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If you have one or more missing teeth, your dentist may recommend dental implants. A dental implant is an artificial tooth root. Your jawbone fuses with the implant to provide a secure platform for a prosthesis (artificial tooth).

Bacteria collect in every nook and cranny of your mouth. They can cause decay teeth beneath dental treatments, such as crowns and bridges. Here are tips on flossing those areas.

Jaw (orthognathic) surgery is treatment that reshapes the jaws to improve their form and function.

You have been scheduled for orthognathic surgery. This is treatment that reshapes or realigns the jaws and teeth to improve their form and function. During the months leading up to surgery, you’ll work with your orthodontist. Your treatment may take several years to complete.

Orthognathic surgery is a treatment that reshapes the jaw to improve its form and function. Before surgery, most people need to have orthodontic treatment to move and straighten the teeth.

You just had orthognathic surgery. This is treatment that reshapes the jaws to improve their form and function. Your job now is to keep yourself comfortable and help your body heal quickly.

The surgery will last several hours. You will likely stay in the hospital for 1 to 2 days.

If you have one or more missing teeth, your dentist may recommend partial dentures. Read on to learn more about this treatment choice.

When problems develop inside a tooth, root canal therapy may be the only way to save it.