Brandon M. West, D.D.S., M.S.

Clifford Zdanowicz, D.D.S.

Karl J Zeren, D.D.S.*

Diplomates of the American Board of Periodontology

Practice Limited to Periodontics & Dental Implant Surgery
*Emeritus

Nobody hopes to need a tooth extraction. In many cases, dentists can preserve a damaged tooth with treatments such as a filling, …

Hearing that you need a bone graft before dental implants can feel like a setback. You were expecting a new tooth, and …

The first week after a bone graft is mostly about soft tissue. The site closes, swelling and soreness ease, and most people …

Losing a tooth affects more than your smile. The bone that surrounded the tooth roots depended on those roots for stimulation, and …

Most people do not go looking for information about bone grafting in Timonium, MD until something else forces the question. A tooth …

Receding gums tend to progress quietly. A tooth starts looking longer than it used to, sensitivity shows up without an obvious cause, …

Gum disease usually begins quietly. Plaque left undisturbed along the gumline sets off an infection, and in its earliest stage the only …

Gum disease rarely announces itself with pain. It often begins with bleeding while flossing, mild swelling, a little tenderness, or gums that …

Gum disease is the leading cause of tooth loss in adults, and it usually begins with something as ordinary as plaque left …

Oral surgery is only half of the work. The other half happens at home, in the days after you leave the office, …

Losing a tooth affects more than your smile. The bone that once held the root in place no longer receives the stimulation …

Losing a tooth on purpose sounds strange until that tooth is the source of the pain. A tooth extraction is one of …