Are you thinking of visiting a OC Dental Specialists office for some Irvine dentures? Dentures are prosthetics may be fixed or removable, depending on a lot of things: your personal preference, your budget and your existing oral condition. Dentures or dental prosthetics are important for a lot of reasons: Aesthetics: You need your teeth … Read more
The dreaded wisdom teeth! We all have heard the horror stories, but do not ignore them. There has been many back and forth discussions about the removal of wisdom teeth and whether it is necessary to remove them. Few circumstances it is certainly essential. These are some of the main reason we recommend to … Read more
Gingivitis, although seemingly unimportant to most people, is a condition that you cannot just ignore because the condition can lead to all kinds of problems for a patient. Some people are only concerned about the health of their teeth; they fail to give their gums the proper care it deserves. They think that dental … Read more
It’s common for patients of all ages, as well as parents of teens and pre-teens, to have many questions about orthodontics. The questions often come as soon as you notice that you or your child have crowded teeth that may require orthodontia. However, the purpose of wearing braces and other types of orthodontics goes … Read more
A dental appliance is often another part of the treatment process to correct the problem of crowded teeth. You or your child may wear the appliance before receiving braces or after an orthodontist at O.C. Dental Specialist removes them. Unlike braces that alter the alignment of teeth, the purpose of a dental appliance such … Read more
Dental crowns have a variety of applications, including preserving a badly decayed tooth, protecting a tooth after a root canal, repairing a chipped or cracked tooth, and improving the appearance of a significantly misshapen tooth. In many cases, getting a dental crown can save you the discomfort and expense of a tooth extraction. It … Read more
If you have a filling on one of your teeth and it falls out, you may wonder if this is a dental emergency. It’s not an emergency in most cases, but you should still contact O.C. Dental and come in to have it replaced as soon as possible. A filling can come loose when … Read more
If one or more of your teeth has significant decay, your OC Dental Specialists dentist will advise you to have a cavity filled to preserve it. Over the past years, silver amalgam was the particular choice for filling material. However, most dental patients today prefer composite fillings instead. This is partly cosmetic since composite fillings … Read more
Anybody can be unhappy to be have cracked or damaged tooth. Dentists repeatedly been presented with these kind of cases; some caused by a physical blow to the face due to any sport or car accident; some caused by ill-fated bite due to hard bite of food; or some may have been caused by a … Read more
A tooth abscess can stumble to anybody. Having a tooth abscess can become very painful and frightening since your face can swell as a result of the abscess. This is why it’s very much recommended that you make a dental emergency appointment with an emergency dentist. More complications can also happen like the spreading … Read more