When it comes to your health, you want to make sure you have done everything in your power to protect it. In order to find a good doctor who has a sympathetic bedside manner and the ability to take proper care of your dental and oral health, you need to know what to pay attention […] ...

Whether it is a standard appointment, an evaluation of dental implants candidacy or consultation prior to emergency dental extractions, patients in Lake Elsinore, CA and the surrounding areas in Temecula Valley often feel unprepared to sit in the chair and undergo the examination. As irrational as it may sound to others, they are paralyzed with […] ...

Being careful and diligent about following an appropriate dental and oral care routine and scheduling regular dentist appointments is important whether you have natural teeth or a replacement, as it helps avoid negative outcomes and prevent complications down the line.  It is just as important to pass that message on to children so they can […] ...

Whether standard and simple or surgical and more complex, dental extractions can come with complications, which is one of the reasons why patients dread these procedures so much.  Some are common and manageable, whereas others are less common and their resolution requires the expertise of an oral surgeon. Fortunately, even uncommon complications can be intercepted […] ...

Your general dentist or oral surgeon will attempt to salvage and preserve your tooth if possible, but if not, they may need to extract it. An extraction entails complete removal of a tooth. The more complex extractions are typically performed by oral surgeons.  Reasons for tooth extraction go beyond tooth decay. For instance, tooth extraction […] ...

A tooth extraction is not something to be taken lightly, especially if it involves wisdom teeth. For your safety and your best outcome, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon will have to remove your wisdom teeth surgically. And if you consult a general dentist regarding an issue with wisdom teeth first, they are likely to refer […] ...

No dentist or dental specialist will ever recommend tooth extraction unless it is the only viable solution for your problem and the optimal decision for you. So if a tooth extraction or a series of tooth extractions does become inevitable and dental restoration is no longer an option, such as in case of damage caused […] ...

In the majority of cases, emergency dental extractions are done to counteract the effect of dental trauma or irreparable damage caused by tooth disease. A serial extraction done on patients in Murrieta, Temecula and nearby areas concerns orthodontics. A serial extraction is performed for reasons such as malpositioned teeth and jaws, dental crowding or misaligned […] ...

The majority of people who have had a tooth extraction done, whether they have had time to prepare for it or not, do not have the fondest memories of the event. Even if their own experience was not as dreadful, they might have heard horror stories about dental procedures that lasted for hours on end […] ...

Wisdom tooth cases can get complicated. That is a fact. This scenario may not happen to you, but it might, which is why it’s important to understand what you can expect from the procedure. The best thing you can do is make sure you put your dental care and wellbeing in the safe and competent […] ...