Patient Guides
Recovery guides and answers, written by the surgeon
The questions patients call and ask, answered plainly. If yours isn't here, call the surgery on (949) 204-0775.
Wisdom Teeth Removal Recovery: A Day-by-Day Timeline
When swelling peaks, when the pain turns the corner, and exactly when you can get back to normal — the full day-by-day timeline.
Cost & insurance
Does Insurance Cover Dental Implants? Medicare, Medi-Cal, and Private Plans Explained
What private plans, Medicare, Medi-Cal, and medical insurance really pay toward implants — and the clauses that catch people out.
Recovery
How Long Do Dissolvable Stitches Last in Your Mouth?
Why they fall out rather than vanish, how long each type lasts, and the few situations that actually warrant a call.
Wisdom teeth
Impacted Wisdom Teeth: Types, Symptoms, and Treatment Options
The four types of impaction, what can go wrong if one is left alone, and how the decision to remove or monitor is actually made.
Recovery
Tooth Extraction Aftercare: The Healing Stages, Explained
What the socket is doing week by week — including what that white tissue really is, and how to tell normal healing from a problem.
Recovery
What to Eat After Wisdom Teeth Removal: A Day-by-Day Food Timeline
Liquids on day one, soft solids by day four, most foods by day ten — a clear day-by-day timeline plus a food-by-food reference.
Recovery
When Can I Smoke After a Tooth Extraction?
72 hours minimum, 7 to 10 days safer — the reasoning behind the number, and how to lower your risk if you're going to anyway.
Wisdom teeth
When Do Wisdom Teeth Come In? Signs, Symptoms, and What to Expect
When third molars actually arrive, what eruption feels like, and how to tell normal discomfort from a problem worth checking.
Wisdom teeth
Wisdom Tooth Pain: Causes, Relief, and When to Seek Care
What actually relieves the pain tonight, what's causing it, and how to tell an eruption ache from an infection that needs care.
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