Dr. Ioannis Vergoullis This procedure is a team effort between you, your dentist and your periodontist. Your periodontist and dentist will consult with you to determine where and how your implant should be placed. Depending on your specific condition and the type of implant chosen, your periodontist will create a treatment plan tailored to meet your needs. ✓ … Read more
A dental implant is an artificial tooth root that a periodontist places into your jaw to hold a replacement tooth or bridge. Dental implants are an ideal option for people in good general oral health who have lost a tooth or teeth due to periodontal disease, an injury, or some other reason. There are three … Read more
Socket preservation Before teeth are extracted, we could plan to place bone grafts at the time of the tooth removal to help maintain the existing bone so that an implant can be placed later. By doing this, we could reduce the need to perform a ridge augmentation as separate surgical treatment. This procedure is called … Read more
Your initial appointment will consist of a consultation explaining your diagnosis and treatment options for your condition(s). Please remember to bring a list of medications you are presently taking, including over the counter medications. If your referring dentist has given you any records, please remember to bring them with you. We will also contact your … Read more
Cysts, tumors, and other lesions of the mouth can be detected by clinical examination and/or radiographically during early stages. A routine oral cancer screening examination is always performed at our clinic at initial consultations. In the case of finding any pathology, in our clinic we can either take a sample (biopsy), or remove the entire … Read more
If a root canal procedure has been done in the past and the tooth becomes infected again, it’s often because of an ongoing problem near the apex of the root. In some cases, conventional root canal treatment might not solve the problem by itself, in these cases an apicoectomy procedure might be recommended in an … Read more