Oral Surgery/Expert Profile

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Recent Answers from Steven A Saxe D.M.D. Board Certified ABOMS

2012-02-09 3 Weeks after 4 wisdom teeth(still have odd pains):

Dear Cat  The symptoms you describe do not seem associated with your extractions.  Although I appreciate you connecting the coincidence of having your wisdom teeth out and the onset of these symptoms.

2012-02-07 hospital neglect?:

Dear Jen,    Your entire ordeal as you describe it sounds unusual.  I need to have x-rays and operative reports to come to any conclusions. It is possible for you to have an immediate denture which would

2012-01-31 oral antral fistula repair:

Dear Kathy,     From your description it appears as if you have an infection and a re-occurrence of your fistula.  The best approach to repair this would be to debris the graft and be on a course of antibiotics

2012-01-20 Bridge vs. Implant:

Dear Jean,    One x ray is sufficient to determine if a bone graft is necessary.  The question is without seeing the x ray is a graft necessary? Most of the time the answer is no especially for lower teeth

2012-01-18 Post Wisdom Teeth Extraction Question:

Dear billy     Yes normally you should be healed by now.  You need to see a board certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon in your area to work up this problem and to review your health history. It is