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I am a board certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon and I am available to answer questions related to tooth extractions, implant insertion, facial recontruction, facial and oral tumor removal, TMJ dysfunction and various successful treatments, including surgery if all else fails, and occlusal discrepancy requiring orthognathic or jaw surgery.
Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon practicine for over 20 years. Assistant Clincal Professor and State University School of Dentistry.
American Dental Association, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
BA -University of Connecticut DMD - University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
National Honor Society (OKU), Philadelphia County Dental Society, Mosby Book Award, Oral Surgery Honors, Summa Cum Laude
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is a profession that is a bridge between medicine and dentistry. It frequently addresses foundations for many diseases that strike humans. Oral manifestations and reactions are often one of the first signs of a medical disease.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is a profession that is a bridge between medicine and dentistry. It frequently addresses foundations for many diseases that strike humans. Oral manifestations and reactions are often one of the first signs of a medical disease.
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Ann - Of course, I cannot be sure without examining you, but the pain you are having could be from a poorly fitting new crown or from a crwon tht does not have a proper bite. My suggestion is that you
Harriet - It is best to save teeth, not only for appearance, but with the loss of teeth the bite changes and that can cause excess pressure on the other teeth. It is important to maintain the bite to
Carolina - Of course, without examining you I cannot be sure, but there is a possibility that the tooth that now hurts was the cause originally. There, of course, is also a possibility that the pain has
Lizabeth - There are two possible causes for the lump swelling you have. It could be either an infection or there was bleeding from the extraction site under the gums and under the tissue covering the
Dee - tough questions requiring very difficult answers. If you are not symptomatic with severe pain or infection, I think waiting for the hospital is probably the safest. If, however, pain, swelling
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