Fractured Tooth: What are my options?

tooth extraction, Uncategorized • By drkoos2 • June 26, 2012

When a tooth is fractured or broken, your treatment options will be heavily dependent upon the extent of the fracture. In most cases, if there is a reasonable chance of saving the tooth, a strong dental restoration should be recommended. If the fracture extends below the gumline, or involves the roots of the tooth, you […]

Can I Replace Both Lower and Upper Teeth With All-on-4 Dental Implants?

All-on-4, Uncategorized • By drkoos2 • June 15, 2012

If you are completely edentulous, or missing all of your upper and lower teeth, there is a tooth replacement solution that has been designed expressly for you. By harnessing the advantages of both dental implants and dentures, your oral surgeon can permanently restore your entire smile, and more often than not, in a single day! […]

Oral Surgeon Offers Free Apple iPad® With Removal of Wisdom Teeth in Chicago

Press, Uncategorized, wisdom teeth • By drkoos2 • June 12, 2012

Online PR News – 11-June-2012 –Chicago, IL – Dr. Steven Koos, a Chicago Loop oral surgeon and owner of ORA® Oral Surgery & Implant Studio, is pleased to announce the introduction of an exciting new promotion being offered during the summer of 2012. The Chicago oral surgeon is offering a free Apple 16GB iPad® (with WiFi) to any […]

Dental Implants: What will happen without treatment?

implant dentist, Uncategorized • By drkoos2 • June 4, 2012

When contemplating your options for dental treatment, it is important to understand the advantages of your dentist’s recommendations, but it is equally important to understand what will happen if you choose to do nothing. In order to properly weigh the risks versus the benefits, you deserve to have all of the facts. Tooth loss is […]

What is a Supernumerary Tooth?

tooth extraction, Uncategorized • By drkoos2 • May 25, 2012

How many teeth should you have? The number can certainly vary. Children should have 20 natural “baby teeth”, otherwise known as primary or deciduous teeth. Most adult humans can expect to have a total of 32 permanent adult natural teeth, otherwise known as succedaneous teeth. The total of 32 teeth in adults includes the four […]

NATO Protesters Praise Chicago Oral Surgeon & His Support Of Their Cause

oral surgeon, Press, Uncategorized • By drkoos2 • May 20, 2012

ORA Oral Surgery & Implant Studio, at 1827 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, IL became a congregating point where NATO protestors gathered on Saturday. ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, WGN News, and the Chicago Tribune have all covered the scuffle that occurred outside where the Chicago oral surgery office of Dr. Steven Koos DDS, […]

Dental Implants: An Investment Worth Smiling About

dental implants, Uncategorized • By drkoos2 • May 15, 2012

How much is your health worth? How much would you be willing to invest for a chance to restore your smile? Today, dental implants in Chicago Illinois can give you the opportunity to invest in your health, restore your smile, and dramatically improve the quality of your life. Making the decision to replace your missing […]

Patient Review – Gregory, J., Chicago, IL

review, tooth extraction, Uncategorized, wisdom teeth • By drkoos2 • May 14, 2012

This was the best dental experience of my life!!! After putting off getting my wisdom teeth pulled for over a year, out of fear of oral surgeons and the horror stories I was told, I took the plunge and went to Dr. Koos and his team! First off, the office is INCREDIBLE and feels like […]

What is an apicoectomy – tooth root surgery – and how successful are they at saving teeth?

oral surgeon, Uncategorized • By drkoos2 • May 4, 2012

First, a brief lesson in dental anatomy and terminology: the pathway that runs straight down through the root of the tooth and is occupied by the tooth’s nerve and blood vessels is known as the “root canal”. The canal ends at the very tip of the tooth’s root, referred to as the “apex”. When a […]

Patient Review From Jada Z., Chicago, Illinois

oral surgery, review, Uncategorized, wisdom teeth • By drkoos2 • May 2, 2012

I would give this place 10 stars if I could. I had three of my wisdom teeth removed yesterday (my fourth one never formed). That was the first time I was under the general anesthesia so I was a little nervous. The nurse (I am really bad with remembering names and I couldn’t find her […]