Sometimes the bone of the missing tooth is too small to place the implant.  Dr. Nguyen uses different grafting material to “grow” the bone volume.

Depend on the individual situations, when the bone height of the maxillary edentulous area is not adequate for placing the dental implant (this condition is known as “sinus pneumotization”),  Dr. Nguyen elects to use either lateral approach or crestal approach to add more bone on the sinus floor.

In our Houston dental office, we take pride in adhering to the highest standards for infection control. We scrub our hands before and after each appointment, and always We wear masks and protective eyewear. All instruments are sterilized with an autoclave. Our handpieces are always heat sterilized between patients. We use disposable supplies. We use […]

The reason for using nitrous oxide (“laughing gas”) is for its calming effect. Since it doesn’t numb the teeth, anesthetic is still necessary. Nitrous oxide just relaxes you. You will breathe nitrous oxide in through a small mask that covers your nose. It takes just a few minutes for you to notice the effects. People […]

Panoramic radiograph is a 2-D  xray examination of the entire dentition.  The image includes both upper and lower jaw and all the teeth.  It provides about 40 percent less radiation than taking the individual bitewings and periapical xrays for the entire mouth.  It would provides more diagnostic information such as the jaw bone, the mandibular […]

Once the pulp of a tooth has become infected, according to our Houston dentist, Dr. Minh Nguyen, your choices are limited. You could choose to delay treatment, you could choose to have the tooth extracted, or you could choose to save your tooth with root canal treatment. Our Houston dentist states that the problem with […]

Sometimes a tooth can be saved by performing root canal therapy, root amputation,  and placing a crown. Other times, there is no suitable alternative to extraction. Your tooth may have to be removed. Delaying treatment is always an alternative, but it is not recommended. The problem will only worsen over time. If the tooth is […]

To make the entire extraction procedure comfortable for you, the first thing your Houston dentist will do is make sure you’re thoroughly numb. Your dentist will use instruments called elevators and forceps to remove the tooth. Elevators are placed next to the tooth and are used to gently roll the tooth out of the socket. […]

Dry socket is an infection in your tooth socket after a tooth is extracted. The condition usually develops when a blood clot fails to form in the socket, or if the blood clot comes loose. Dry socket occurs in approximately 5 percent of all tooth extractions. Normally, the blood clot that forms after a tooth […]

Abscess make up of about 2% of all dental problems around the root tips of the teeth. This oral infection is divided into two forms. The primary (neoteric) form involves the inflammation of the pulp and has little no significant change that can be seen on the dental x-rays. They also named by our Houston […]

The causes and the course of the disease Nonpyogenic soft tissue odontogenic infections, cellutitis, either are caused by nonpyogenic bacteria or related to pre-pyogenic or post-pyogenic infections. That is, the causative bacteria may be non-pyogenic or the infection has not reached the pus-forming or pus-pulling stage. Intraorally, the odontogenic infection may be originated in one […]

Each time your dentist examines your teeth, she also checks your mouth for signs of oral cancer. As part of your routine homecare, you should do the same. Pay particular attention to sores in the mouth that don’t heal quickly (within two weeks) or that bleed easily. Check the floor of your mouth, the front […]