Oral Surgery Success

Today, I want to dive into a topic that affects us all: fatigue in our dental practices, particularly in oral surgery. We all experience tiredness from the daily grind of dentistry, and I want to share some insights...

Oral Surgery Is Hard Hey everyone, it's Russell. Today, I want to talk about something a bit different – our profession itself and the challenges we face. The main thing I want to emphasize is that oral surgery is...

  I want to share a story that highlights the importance of comprehensive evaluation and patient education when it comes to third molar pain. Imagine this scenario A 17-year-old female presents with bilateral jaw...

Case Selection Versus Case Complexity Hey ya'll. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), I proposed that case selection is one of the most critical factors in achieving good surgical outcomes. Today, I want to dive...

TLDR. Course link: PRFBasics.com Today we're diving into the world of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF). I learned about this technique from Dr. Anthony Sclar out of Miami, and I've found it to be a game-changer in my oral...

Here are the show notes for this episode, where I tackle a few more great listener questions related to previous topics. As always, I'm sharing my personal opinions and experiences, not definitive clinical...

Link to Youtube video AI Differential Diagnosis Smackdown: ChatGPT vs. Claude vs. Meta AI Hey everyone, it's Russell, your resident tech nerd and oral surgery geek. This week, I wanted to put some of the big AI...

Here are the podcast show notes for this episode, where I answer some common questions from referring dentists and online dental communities. As always, I'm sharing my personal approach and opinions. ---------- Hey...

MRONJ Review: What You Need to Know Today I want to dive into the important topic of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw, or MRONJ. We used to call this "BRONJ" for bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the...

Risk Factors for Post-Op Infection in Third Molar Extractions Hey everyone, it's your host, Russell, here. In this episode, I want to share with you an interesting article I came across in the Journal of Stomatology...

Hey everyone, I recently had a viewer ask me a great follow-up question to my video about performing coronectomies on lower third molars. They wanted to know how often patients need to come back to have the retained...

In this episode, I want to discuss a very specific but important topic—how I use panorex X-rays to evaluate lower third molars and decide on the best treatment approach, whether that's deferral, coronectomy, or...