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Who Do You Call If You Have a Dental Emergency?

Dental health, Family Dentistry, General Dentistry

A dental emergency is any occurrence in which damage to the teeth occurs and the patient needs urgent care. While a dental emergency may have never happened to you, it could happen in the future. Some things are too serious to wait for an appointment. How do you know if you need to call for […]

Overlapping Teeth Can Be Corrected for a Beautiful Smile

Dental health, Family Dentistry, General Dentistry, Oral Health

At Marcos Ortega DDS, we provide innovative cosmetic dentistry. That means we correct all types of smile imperfections. Overlapping teeth are fairly common. And while many men and women don’t mind a slight overlap, others feel self-conscious and would like it corrected. What causes teeth to overlap? Genetics or thumbsucking as a toddler can bring […]

Adult Dental Health for San Diego Smiles

Dental health, Family Dentistry, General Dentistry

At Marcos Ortega DDS, our goal is preventing dental problems and keeping our patients’ smiles healthy and beautiful. We provide general and family dentistry at our San Diego dental practice. Adult Dental Health As a general and family dental practice, we have been treating patients of all ages since 1986. An interesting (and sad) thing […]

Does Your Teen Feel Wisdom Teeth Coming In?

Family Dentistry, General Dentistry, Restorative Dentistry

65 percent of men and women who detect wisdom teeth notice them in their late teens or early twenties. At Marcos Ortega DDS, we help our teen patients with their wisdom teeth issues. Why are wisdom teeth often extracted? There are several reasons… 1. Wisdom teeth can damage adjacent teeth and nerves. 2. Most jaws […]

How to Kick a Tooth Grinding Habit

Family Dentistry, General Dentistry, Snoring

Plenty of people all over the world suffer from the habit of grinding their teeth. Some men and women grind their teeth because they are stressed, some people grind their teeth as a coping mechanism, and some individuals grind their teeth in their sleep without realizing it. Don’t Ignore Teeth Grinding Grinding of the teeth, clenching […]

Captivate Audiences Once Again

Dental health, Family Dentistry, General Dentistry

Remember when being a five-year-old with a few missing teeth charmed friends and family? When a lisp was considered adorable and endearing? Doesn’t really work for adults! At Marcos Ortega DDS in San Diego CA we can restore missing teeth with lifelike dental implants. A single-tooth dental implant consists of three parts: the implant itself, […]

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