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6 Ways To Improve Your Smile In Hillcrest
Who would say no to a prettier smile? I am guessing no one, and now with all of the amazing cosmetic dentistry procedures available from San Diego, Mission Hills, and Bankers Hill cosmetic dentists, most dental patients can get the smile they want. Here is a quick look at some of the most popular treatments. […]
Do You Grind Your Teeth While You Sleep?
Here is the Marcos Ortega DDS guide to treating teeth grinding.
Understand
Most teeth grinding will occur while sleeping. Consistent teeth grinding might be suspected with a sore jaw and dull headache in the mornings. Anxiety or stress are not the only reasons grinding may appear. It can also be related to an abnormal bite or missing or crooked teeth.
Avoid Tooth Loss In San Diego
Do you know the most common cause of tooth loss among San Diego adults?
The answer is gum disease. While this may be startling to San Diego, Bankers Hill, and Hillcrest residents, there is a bright side:
Gum disease is easy to treat if it is detected in the early stages.
What Is Oil Pulling?
Today’s Marcos Ortega DDS dental post looks at oil pulling, an alternative practice that has been generating a lot of buzz around San Diego. Oil pulling has been a part of Indian Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years. It is the practice of swishing oil in the mouth for twenty minutes to benefit the teeth, gums, and overall health and well-being. The oils most commonly used are coconut oil, sesame oil, and sunflower oil.
7 Ways Dental Bonding Can Improve Your Smile In San Diego
Dental bonding is a popular cosmetic dentistry procedure in the San Diego area, but there are many patients who don’t know exactly what it is or when it is useful to have the procedure done. Today in the San Diego Dental Blog, we explain 7 ways dental bonding is used in cosmetic dentistry.