Wilmington Oral Surgery

06/15/2026

Sedatives administered in oral surgeries can be a huge help for patients presenting with special needs. But first, we have to understand a few of the more common conditions and how they impact a patient’s ability to visit their oral dental doctor.

Special needs patients deserve quality dental care from a skilled oral surgeon, and dental sedatives can give them a much calmer experience in the chair.

06/12/2026

Can an older adult still have an operation performed to take all four wisdom teeth out? Yes. Learn more here.

Adults get their wisdom teeth removed all the time, and there's no age too late to have wisdom teeth extraction surgery if they're causing problems for you.

06/11/2026

We're here when it works for you.

06/10/2026

Even the nicest set of dentures will start to feel not so nice after a few years, and will have to be replaced. It’s just a natural mile marker in the long-term path of choosing dentures as a tooth replacement method. And there are a few reasons dentures stop fitting.

Learn the reasons your dentures might have stopped fitting, as well as what to do when you start to notice a difference in how your dentures feel.

06/09/2026

Check it out our blog post: https://wilmingtonoralsurgery.com/blog/what-kind-of-education-do-oral-surgeons-go-through/

06/08/2026

Oral lesions are gross. They’re a sign of big health problems in the mouth, but more often than not they’re also a signal that something else in the body is wrong, too. Read on to learn more.

Learn the warning signs of oral illnesses by understanding the different types of mouth lesions and what each means for your oral health if left untreated.

06/05/2026

Lke everything kids don’t want to do, there are hacks for outsmarting little ones to get them to do what’s best for them in the end, anyway. Brushing is no different. Here are 5 tips to make brushing less like a chore, and help kids develop healthy oral hygiene habits.

Do you struggle with getting your children to brush their teeth properly? Check out these 5 tips that’ll make brushing an easy habit for you and your kids.

06/04/2026

Summer is short. Wisdom teeth problems are not. If your teen hasn't been evaluated yet, now is the time to get ahead of it before July schedules fill up. Call us to get on the calendar.

06/02/2026

Dental phobias and feeling stressed about an upcoming oral surgery are super common. This agitated state makes sedatives work harder to achieve the same result. By using relaxing music and calming environments, surgeons mitigate these effects and keep nervousness at a minimum.

Ambiance and music choices in the operating room work to improve a patient's state of calm, and it even works in tandem with common oral surgery sedatives.

06/02/2026

This is exactly why we show up every day. Thank you for trusting us with your care.