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Now that Tinsley’s recovered, happy, healthy and sporting a new profile that she loves, we wanted to know what she wishes she’d know before beginning this process. What lessons could we glean from her experience to share with our other patients who are considering jaw surgery?

Parents often choose to schedule their children’s surgeries over summer vacation to minimize the number of school days they must miss during recovery. As we move toward this season, our highly-experienced doctors provide insights into what to expect and “pro tips” for a speedy recovery.

The American Dental Association (ADA) recently sent out a press release on December 20th to all Dentists nation-wide, sharing Dr. Misiek’s expertise around preventative measures to take regarding the opioid epidemic.

Prior to coming to the U.S. Solace connected with board certified oral maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Peter Franco to see if he was able to take on her case free of charge. “He didn’t even think twice” says Edina, Dr. Franco’s surgical coordinator, “He was all in from the very beginning”

TMJ symptoms are painful and frustrating. Here are some self-care exercises our patients do at home to work in parallel with TMJ Disorder treatments.

In the wake of the country’s opioid crisis, concern about using opioids for pain management has grown considerably over the past few years. For many people, their addiction began when a doctor prescribed opioids legitimately for recovering from a medical procedure.

Recently, Dr. Misiek was interviewed by Dentist Money Digest (dmdtoday.com) for his role in combating poverty and drug abuse in his local community, an example of how each of us at MyCenters is committed to positive social change though our words and actions, however big or small they may seem.

Better technology means better results, less pain and shorter recovery periods for our patients. For more information or to book your appointment online, visit our appointments pages or call us to set up your appointment today!

Holiday often brings about added stress which can create physical ailments.

The second annual black-tie gala and silent auction, held on September 14, raised over $100,000. A Night for Smiles is a Charlotte-based non-profit organization with the sole purpose of raising money to provide dental-oriented healthcare to the local community.

The inaugural Cleft Out Foundation 5k was held on November 2, 2019, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The race was an opportunity to raise awareness for the foundation and provide funding for cleft care in the local community.

A uniquely team of qualified leaders.

Recently a team from Carolinas Center for Oral & Facial Surgery traveled to Patzun, Guatemala, where they teamed up with the Free to Smile Foundation and Tess Unlimited to provide corrective cleft and lip palate surgery on underprivileged children in the region. The team of doctors and volunteers spent five days working and donated all services to patients at no charge.

On October 24, Carolinas Center for Oral and Facial Surgery’s Dr. Brian Farrell, DDS, MD, presented to members of the medical community on Sleep Apnea treatments.

Virtual surgical modeling, and new emerging technologies like it, have the promise to dramatically improve the effectiveness of oral surgery in years to come. CCOFS surgeons have taken a lead in pioneering this advanced surgical technology and techniques to increase the level of care to their patients.

For those with severe TMJ issues, we offer the most comprehensive suite of surgical and non-surgical options for treatment, backed by nationally-recognized, board-certified & fellow-trained oral surgeons.

Because wisdom teeth often only emerge partially from the gums or grow in at crooked angles, many young people will be required to have them removed by an oral surgeon.

Dentists started calling them ‘teeth of wisdom’ to the public in the late 1600’s. They chose the name because this set of molars don’t grow in until we are about 17-24 years old–old enough to be a bit ‘wiser’ than our earlier, more formative years.

Also known as your third molars, wisdom teeth typically appear between the ages of 16 and 25. While it is possible to experience no issues with these molars, most people will suffer from related complications. Problems mostly occur when a tooth becomes impacted.