How to deal with a toothache: some home remedies
Toothache is a serious, and extremely painful condition. As soon as you start experiencing discomfort you need to set up an appointment with your dentist immediately. Not getting that pain checked could have disastrous consequences for your health such as abscesses, swelling, and even tooth loss. There are many reasons why a patient can be experiencing a toothache, […]
Dental bridge: what is it and when to get one?
A Dental Bridge is one the many tools a dentist has on their repertoire to replace missing teeth, this particular procedure is specially designed to replace several adjacent missing teeth without having to place several implants. Here is how it works; the dentist prepares what we call “abutments”, think of them as the pillars holding a […]
A word of advice on Mini-implants
Mini-implants can be extremely problematic, let me give two examples from patients who recently came to Los Algodones. The first one had 10 mini-implants placed on the upper arch and a full reconstruction done to the mouth, unfortunately the procedure came loose in less than a year, logically; the patient was terrified of getting another treatment. […]
The side effects of dentures
Complete and partial dentures are a well-known treatment for tooth loss since they can replace several missing teeth or the entire arch in a procedure that is very simple and that takes a lot less time than other tooth replacement options. Even when currently it is known that dentures are not the best treatment to […]
What is Bone grafting and why do dentist use it?
You might have read in blogs or heard from a friend that dentists may use a procedure called bone grafting or bone regeneration. While the name might seem scary at first, the truth is that it’s one of the safest and most painless procedures a patient can go through, but what is it exactly a […]
CT Scan
Computed tomography (CT) dental cone beam is a special type of X-ray machine used in situations where dental X-rays or standard facial are not sufficient.
This technique is not used routinely, because the radiation exposure from this browser is significantly higher than that of the ordinary X-ray. See the Security page for more information on x-rays.
