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Tag: San Antonio
12 Jun
2020
Alamo Heights Implant Center staying safe during COVID-19

Patient safety during COVID-19

The threat of COVID-19 is still very real in San Antonio. And also among the dental community as we have recently heard of some colleagues who have been diagnosed. We are taking every precaution to keep our team safe, as well as our patients.

25 Nov
2019
Missing Tooth San Antonio Tx

Understanding missing teeth & tooth loss

Did you know? 178 million Americans are missing at least on of their teeth. For a comparison, in 2014, there were 171 million smartphones in the United States. This means you are just as likely to see someone with a smartphone as you are to see someone missing a tooth.

25 Nov
2019
dental implants san antonio

What are dental implants?

Today, dental implants are the standard of care for patients seeking to replace one or more missing teeth in San Antonio, TX. An implant is a threaded, metal or ceramic post that is surgically placed in the jaw bone to substitute the root structure of a missing tooth.

26 Aug
2019
Tooth Sensitivity and gum grafting

Tooth Sensitivity from Gum Recession

Having tooth sensitivity is painful. Many times patients experience this when they have gum recession. Dr. Christopher Walker of the Alamo Heights Implant Center discusses the causes and the solution to fixing your tooth sensitivity issues with tissue grafting, or gum grafting.