Category: Implants



Gums Not Gooms Grandpa

Gums Not Gooms Grandpa

Gooms…excuse me, do you mean Gums? My grandpa, James Carroll Bagley, would inexplicably refer to his gingiva, or the periodontium, (proper terms) as his “gooms”. I’m not sure where that pronunciation comes from, but as I said before, the “gooms” or “gums,” (as...
How Does an Implant Work

How Does an Implant Work

Imagine a woodworker drilling a pilot hole into a piece of hickory or pine and then putting a threaded screw into that new hole in the wood.  Now imagine a dentist … wait for it … doing the same thing – but with a person’s jawbone!  Gruesome?  Maybe. ...
I want a nice smile, without dentures!

I want a nice smile, without dentures!

Clients often ask; What do I do if I don’t have teeth but I still want a nice smile without Dentures? Implant dentistry has given us a “new world,’ so to speak, when talking about replacing teeth. Sometimes patients get self-conscious about the way their teeth look so...