Soft Food Diet for TMJ Relief

If you suffer from a TMJ disorder, you may notice a clicking or a popping in your jaw when you try to eat your favorite foods. This is because symptoms of TMJ disorder can include jaw discomfort and tenderness or pain when opening or closing the mouth. At Oral Surgery Consultants of Pennsylvania, we don’t want you to live on a soft diet, but incorporating soft foods into your diet may alleviate your discomfort.

Soft foods give your jaw and temporomandibular joints the opportunity to rest and heal. Some excellent (and healthy) foods to eat include cooked vegetables and fruits, cottage cheese, mashed potatoes, scrambled eggs, smoothies, soup, and yogurt. If you must eat food that requires a heavy amount of chewing, we recommended chopping it up into small pieces. If you have a sweet tooth, soft cakes, cobblers and cheesecake are good things to choose from.

If you are experiencing jaw pain, please give us a call to discuss your treatment options. To learn more about the services we provide at our practice, visit www.oralsurgerypa.com for more information. To schedule an appointment with one of our doctors at Oral Surgery Consultants of Pennsylvania located in Philadelphia, call 215-463-4141. 

Thank You For Your Reviews!

Here at Oral Surgery Consultants of Pennsylvania, our staff appreciates feedback from our customers because it teaches us how to improve as a team. Our staff would not only like to thank Dee for this four-star review, but we would like to thank her for being an excellent patient. If you recently experienced exceptional service from our office, please let us know!  

"I recently got all four wisdom teeth removed here over the past week. I am still recovering but as of right now there is nothing I can complain about they did a great job. I went in for my appointment. I waited probably five minutes and got called back. The doctor and assistants were nothing but kind to me. They gave me tons of gauze pads and a great detailed paper saying what to do for the next week basically. I had a great experience so far. I couldn't have asked for a better team for this surgery."

If you would like to leave a testimonial or are interested in learning more about the services we provide at the practice, visit www.oralsurgerypa.com for more information. To schedule an appointment with one of our doctors at Oral Surgery Consultants of Pennsylvania located in Philadelphia, call 215-463-4141. 

Placing Dental Implants

If you are missing teeth as a result of injury, tooth decay, or gum disease, then you are likely a good candidate for dental implants. However, you must have enough bone in your jaw to allow an implant to be placed in the jawbone, and implants are not recommended for smokers, people with autoimmune diseases, people who have radiation therapy, and people with uncontrolled diabetes. This is why it’s important for our doctors at Oral Surgery Consultants of Pennsylvania to examine you and determine if you are suitable to get implants before they are placed.

The entire implant process is placed over the course of a few months. The first part of the process involves installing the implant itself, where a screw is placed into the jaw bone. In most cases, placing a single dental implant requires less than an hour, but of course, this depends on how many you need. After the implant is placed in your jaw, you will have to wait several months for the surrounding bone to bond with the implant. After the implant has healed, it is time to place an abutment on the implant. The abutment serves as the base for your new tooth. Once the implant process is complete, you will have a restored smile that will look and feel like your real teeth.

If you think you may benefit from dental implants, please give us a call. To learn more about the services we provide at our practice, visit www.oralsurgerypa.com for more information. To schedule an appointment with one of our doctors at Oral Surgery Consultants of Pennsylvania located in Philadelphia, call 215-463-4141. 

Apicoectomy after Root Canal

A root canal is a treatment that is used to repair and save a badly damaged or infected tooth. During root canal treatment, your dentist cleans the canals using special instruments called files to remove inflamed or infected tissue. When an infection develops or won’t go away after root canal treatment or retreatment, one of our doctors at Oral Surgery Consultants of Pennsylvania may need to perform an apicoectomy.

Root canals may become re-infected for a variety of reasons. These include new or recurrent decay, previously undetected accessory (extra) canals branching from the primary canal at the root end of the tooth, and occasionally, calcification of canals. An apicoectomy is done only after a tooth has had at least one root canal procedure and retreatment has not been successful. It is a minor surgical procedure in which the very tip of the tooth’s root is removed and sealed.

If you have a tooth infection related to a root canal gone wrong, give us a call to discuss your treatment options. To learn more about the services we provide at our practice, visitwww.oralsurgerypa.com for more information. To schedule an appointment with one of our doctors at Oral Surgery Consultants of Pennsylvania located in Philadelphia, call 215-463-4141.