by Dr. Shillingburg | May 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Recovering from oral surgery requires you to do and to not do certain things. There are some things on the list that you should completely avoid, but there are others where there is a little bit of a grey area. Exercising after oral surgery is on the list, but what...
by Dr. Shillingburg | May 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
It is common for people to try to do things by themselves. Instead of hiring a professional painter for their home, they take it on themselves. If their car breaks down, they avoid a trip to the mechanic and work on it themselves. Sometimes they do as good a job as a...
by Dr. Shillingburg | Apr 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
There are many different reasons why someone might have a cracked tooth. It could be because you bit down on something hard. It might be due to a facial blow. Grinding your teeth can cause them to crack. Even age could be a factor. Cracked teeth are not uncommon, and...
by Dr. Shillingburg | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Macrodontia is a condition in which one or more teeth grow to be a larger size than what a normal tooth should be. It is extremely rare for someone to have all of their teeth too large. In most cases, it is a small number of teeth or a single tooth that is larger than...
by Dr. Shillingburg | Mar 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
While you hear the word “extraction” in reference to a dental procedure, it simply means removing a tooth. Sometimes, the extraction is simple as well. With a simple extraction, the tooth can come straight out. That is not always the case. Sometimes the...
by Dr. Shillingburg | Mar 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
For years there was one main solution to repair the bone after some breaks or because of deformity. Bone grafting was the way to go. In recent years, a second choice has emerged, and it is a choice that has had a lot of success. The new procedure is known as...
