Dr. Dennis G Smiler DDS
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
16661 Ventura Blvd Suite 606 Encino CA, 91436About
Dr. Dennis Smiler is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in Encino, CA. Dr. Smiler specializes in the treatment of problems related to the face, mouth and jaws. As an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Smiler is a unique dental specialist who can provide emergency medicine, perform general surgery and give anesthesia. These medical doctors are the only type of medical care specialist who can administer anesthesia, besides anesthesiologists. Typical procedures performed by Dr. Smiler are tooth extractions, especially wisdom teeth, corrective jaw surgery, cleft palate surgery and reconstructive surgery after an injury. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons can also perform dental work including placing dental implants. These surgeons might also deal with conditions of sleep apnea, oral cancers and more.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Comparison of anorganic bovine mineral with and without synthetic peptide in a sinus elevation: a case study.
- Trephine bone core sinus elevation graft.
- Advances in endosseous implants: the 'sandwich' split cortical graft for dental implant placement.
- Antral membrane balloon elevation.
- A new "platinum" standard for bone grafting: autogenous stem cells.
- Growth factors and gene expression of stem cells: bone marrow compared with
- Sinus lift procedure using porous hydroxyapatite: a preliminary clinical report.
- Implants: Evaluation and treatment planning.
- The gold plate technique for closing oro-antral openings.
- Factors relating to the use of tritiated thymidine in the autoradiographic interpretation of tumor proliferation.
- Effects of desalivation on experimentally induced carcinogenesis in the hamster cheek pouch.
- Signs and symptoms of zygomaticomaxillary fractures involving the orbit.
- Surgical solutions to prosthetic problems.
- Treatment of the adolescent trauma patient with endosseous implants: a case study.
- Repositioning the inferior alveolar nerve for placement of endosseous implants: technical note.
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