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Questions Every Patient Should Ask Before They Have Oral Surgery

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 23 Feb, 2023

Healthcare settings can be intimidating, and the prospects of surgery can create overwhelming feelings, so it might be tough for many patients to ask questions prior to any procedure. Asking the right questions, however, can be crucial to a...

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Everything You Should Know About Sleep Apnea

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 3 Feb, 2023

Some 6 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with the silent but potentially serious condition of sleep apnea, but doctors...

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#Sleep Apnea #Oral Surgery #Maxillofacial Surgery

Orthognathic Surgery and Other Types of Jaw Surgery

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 23 Jan, 2023

Female dental patient looking at x-ray of her jaw with oral surgeon

Each year more than 10,000 patients in the United States undergo orthognathic surgery, the most common type of jaw surgery performed by oral...

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#Sleep Apnea #Oral Surgery #Maxillofacial Surgery #TMJ

What is Marsupialization of a Keratocyst?

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 20 Jul, 2022

Dentists looking at a cranial x-ray at the hospital

Marsupialization is a conservative and non-invasive surgical option to treat keratocysts, especially in the case of large cysts, or with ver...

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#Oral Surgery #Oral Health #Maxillofacial Surgery

Pineapple Juice and Wisdom Teeth Removal Recovery: Fact or Fiction?

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 15 Jun, 2022

If you put stock in the adage that it is best to “believe none of what you hear and believe half of what you see” then what are we to make o...

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#Wisdom Teeth #Exparel #Maxillofacial Surgery

Sore Spot: Your Oral Surgeon Can Treat Scar Tissue in Your Mouth

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 13 Apr, 2022

You know what’s irritating? That … that, right there! That sore spot in your mouth that nobody else can see – except for your hygienist and ...

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#Oral Surgery #Oral Health #Maxillofacial Surgery

Different Types of Oral Surgery

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 16 Mar, 2022

Close up of medical instruments at the hospital

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons undergo years of extensive education and training, which allows them to perform many different types of oral...

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#Anesthesia for Oral Surgery #Oral Surgery #Board Certified Oral Surgeons #Maxillofacial Surgery

How Dental Bone Grafting Works

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 12 Jan, 2022

When implants are needed to replace missing teeth or the jaw bone needs to be reconstructed after traumatic injuries or following removal of...

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#Oral Surgery #Jaw Reconstruction #Maxillofacial Surgery

What is an OMS?

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 7 Sep, 2017

Have you ever wondered what the rest of the name you sometimes see for your oral surgeon means? What is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon? ...

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#Oral Surgery #Maxillofacial Surgery

What to Ask Before Your Dental Surgery

Posted by Taylor White on 10 May, 2017

"As with any surgery...it is essential that patients, as key members of their healthcare team, take an active role in their treatment choice...

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#Oral Surgery #Maxillofacial Surgery

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Northwest Oral News

Questions Every Patient Should Ask Before They Have Oral Surgery

Everything You Should Know About Sleep Apnea

Orthognathic Surgery and Other Types of Jaw Surgery

What is Marsupialization of a Keratocyst?

Pineapple Juice and Wisdom Teeth Removal Recovery: Fact or Fiction?

Sore Spot: Your Oral Surgeon Can Treat Scar Tissue in Your Mouth

Different Types of Oral Surgery

How Dental Bone Grafting Works

What is an OMS?

What to Ask Before Your Dental Surgery

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