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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

Dental Anxiety: Drilling Down on the Fear of Visiting Your Dentist

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 9 Jan, 2023

If the sound of a not-so-distant drill while you wait in your dentist’s office makes your heart race, stomach flutter, and sweat break out o...

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#Anesthesia for Oral Surgery #Oral Surgery #Dental Specialist #Northwest Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Wisdom Tooth Removal Over the Holidays? Try These Soft Foods

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 14 Dec, 2022

Nothing says the holiday season like decorating the tree, baking cookies, gazing at festive lights, exchanging presents … and getting your w...

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#Wisdom Teeth #Oral Surgery #Northwest Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Replacing Missing Teeth: How Urgent is it to Seek Help?

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 25 Aug, 2022

Surely, there are worse things to experience, but having a tooth knocked out definitely ranks high on the misery index of life’s unfortunate...

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#Oral Surgery #Northwest Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

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

Oral Mucoceles: What Causes Them and How to Treat Them

Posted by Northwest Oral Content Team on 11 May, 2022

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Oral mucoceles, sometimes called an oral mucous cyst, is a harmless, painless swelling on the lip or inside of the mouth.

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#Oral Surgery #Oral Health

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

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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

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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

Dental Anxiety: Drilling Down on the Fear of Visiting Your Dentist

Wisdom Tooth Removal Over the Holidays? Try These Soft Foods

Replacing Missing Teeth: How Urgent is it to Seek Help?

What is Marsupialization of a Keratocyst?

Oral Mucoceles: What Causes Them and How to Treat Them

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

Different Types of Oral Surgery

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