Are You a Candidate for Dental Implants? Here’s What Actually Determines It
If you’ve lost a tooth, or several, dental implants are probably the first thing your dentist has mentioned. But not everyone is automatically a candidate, and the right option looks different depending on your bone health, how many teeth are missing, and a few lifestyle factors. This guide from our oral surgeons walks through what ...
Dental Anxiety and Oral Surgery: A Guide to Feeling Calmer
Feeling nervous about an upcoming oral surgery is far more common than most people realise. More than 1 in 8 New Zealand adults live with some degree of dental anxiety, and for many, it is the single biggest reason they delay care. The good news is that anxiety around dental and oral surgery is highly ...
What Does an Oral Surgeon Do? Dentist vs Oral Surgeon Explained
Most people see their dentist regularly and never need to go further. But some dental conditions require a level of surgical expertise that sits well beyond general dentistry. If your dentist has referred you to a specialist, or you are trying to understand the difference between the two, this guide explains what oral surgeons do, ...
What Is the Best Age to Remove Wisdom Teeth?
Wisdom teeth have a reputation for causing trouble, but one of the most common questions patients ask is not whether to remove them, but when. Timing directly affects how straightforward the procedure is, how quickly you heal, and how many complications you can avoid down the track. Is There a Best Age to Remove Wisdom ...
How Smoking and Vaping Affect Dental Implant Success
Vaping has become part of everyday life for a growing number of New Zealanders, and at North Shore Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (NSOMS) we are seeing more implant patients who vape than ever before. For many, it feels like a cleaner, more modern alternative to smoking. But if you are considering dental implants, what you inhale ...
All-On-4 Dental Implants: The Best in Class
Good news! Removable dentures are not the only option if you are missing teeth in your upper and/or lower jaw.
Dental Implant Materials: Titanium vs. Zirconia
When looking at options for dental implants, a lot of patients have questions and concerns around the materials used to hold the implants in place. After all, adjusting to having implants can be a nerve-wracking process, so it’s reasonable to want all of the information possible before making a decision.
Zygoma Implants “Leave no patients behind” – Alternative to Bone Grafting
Our smiles are very valuable to us, that when decay and tooth loss occurs it can be such a blow to our confidence and makes us self-conscious of our smile. If you have been told that you require extensive bone grafting or you are not suitable for dental implants due to lack of bone in ...
How Digital Implant Workflow will Change your Surgery Experience
Whether you’ve experienced tooth loss due to long term issues, or you’ve had a high-impact accident that has resulted in injury and unrestorable teeth, choosing the best dental implant option for your surgical procedure can be an important and difficult decision. In our experience from the patients we’ve treated at NSOMS, the most important factors ...
Top Five Causes of Tooth Loss in Adults
When you’re growing up, losing your teeth feels like a rite of passage into adulthood. However, as an adult, experiencing tooth loss can be a distressing and costly experience that can affect your confidence and general health. There are a number of reasons why you might experience tooth loss in your adult life, ranging ...
We’ve Come a Long Way: Dentures vs. Implants
If you think back to your childhood, you might remember the set of prosthetic dentures, left suspended in a warm cup of water overnight at your grandparents’ house. The idea of a whole new set of teeth that you could remove and replace from your mouth every day was commonplace for people who had ...
The Price of Dental Implant Surgery: Don’t Compromise Quality for Cost
Regardless of whether you’re missing a single tooth, or looking to replace an entire set of teeth, permanent dental implant surgery is undeniably one of the best solutions available for patients.
