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Northwest Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Recommends the COVID-19 Vaccine

Northwest Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery is not offering the COVID-19 Vaccine at this time, however our board-certified oral surgeons strongly recommend those over 65 years of age, and/or those with a chronic medical condition, to sign-up as ...
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What Are Tori, Can They Be Removed, and Why Should They Be Removed?

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 side...
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X-rays and Oral Surgery

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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Risks of Untreated Sleep Apnea

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

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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Bad Habits for Oral Health

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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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Single-Tooth Dental Implants

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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 Benefits: Use Them or Lose Them!

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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Common Oral Health Problems in Senior Citizens

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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Understanding the Scope of Pediatric Oral Surgery

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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