Wisdom Teeth: Your Personal Stem Cell Repository
Research is making strides every day for the use of stem cells in assisting with many medical conditions. Adult stem cells can generate a range of cell types that can grow into any type of cell in the human body, and can be used to naturally repair your body and treat diseases. Researchers have found that the soft pulp inside of the third molars, or wisdom teeth, is similar to cells found in bone marrow and to cells found in embryos. Tooth pulp is more easily obtained and much less...
Where to go for Dental Implants: Is the Choice Clear to You?
Part I: Revealing the Truth behind franchised Dental Implant Centers. We have all seen those commercials advertising completion of dental implants in a single day. Today we are taking a look at the way Dental Implant Centers advertise their “One Team” advantage. Is this truly advantageous to you? Typically, for the heavily advertised Dental Implant Centers, one team means that various specialists are brought together to perform your surgery. However, will your team really be there for you in a...
What to do When a Tooth is Knocked Out
7 top tips for for avulsed (knocked out) teeth: 1. Avulsed primary teeth (baby teeth) do not need to be replaced back into the mouth. 2. Avulsed permanent teeth need to be replanted as soon as possible. 3. If the tooth is contaminated, rinse with water. Do not rub to remove debris. 4. Handle tooth only by the crown (top), try not to touch the bottom, or root surface. 5. Do not scrape or brush the root surface. 6. Place tooth in milk, saliva, or saline solution. If none of these are available,...
Training for Medical Emergencies
Doctors Ozment and Bruksch attended the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Training and Testing program. It was presented by the Illinois Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, and held in Oak Brook, IL on March 3 & 4, 2014. Seventeen of our OMS staff members also attended this training. ACLS refers to a set of clinical interventions for the urgent treatment of cardiac arrest, stroke, and other life-threatening medical emergencies. Only qualified health care providers can provide...
Attending the American Equilibration Society Meeting
Dr. Kurt Bruksch sent us this photo, from the American Equilibration Society lecture on Progressive Implant Dentistry. He recently attended the AES 59th Annual Meeting, titled Occlusion: The Bigger Picture . . . And Beyond. It was held Feb. 19 – 20, 2014 at the Chicago Downtown Marriott. "AES is the largest organization in the world that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dental occlusion (bite problems) and disorders of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and associated...
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Lake Geneva Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Doctors Conlon, Bruksch, Ozment, Richard, Schmidt and Heinz
312 Center St. | Lake Geneva, WI 53147
Phone: 262-248-8766 | Fax: 262-248-6790
Office Hours
Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – noon
Hours may vary occasionally due to hospital surgery and emergencies.
