Diagnostic

• Dental Examination
• X-rays
  Before dental implant surgery, you will need a comprehensive oral evaluation. Dental x-rays will be taken, and a model of your teeth and mouth will be made.

Preventive

• Teeth Cleaning

Restorative

• Crowns
  Virtual surgery on a computer model of the patient’s teeth and jaw. The exact size of the dental implants and their position are determined during the virtual surgery on the digital model. The abutment can also be digitally superimposed to predict the space needed for the forthcoming crown or veneered dental implant suprastructure.
• Bridges
  All-On-4 dental implants (New Teeth in One Day): Four dental implants are used to support a full fixed bridge of 10-14 teeth.

Prosthodontics

• Dentures
  Prior to residency Dr. Jacobs completed his undergraduate studies at Brigham Young University. After completing college he returned to his home state of Washington and graduated from the University of Washington School of Dentistry. While in dental school he conducted research regarding how dental implants benefit people who are not satisfied with conventional dentures. Dr. Jacobs was awarded the Psi Omega Scholarship, Hospital Dentistry award and the Dental Implant Student award from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons for excellence related to dental implant surgery.
• Overdentures

Implants

• Dental Implants
  James O. Jacobs, DDS, MS is a board certified surgeon who specializes in oral, maxillofacial and dental implant surgery in Ventura, Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley, California.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

• Oral Surgery
  Our team of oral surgeons in Ventura County at Pacific Oral Surgery would like to welcome you to our offices in Ventura, Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley. Through excellence in patient care, our goal is to be among those who provide the very finest care available, in a warm and personable manner. When it comes to specialized care in oral surgery, our doctors and staff of Pacific Oral Surgery are dedicated to the highest level of care, state-of-the-art technology, and the latest techniques to ensure that treatment is as comfortable and successful as possible.
• Jaw Surgery
  Dr. Jacobs completed his specialty and residency training at The Ohio State University. During these four years of specialty training, Dr. Jacobs gained experience with dental surgery, general anesthesia, dental implants, facial trauma and reconstructive surgery (orthognathic surgery – upper and lower jaw surgery ). In addition to obtaining his certificate of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Dr. Jacobs received a Master’s of Science in oral biology. His master’s thesis explored strength characteristics of small-diameter dental implants. This surgical training also included a 2-month rotation at the St. James Hospital in Dublin, Ireland.
• Maxillofacial Surgery
  We are a customer service company that specializes in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Our highest priority is our patients and their safety. We provide a harmonious office that fosters respect for employees and patients. In all things, we strive for excellence and to exceed the expectations of those we serve.
• Tooth Extractions
  Wisdom teeth can develop normally, erupt improperly causing dental problems, or never appear at all. Because their development can be tracked through x-rays, your dentist may recommend wisdom tooth extraction before they ever erupt if a problem is detected.
• Bone Grafting
  While some bone grafting is done using the patient’s own bone ( autogenous grafts ), oftentimes the bone is augmented using processed bone harvested from animals (usually cows). This bovine bone ( xenograft ) has all the organic materials removed, is sterilized, and is made up of only the bone’s mineral content. It is used to hold the surrounding oral tissues in place until the body biochemically reacts to the graft, resorbing it and replacing it with natural bone (guided tissue regeneration).