The mouth is the gate to the entire body— bad oral health has been linked to major diseases including dementia and heart disease. But many are afraid of dental work, especially when bone grafting and implants are involved.
Dr. Mark Stein is a maxillofacial surgeon says people should not to wait and should not be afraid when it comes to major dental work.
Dr. Stein says the earlier we detect something and the earlier it is addressed, the easier it is to solve. He goes on to say once patients come into an oral surgeon's office, like his, they have a lot of different ways of reducing anxiety for patients, such as administering intravenous sedation. Under this kind of sedation, the entire time a patient is having something done, they are comfortable sleeping.
Dr. Stein says there have been a lot of advances in the area of dental implants and tooth replacement. Even for patients who need multiple extractions and replacements, there are techniques that allow Dr. Stein to do all the work in one session under sedation. Within a few hours, they can remove the unhealthy teeth, place dental implants and insert teeth on those dental implants.
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