When a patient is missing most or all of their permanent teeth, our dentists may recommend dentures in Amherst, New Hampshire. These removable dental restorations can allow you to speak, smile, and eat properly again. What Are Dentures? Dentures are dental restorations that replace all of your missing teeth. A flesh-colored acrylic base sits over the gums. Replacement teeth... read more »
You probably know that your wisdom teeth usually erupt after all of your other teeth, generally between the ages of sixteen and twenty years old. Since your wisdom teeth are the last to come in, there often isn’t enough room for them to erupt properly. This can lead to a number of complications. If there isn’t enough room in your... read more »
Avoiding and Treating Dry Socket Dry socket is a common complication after a tooth extraction, particularly molar tooth extractions. When a tooth is removed, the socket is the space remaining. After extraction a blood clot forms over the socket and is essential for proper healing. If the blood clot fails to form properly or gets dislodged prematurely, a condition known... read more »
Wisdom teeth are the last of your back chewing molars, often referred to as “third molars”. Not everyone develops all four wisdom teeth and they don’t come in, or erupt, until your late teens or early twenties. So when to extract wisdom teeth, or should you at all? While it used to be recommended that all wisdom teeth be extracted,... read more »