A person’s smile is often one of the first things that others notice upon meeting someone. For those with missing teeth, this can make interacting with others something they shy away from, as a result of embarrassment about their smile. At Torrey Hills Dental, we try and make all of our client’s smiles the best […]
Continue reading …Onlays/Inlays At Torrey Hills Dental, we often take advantage of something called inlays and onlays to help repair tooth damage, without having to remove the entire tooth. Inlays and onlays are a type of dental procedure used to restore a damaged tooth, taking a more conservative approach to a crown or filling. At Torrey Hills […]
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The typical response that a dental patient will give me when I present dental implants as an option for treatment is “aren’t dental implants too expensive?” A report published as the lead article in the International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants shows that dental implants offer a cost-effective alternative to traditional treatments for tooth […]
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Heavy consumption of diet soda can damage teeth as badly as methamphetamine or crack cocaine, a new study contends. “You look at it side-to-side with ‘meth mouth’ or ‘coke mouth,’ it is startling to see the intensity and extent of damage more or less the same,” said Dr. Mohamed Bassiouny, a professor of restorative dentistry at the Temple […]
Continue reading …Everyone likes to have a bright and white smile, which makes teeth whitening a very popular and often requested treatment. Torrey Hills Dental uses two different techniques to help achieve a whiter and brighter smile. The first type of teeth whitening is a popular treatment called Zoom Whitening. This in-office treatment takes about 45 […]
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Stop your snoring and simultaneously improve your memory? Seems literally like a dream come true for snoring sleepers suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). A study conducted by Swedish scientists reveals oral appliance therapy, which uses a “mouth guard-like” device to treat sleep apnea, may also improve a host of cognitive functions. The research, published […]
Continue reading …Cleanings are some of the most popular treatments requested at Torrey Hills Dental. Many patients will call and request a dental cleaning, in order to ensure plaque and bacteria are removed from their teeth. But most people are unaware of the different types of cleaning offered, and which one is right for them. At Torrey […]
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Many of us know the importance of daily flossing. It decreases dental cavities between our teeth and fights periodontal disease for our gums. Many of us leave a routine dental hygiene appointment and after the hygienists motivates us we start flossing, we floss for a few days or weeks consistently. But then all of a sudden we get […]
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Imagine you are in entered in a golf tournament to win over a million dollars and you get a toothache. It can happen to anyone, even the world’s #1 golfer in the world. At last weeks PGA golf tournament, Rory McIlroy withdrew from the Honda Classic golf tournament. He was not playing that well in the second round, […]
Continue reading …At Torrey Hills Dental, we not only focus on family and cosmetic dentistry, but we specialize in sports dentistry as well, with mouth guards being the primary focus. Many athletes who play contact sports, such as football and basketball, wear mouth guards to protect their teeth, and prevent injury from happening to them. But Torrey […]
Continue reading …What is Smile Design? Carmel Valley Dentist Explains Not everyone was born with the perfect smile, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have the opportunity to get one. At Torrey Hills Dental, we can not only transform your smile, but show you what your smile would look like even before we begin to make any […]
Continue reading …For many of us we enjoy being 100% numb for dental procedures. No one likes discomfort when have dental work done. But after the procedure we leave the dental practice to find our face drooping, our smile is crooked, speech is altered and our favorite, the drooling. We now have an anesthetic reversal solution. OraVerse […]
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