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Platelet-Rich Plasma Myths and Facts

Flushing Oral Surgery and Dental Implants offers platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy to our patients undergoing oral surgery to aid in healing and encourage successful bone grafting. While many people have heard about PRP, many do not fully understand how it works. As a result, some myths have sprung up around its uses and capabilities. Myth […]

Are You Too Old to Replace Your Teeth with Dental Implants?

Getting older can mean losing teeth, but it doesn’t have to mean losing your natural oral function. Dental implants are comprehensive tooth replacements that look, feel, and function like natural teeth. But how old is too old for dental implants? Learn everything you need to know about how old you have to be to get […]

Top 4 Reasons to Be Grateful for Dental Implants in 2022

Dental implants are the best choice if you are considering replacement options for missing or damaged teeth. Implant teeth are comprehensive replacements for the entire structure of a missing tooth, right down to the jawbone. No other tooth replacement is as extensive and permanent as implants. Look at the four top reasons to be grateful […]

Are Dental Implants Safe in the Long Run? Facts and Statistics – 2022

Dental implants are the safest and most permanent replacement option if you have missing or damaged teeth. Dental implants have a higher patient success rate after 10 years than any other tooth restoration option. Overall, implant teeth placement presents minimal risk of future complications as long as you follow the aftercare instructions from your doctor. […]

Tooth Implant Benefits Over Dental Bridges: Are Dental Implants Better?

If you lose a tooth, your dentist will recommend a replacement option, such as a tooth implant or a dental bridge. An implant tooth is a complete and permanent replacement, whereas a dental bridge replaces the tooth’s visible crown, but not the roots. Unlike bridges, dental implants have restorative benefits that enable you to retain […]

How Bone Grafting Can Increase the Success Rate of Dental Implants

Dental implants, today’s most preferred tooth replacement method, has a national success rate of 98%. Tried and true, tested and proven, implant teeth seldom let you down. But what if you could bump those incredible stats up even higher? Bone grafting is a technique used by oral surgeons to build up your jawbone, the foundation […]

3 Things You Should Know About Dental Implant Recovery

If you’ve scheduled dental implant surgery, you’re on the path to an abundant life that will include eating, smiling, and laughing to the fullest. You’ve learned that dental implants are the best teeth replacement option available. And thanks to their durability and permanence, they provide the closest match to natural teeth in both appearance and […]

Why 3D CBCT Technology Matters for Dental Implants

If you’re missing teeth and ready to fill those gaps with dental implants—today’s superior teeth replacement option—you may be wondering where to go. What makes one practice more trusted and reliable than another? The secret to beautiful, natural-looking implant teeth is in the technology used to plan and place them. We at Flushing Oral Surgery […]

5 Reasons We Use Piezosurgery

The mere mention of jaw surgery often evokes feelings of fear and anxiety in many patients, and this causes some of us to completely avoid necessary treatments altogether. If this applies to you, we want to do all we can to assure you that we can treat our patients comfortably and safely, alleviating dental issues […]

Can Dental Implants Restore Seniors’ Smiles?

You may be young at heart, but if you’re no spring chicken, your teeth might be starting to show your age. The good news is, in today’s modern world, you no longer have to just roll with the punches when it comes to aging and losing teeth. In fact, thanks to modern technology, no one […]