Dr. Sharma’s Video Knowledgebase
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
About Oral Surgery
About Oral Surgery
November 2020
Will My Diabetes Affect My Ability To Heal?
Will My Diabetes Affect My Ability To Heal? As an oral surgeon, I want to share with you a question I often get asked, "Will my diabetes affect my ability to heal?" Well, simply put, yes it can. If you maintain your blood sugars [...]
How Old Should I Be To Have A Dental Implant Placed?
How Old Should I Be To Have A Dental Implant Placed? As an oral surgeon, I want to share with you a question I often get asked "How old do I need to be to have a dental implant placed?" Well first, let me [...]
Why Should I Keep My Baby Teeth?
Why Should I Keep My Baby Teeth? As an oral surgeon, I want to share with you a question I often get asked, "Why should I keep my baby teeth when I don't have a permanent tooth to replace it?" I think that's a [...]
How To Perform A Ridge Regeneration
How To Perform A Ridge Regeneration As an oral surgeon, I want to share with you a question I often get asked, "How do you do a ridge regeneration?" Well, a ridge regeneration is simply an area where we need to regenerate the shape [...]
Why Is Ridge Regeneration Necessary?
Why Is Ridge Regeneration Necessary? As an oral surgeon, I want to share with you a question I often get asked, "Why do I need a ridge regeneration?" Well, first let me tell you a little bit about ridge regeneration. Ridge regeneration is where [...]
How Does Tooth Removal Vary?
How Does Tooth Removal Vary? As an oral surgeon, I want to share with you a question that I often get asked, "If you're just removing a tooth, isn't it just the same thing over and over again?" Well, it really isn't the same [...]
What is an L-PRF graft?
What is an L-PRF graft? As an oral surgeon, I want to share with you a question that I often get asked, "What is an L-PRF graft?" Well, it's a very specific type of graft where we use your own cells and we create [...]
Screw Retained vs. Cement Retained Dental Implants
Screw Retained vs. Cement Retained Dental Implants As an oral surgeon, I wanted to share with you a question I often get asked after a patient has a dental implant placed, it's healed and it's ready for a tooth to be attached to it. [...]