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About Our
Services
We will help prepare you for your dental surgery and for
the days following surgery.
This includes getting necessary digital x-rays for
diagnosis, fully explaining your options, planning for
and carrying out the surgery, delivering post-operative
instruction and providing all appropriate follow-up
care.
Furthermore, Dr. Oltean is always available to patients
and has an after-hours answering service for their
convenience.
Many of our patients have insurance coverage through
plans such as MetLife Dental, Delta Dental of Illinois,
Cigna Dental Healthcare, Guardian, Blue Cross and Blue
Shield, Big Blue and others. However, today's standard
insurance plans all too often fall far short of meeting
the actual cost of modern dental care.
And even though our fees remain reasonable -- we
specifically work for our patients rather than for any
insurance company, and payments prior to treatment must
therefore be expected. We will gladly offer extended
payment plans to help even those without insurance
coverage to access quality dental care.
About Specific Treatments
• Surgical extraction of teeth, root tips, and
third molars (Wisdom Teeth)
• Implant case analysis and placement of dental
implants
• Emergency treatment for dental trauma
• Harvest and placement of bone and soft tissue
grafts including socket reconstruction
• Exposure of impacted teeth for orthodontic
movement
• Surgical uprighting of impacted second molar
teeth for orthodontic movement
• Pre-prosthetic surgical procedures including
alveoloplasty and tori removal
• Treatment of oral and facial infections
About Patient Comfort
Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons are specifically
trained, licensed and experienced in the administration
of local and intravenous anesthesia and the treatment of
anxiety. Dr. Oltean will discuss with you different
anesthetic options and help you choose the one most
suitable.
Here is a brief description of the various types of
sedation we routinely use:
IV (Intravenous) Sedation. Using a sedative administered
by IV in a thoroughly monitored setting, patients are
able to safely sleep through procedures -- thus allowing
for maximum comfort. (Insurance often doesn't cover this
portion.)
Nitrous Oxide. "Happy Gas" or "Laughing Gas" is an
intermediate form of sedation that we use, and allows
for much-relaxed communication during procedures.
(Insurance often doesn't cover this portion.)
Local Anesthesia. Novocaine may be used by itself, or in
combination with either of the above, to numb the area
in preparing it for necessary treatment.
In general, no food or drink should be consumed in the
six hours preceding any surgery. Comfortable,
loose-fitting clothing with sleeves that can be easily
rolled up is always best. Patients must have someone
accompanying them if intravenous anesthesia is to be
used.
Please contact us if you have any questions or wish more
information.
Top Ten
Healthy Reasons For Removing Wisdom Teeth ...
Reason #10.
Even if symptoms aren't present, the difficulties of
keeping surrounding gum tissue clean increases your
chances for gum inflammation or infection.
Reason #9.
Research suggests that these sorts of gum problems may
cause some expectant mothers to deliver preterm or low
birthweight babies.
Reason #8.
Even those rare wisdom teeth which erupt fully through
the gums rarely serve a useful purpose in the mouth --
and remain very difficult to keep clean.
Reason #7.
Impacted wisdom teeth can develop associated cysts and
even tumors, leading to the need for costly remedial
treatment.
Reason #6.
The longer wisdom tooth extraction is deferred, the more
likely it is that removal will meet with age-related
complications.
Reason #5.
Receding gums aren't anyone's idea of "sexy" -- and the
gum disease so often associated with wisdom teeth isn't
therefore anything to disregard!
Reason #4.
Wisdom teeth are quite unpopular with other teeth due to
their "pushy" natures.
Reason
#3.
The sorts of gum infections associated with unresolved
wisdom teeth are now even thought to be involved in
diabetes and cardiovascular disease!
Reason #2.
The sooner you get unhealthy wisdom teeth taken care of
-- the easier and faster will be your recovery.
Reason #1.
Peace of mind. It's a truly great thing!
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Call our
office and we will set up an appointment.
630-969-CARE
or 630-969-2273
For more information, please visit:
www.dgdentist.com |
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