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Attack Of The Gummi Bear

Here at the San Diego dental blog, we never like to be the bearers of bad news, but we are committed to our patients’ oral health. So, today we offer a critical warning about a lesser-known danger of sticky candy.

When Mommy Is Scared Of The Dentist

Sedation Dentistry

At Marcos Ortega DDS, we have been providing sedation since 1986. We offer different levels of sedation and a choice of medication including oral analgesics, nitrous oxide, and oral conscious sedation.

Does Your Teen Have Unique Dental Challenges?

Oral Health

When it comes to oral health, adolescence is a pivotal time for San Diego youth. On the upside, the last of the permanent teeth come in providing young men and women with their “adult smile.” Good habits can be forged and reinforced. Teeth can be straightened, providing increased confidence when it is often sorely needed.

Why Do San Diego Dentists Like Potatoes?

Oral Health

The reason dentists like potatoes is because they are so “filling!” Ba-dum ching.

Lame joke, I know. But seriously, the wiser our patients in Bankers Hill and Hillcrest are about what they eat, the easier it will be to care for their dear old teeth.

Relax. Your Teeth Will Thank You.

Oral Health

Most San Diego adults have been warned about the physical effects of stress. Our doctors remind us to protect ourselves from the dangers of unmanaged stress by eating healthy, exercising regularly, and getting adequate sleep.

Do You Grind Your Teeth While You Sleep?

General Dentistry

Here is the Marcos Ortega DDS guide to treating teeth grinding.

Understand
Most teeth grinding will occur while sleeping. Consistent teeth grinding might be suspected with a sore jaw and dull headache in the mornings. Anxiety or stress are not the only reasons grinding may appear. It can also be related to an abnormal bite or missing or crooked teeth.

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