How Can Dental Implants Retain Natural Face Shape and Smile?
Many Riverside County dental patients choose dental implants to replace their missing teeth because they want to restore their previous smile. Whether they lost their natural teeth to an injury, periodontal disease, or another cause, these patients are often hoping to both restore oral functionality and regain a smile that looks like their old smile used to appear. ...
Read More »Dental Implants—Does It Matter Who Performs The Procedure?
Dental implants are now firmly a “standard of care” when it comes to replacing single or multiple missing teeth. As you can see from my previous posts, there is no question that dental implants are the most definitive and cost-effective treatment when compared to bridges and dentures. The purpose of today’s post is to see […] ...
Read More »All-on-4® Dental Implants/Teeth In A Day
How much are you getting for your money? In the video below, you will learn what type of dental implant procedure the All-on-4® Treatment Concept is and who is a candidate for All-on-4® (also referred to as Teeth in a Day). After watching this video, you will be well equipped with questions to ask your doctor prior […] ...
Read More »Corporate Dentistry—A New Twisted Reality
More and more corporate dental offices are opening up in cities and towns across America. They actively push the “benefits” of being a patient there: Accepting many dental insurance plans Open evening and weekend hours All dental specialties under one roof On the surface, this does sound like a great place for a patient to […] ...
Read More »Why can’t I get my implant tooth in one day like I see on TV?
I get that question asked a lot…I often see patients that come in wanting to get a tooth extracted and replaced with an implant. They are often time perplexed that it cannot all be done in one day. Patients see commercials on TV, advertising “teeth in a day” and they think that this also applies […] ...
Read More »Dental Implants and Oral Surgery
Dental implants are truly one of the greatest dental scientific advances of our time. Implants are tiny titanium rods which are inserted into the upper and lower jaw to serve as the stable platform for dental crowns (caps). They function similarly to the roots of teeth, in that they attach to the jaw bone and give stability and retention to the dental crown—the functional part of the tooth needed for chewing. ...
Read More »Mexico is calling?!
Dental Tourism is becoming mainstream nowadays… Lots and lots of folks head south across the border to have their dental needs addressed. “After all” they say “it’s cheaper and the doctors are mostly American-trained, so why not?” While it’s true that the prices for dental services are lower south of the border it’s hard to argue that the quality of work is often lower as well. It has to do with the differing standards of care between the US and Mexico. ...
Read More »What to do if you do not have enough bone for implant placement? Read on to see how we reconstruct your jawbone.
Patient presented to my office with an abscess involving tooth #8. As can be seen from the radiograph, a very large periapical lesion is associated with the tooth. The lesion has destroyed a lot of bone, making immediate implant placement impossible in this situation. ...
Read More »Who is extracting your tooth (part 1)?
We often see patients who had teeth extracted at another dental office. On multiple occasions, the stories they share are not pleasant. They tell us that it took “two hours” to get a tooth out, that “they were in pain” when the doctor was removing the tooth and that they were “black and blue” afterwards. They come to our office wanting to have a dental implant done, to replace the tooth that was extracted ...
Read More »Advantages of the dental implant over dental bridge for a single missing tooth
In this video Dr. Tsvetov explains advantages of dental implant over dental bridge for a single missing tooth. Should you have questions, please do not hesitate to schedule a complimentary implant consultation with Dmitry Y. Tsvetov, DDS, MD. ...
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