According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), tooth decay is the second most prevalent health condition in the U.S. after the common cold. If you’ve never had a cavity, great work! However, it’s very likely that at some point in your life you will develop at least one.
Honoring our heroes is important to us, but too often America’s veterans return home only to face more battles. Obtaining medical and dental care for veterans shouldn’t be one of them. That’s why Dr. Jeremy Jorgenson and the Advanced Dental Care team are giving back this Veteran’s Day by offering free dental exams and x-rays for veterans. In addition, any dental treatment needed will be provided at 50% off.
Going back-to-school is bittersweet for both parents and students. No one wants summer to end, but students enjoy going back to school to see their friends again, getting back into school sports, and moving one step closer to graduation!
Even though going back-to-school is an exciting time, students can experience anxiety. Anxiety can interfere with sleep, wellness, and performance. But don’t worry! We’ve compiled some smile smart tips to help you smoothly transition back into the school year.
Of course our first tip is to complete your dental exam and x-rays, and cleaning, before school starts. These services are often covered at 100% by dental insurance. Nothing can distract students more than throbbing, achy tooth pain that requires an emergency dental visit. Make sure your dental health is an A+ for academic success!
Our second tip is to get enough sleep. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends:
Not getting restful sleep? Schedule a consultation for Sleep Apnea or Bruxism. A custom sleep device to treat sleep apnea can improve sleep quality and reduce chances for heart disease or stroke. A custom nightguard to prevent grinding that can cause poor sleep, headaches, and aggrevated TMJ.
Smile Smart Tip # 3Our third tip is to choose healthy food and drinks to feel your best and keep your teeth strong and healthy. Avoid drinks with color additives, sugar, carbonation, or acid to protect against decay and erosion. Choose foods with calcium, minerals like cheese, yogurt, almonds, leafy greens, and carrots.
Our fourth tip is to protect your smile during school sports. An injury can cause broken teeth, dead teeth, and even permanent tooth loss. Consider a custom athletic mouthguard for school sports in your school colors!
Brush and floss for at least 2 minutes twice a day to maintain good oral hygiene between dental visits. Choose a soft bristled toothbrush making circular motions at a 45 degree angle and waxed floss or flosser picks to get the areas in between teeth where your toothbrush can’t reach.
For more information on these smile smart tips or to schedule an appointment, please call/text us at (714) 424-9099 or you can schedule online, send email, or live chat us at www.mycostamesadentist.com.
Dental veneers are an excellent, permanent solution to achieving that perfect smile. Whether you’re wanting to fix a cracked tooth, chipped tooth, broken tooth, straighten teeth, or just need to update your smile, there are some key things you should do to prepare for your appointment. If you have not already had a dental veneer consultation, schedule one! The first step is getting the information you need to be able to move forward with veneers. Dr. Jeremy Jorgenson and the Advanced Dental Care team are here to help with all of your questions!
Emergency Dental Care in Costa MesaHave a broken tooth? Often times patients do not come to see their dentist unless a dental condition has become urgent and painful! By the time a patient is experiencing acute, sharp, throbbing pain, the condition is not so cute. Whether you just broke a tooth or have had a broken tooth for some time, it is best to see your dentist ASAP!
Teeth can break for a variety of reasons, including physical injury, biting into a hard or tough piece of food, decay that weakens the tooth enamel. They can chip, crack, or fracture, damaging one or more layers of the tooth, and break above, at, or below the gum line. Fractures of the tooth root, which are not visible to the eye, are also serious and consequently damage the blood vessels and nerves that supply the tooth. Lastly, your tooth can become loosened or displaced from their socket.
Depending on the severity of damage to the tooth and its root and how fast you act, your dentist has more opportunities to save your tooth! Surface chips and cracks can most often be fixed with fillings or bonding. Cracks or fractures that extend beyond the gum line, can be more difficult to repair, requiring a root canal and/or dental crown.
Infections in decayed or broken teeth can spread to the surrounding gum tissue, jaw bone, and can even become systemic. Your dentist can treat the infection and may be able to repair the tooth, however, some infected teeth cannot be saved. Teeth that have lost blood and nerve supply, necrosis, are usually recommended to remove.
If the tooth cannot be saved, don’t worry! There are many tooth replacement options available to restore your smile to its full function and aesthetic. At Advanced Dental Care in Costa Mesa, we offer personalized treatment to your condition and budget, including dental implants, several types of dental bridges, crowns, and dentures.
Physical trauma or injury to your face or head or excessive bleeding, swelling, or pain are serious. Please get emergency care immediately! When you take swift action, injuries resulting from trauma have the best chance for recovery. In addition, swelling, extreme pain, redness, and heat, can all be signs of a serious infection.
A tooth with a large chip, crack, or break at or near the gum line, may not bleed or swell, but be very painful. The biggest risks associated with large or deep cracks/chips is damage to the nerve and blood supply and infection. Call your dentist as soon as possible to get in for emergency dental care!
You may not notice when you have small chips or fractures, while other chips might be sharp or jagged. Sharp or jagged chips cause irritation to your tongue and cheeks. You should still see your dentist as soon as possible, even if you are not currently experiencing pain. Small cracks and chips can expose the inner layers of your teeth leaving them susceptible to decay, infection, and further breakage.
Call now for your free consultation with Dr. Jeremy Jorgenson at our Costa Mesa dentist office. We are available by phone at (714) 424-9099 anytime or visit us online at www.mycostamesadentist.com. In addition, we are in network with all PPO dental insurances! No dental insurance? No problem! We also offer our own plan with no maximum or deductibles, and most importantly, you can sign up today!.
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Cosmetic dentistry can be used to quickly and easily fix imperfections in your smile. Cosmetic bonding and dental fillings can be great options to repair a chipped tooth or alter the size and shape of a tooth in just one visit! And you’re in great hands at Advanced Dental Care.. Dr. Jeremy Jorgenson is not only the best dentist in Costa Mesa, but an artist when it comes to restoring teeth with cosmetic bonding or dental fillings!
Cosmetic bonding is a procedure that uses a composite resin or a dense, formable plastic that looks and feels just like the enamel on your tooth. The composite material can be used to fill in chips or to add length or width to a tooth to achieve the size and shape you desire. With a skilled dentist like Dr. Jeremy Jorgenson, you can achieve the look you want in just one visit. Dr. Jorgenson will review the bonding process and collaborate with you to determine the size, shape, and color you desire. Then he will directly apply the composite material to your tooth and use a curing light to harden the material. Voila! You have a beautiful, strong, healthy smile!
Check out our patient Courtney’s 10 minute bonding transformation!
Dental fillings are used when the tooth is decayed or fractured requiring both a clinical and cosmetic fix. Dr. Jorgenson uses the same composite resin used in dental bonding, but also removes any decay from the tooth ensuring the tooth is healthy and prepped for the bonding. Both the indirect and direct bonding techniques are actually comprised of several procedures.
Prepping the Tooth: may be necessary to trim away any decayed or sharp surfacesEach step is necessary to ensure that your bonding restoration is the perfect size, shape, smoothness, and color to achieve the best function, health, and aesthetic of the tooth!
To schedule your free consultation with the best dentist in Costa Mesa, Dr. Jeremy Jorgenson, you can call or text us at (714) 424-9099 or book right on our website at www.mycostamesadentist.com!
