Waccamaw Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

05/25/2026

05/14/2026

Considering dental implant surgery? An oral and maxillofacial surgeon can evaluate your needs, determine whether the procedure is right for you and explain any potential risks. Dental implants have about a 95 percent success rate when performed by an OMS.

myoms.org/what-we-do/dental-implant-surgery/are-dental-implants-safe/

05/13/2026

Impacted wisdom teeth can cause a variety of problems. If left untreated, these hidden teeth may lead to:

A. Periodontal disease
B. Gum infections
C. Damage to adjacent teeth
D. Cysts or tumors
E. All of the above

The answer is E, All of the above.

An oral and maxillofacial surgeon will assess a patient’s individual situation and create a plan.

Wisdom teeth are a third set of molars. Impacted wisdom teeth are teeth that are unable to erupt through the gums. Learn why they should be removed.

05/11/2026

🦷 “Are Dental X-Rays Safe?”
Short answer: YES — and they’re MUCH safer than most people think 👀

Modern digital dental X-rays use extremely low radiation ☢️⬇️
In fact, a single dental X-ray can expose you to LESS radiation than everyday activities like:

✈️ Flying on an airplane
☀️ Spending time in the sun
📱 Using certain electronics
🌎 Natural background radiation we all get daily

Why dentists take X-rays 👇
Because cavities, infections, bone loss, cysts, impacted teeth, and even some tumors can hide where the eye can’t see 😳

Without X-rays, problems often stay silent until they become:
💥 Painful
💸 Expensive
🦷 Tooth-threatening

Digital X-rays today are designed to minimize exposure using:
✅ Faster sensors
✅ Focused beams
✅ Lead protection when needed
✅ Lower radiation doses than older film systems

Skipping needed X-rays can actually be MORE dangerous than taking them 🚨

Think of dental X-rays like this:
They help catch tiny problems BEFORE they become root canals, extractions, implants, or emergencies 😬

🪥 Early detection = simpler treatment + healthier smile

05/10/2026

05/10/2026

A lovely new smile! Give us a call to see if you need something similar done and are a candidate for the dental implant surgery. 843-947-0017

05/09/2026

Another excellent tattoo removal with our Picosure machine!!

05/08/2026

Orthodontic care sometimes involves more than braces. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons work alongside orthodontists to help guide teeth into proper position and support healthy jaw function. Learn how surgery can assist orthodontic treatments at MyOMS.org.

https://myoms.org/what-we-do/surgery-to-assist-orthodontics/03_surgery-to-assist-orthodontics/

05/04/2026

Always make sure the provider you get your treatments from has an appropriate license. As they say “if it is too good to be true, it usually is not true”. Cheaper price isn’t always the best way to go. Here is an example:

Patient walked into a place that called itself a medical spa. Three months later she was still in the hospital, and the prosecutor told her: you went there of your own volition. What did you expect.

The person who almost killed her had no medical training. She had ordered the product off Alibaba. It was contaminated with mycobacterium. She had no malpractice insurance. She had no license to lose. No prosecutor would touch the case. No lawyer would take the civil suit, because there was no money to recover.

That is the aesthetics industry in 2026. It is a 20 billion dollar business. As big as the NFL. And almost nobody is checking who is holding the needle.

Last year, people in 11 states landed in hospitals from fake Botox ordered off the internet. A woman in Texas died at an IV bar when an unlicensed person hung potassium and ran it into her arm like a martini order. There were HIV cases out of an unlicensed spa in New Mexico. None of this is fringe. This is happening in strip malls and hair salons and weekend pop-ups in every state in the country.

And the people doing it often have no idea they are practicing medicine without a license. They took a two-day course. The course promised them a medical director on paper. Now they are independently injecting strangers' faces with whatever they could order online.

Kate Dee is a board-certified radiologist who left breast imaging for aesthetics ten years ago and watched the industry explode around her. She wrote a book called "Med Spa Mayhem" because she could not keep quiet about what she was seeing in her own field. The way she puts it: physicians worry about losing their license if they do something wrong. If you don't have a license, you don't have one to lose.

So here is what to ask before anyone touches your face, your skin, or puts a needle in your arm. Who am I seeing today, and what is their license. Who is the medical director, and can I see them. Is the person holding the needle qualified to do a good faith exam. If the answer is "an RN comes by once a month," walk out.

Send this to the friend who just booked Botox at a place she found scrolling Instagram. Send it to your sister who keeps mentioning the IV bar that opened next to her gym. Send it to anyone you love who walks into a "medical spa" assuming the word medical means something there.

Listen to the full conversation on The Podcast by KevinMD. Link in the comments.

What is the most concerning thing you have seen or heard about a med spa or IV bar in your community.

05/03/2026

This patient has battled with dental pain for years. We were able to meet her needs financially to succeed in offering her the functional and aesthetic results she desired. Give us a call to see if we can help you with the same! 843-947-0017
The patient will have a complete upper denture and an implant retained lower complete denture.

04/27/2026

A trip to the emergency room for a facial or mouth injury is just the first step. Follow-up care matters – and oral and maxillofacial surgeons are specially trained to treat these types of injuries. Find an OMS in your area at MyOMS.org/SaveFace.

myoms.org/what-we-do/facial-injury-trauma-surgery/15_first_aid_101_for_head_neck_and_face_injuries/

Learn the basics of first aid for head, neck and face injuries. Knowing what to do immediately after an injury can make all the difference in the healing process.