Oral Health

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 29 Nov, 2020

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Regularly brushing and flossing are necessary habits to keep your teeth and gums healthy. However, many people have other not-so-healthy hab...

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#Oral Health

Single-Tooth Dental Implants

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 25 Nov, 2020

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When you lose a tooth, you generally have two replacement options: a dental implant or a dental bridge. Today, dental implants are the prefe...

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#Dental Implants

Dental Benefits: Use Them or Lose Them!

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 17 Nov, 2020

Millions of people lose money come January by not using their dental benefits by the end of the year. If you have insurance, you pay for it ...

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#Insurance

Common Oral Health Problems in Senior Citizens

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 5 Oct, 2020

Oral health is important in all stages of life. As you age, you may face unique oral health challenges that don't affect younger patients as...

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#Oral Health

Understanding the Scope of Pediatric Oral Surgery

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 15 Sep, 2020

Pediatric Oral Surgery may be needed when a child’s teeth are growing abnormally, have become infected or an accident has damaged them in so...

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#Pediatric Care

What are Common Reasons for Reconstructive Jaw Surgery?

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 12 Aug, 2020

Corrective jaw surgery (also known as orthognathic surgery) is intended to alter specific aspects of the structure of the jaw, correcting an...

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#Oral Surgery #Jaw Reconstruction

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Northwest Oral News

What Are Tori, Can They Be Removed, and Why Should They Be Removed?

X-rays and Oral Surgery

Risks of Untreated Sleep Apnea

Pre-Existing Medical Conditions and Your Oral Surgery: What to Know

Bad Habits for Oral Health

Single-Tooth Dental Implants

Dental Benefits: Use Them or Lose Them!

Common Oral Health Problems in Senior Citizens

Understanding the Scope of Pediatric Oral Surgery

What are Common Reasons for Reconstructive Jaw Surgery?

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