Dental Implants: What will happen without treatment?

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 […]

Dental Implants: Will I need a traditional “sinus lift”, also know as sinus augmentation or sinus grafting?

implant dentist, Uncategorized • By drkoos2 • April 27, 2012

A sinus lift is a common dental surgical procedure that can be performed prior to, or at the time of, dental implant placement. In this procedure, the bone and related anatomy at the bottom of the sinus cavity is augmented to create the needed vertical height to provide a more ideal environment for a dental […]

Review of Oral Surgeon – Samantha G., Chicago, IL

review, Uncategorized • By drkoos2 • April 17, 2012

After a ridiculously traumatic experience getting my bottom 2 wisdom teeth out at my regular dentist (all I need to tell you is 4 hours, no anesthesia/gas, and ‘complicated’ teeth that he wasn’t prepared for), I waited 4 years to get the other two out. Oops. I’m also terrified of needles despite being covered in […]

Sedation Dentistry: Will I remember anything?

sedation dentist, Uncategorized • By drkoos2 • April 16, 2012

Choosing a sedation dentist in Chicago Illinois can remove much of the tension and apprehension experienced by many dental patients. While sedation dentistry is not a substitute for a talented, experienced and caring oral and maxillofacial surgeon, it can certainly make any procedure more relaxing. Depending upon the type of sedation and the level of […]