After Oral Surgery: What You Should Know

How to Enhance Healing After Oral Surgery After undergoing oral surgery of any kind — including implants, periodontal surgery, bone grafts, tissue grafts, etc. – it is important to take the necessary precautions to optimize the body’s ability to heal. Quit Smoking: Healing after oral surgery (or any type of surgery) is negatively affected by smoking. […]

Minimizing Plaque Biofilm in the New Year

Going into the New Year it’s important to make it a priority to keep plaque levels in check. Biofilm is the beginning layer of plaque which begins to cover our teeth as soon as four hours after a professional dental cleaning. Plaque is mostly comprised of bacteria. Everyone has friendly “host” bacteria and due to […]