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Sharon J. Gallagher

Sharon J. Gallagher, RDH, BSDH, provides specialized implant maintenance at an oral surgery and implant practice. She shifted to implant hygiene after seeing how many implants failed from inadequate home care. A home gardener who maintains a small backyard orchard, Gallagher also helps patients build daily cleaning routines that prevent peri-implant disease.

How to Remove a Dental Implant Safely and Effectively?Procedures
Bone Replacement Graft for Ridge Preservation: What to Know Dental
Can You Be Allergic to Dental Implants?Dental
How Long Does It Take Gums to Heal After a Bone Graft?Dental
How Long Can I Wait to Get a Crown After an Implant?Dental
What is Implant Debridement and Why is It Necessary?Procedures
Nerve Pain Months After a Dental Implant: What to Know Dental
Is My Bone Graft Coming Out? What to Do Dental
How to Treat an Infection Around a Dental Implant Dental
How to Get Dental Implants: Surgery, Healing & Cost Dental
What Are Zygomatic Implants and Who Can Benefit?Procedures
Are Dental Implants Safe? Risks and Long-Term Facts Dental
How Long Should You Take Antibiotics After a Dental Implant?Dental
How Soon After Dental Implant Surgery Can I Exercise?Procedures
Is a Sinus Lift Dangerous? Risks and Complications Dental
How Many Dental Implants Can You Get at One Time?Dental
What Happens If an Implant Goes Into the Sinus?Eyes & ENT
Are Titanium Implants Safe? Risks and Long-Term Reliability Procedures
Why Did My Dental Implant Fall Out? Causes & Next Steps Procedures
What Happens If You Don’t Have Enough Bone for Dental Implants?Dental
How Dental Implants Work: From Bone Fusion to Crown Procedures
What Happens When a Dental Implant Fails: Signs & Options Dental
How to Clean Under Dental Implants at Home Dental
My Dental Implant Is Loose: What to Do Right Now Dental
What Is Peri-Implantitis? Symptoms, Risks & Treatment Dental
How to Heal Faster After Dental Implant Surgery Dental
What Is an Arch in Dental Implants? Costs and More Dental
What to Eat After Dental Implant Surgery: Dos and Don’ts Dental
What Are the Different Types of Dental Implants?Dental
What Are the Problems with All-on-4 Dental Implants?Dental