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San Diego Sleep Apnea Centers
Appointments: (858) 997-2877
Gary Sigafoos D.D.S.
San Diego Sleep Apnea Centers
9850 Genesee Ave, Suite 620
La Jolla, CA 92037
Gary Sigafoos, D.D.S., in the La Jolla area accepts Delta Dental® insurance. Our experienced team at San Diego Sleep Apnea Centers will file your insurance claim for you.
We want your dental treatment to be affordable for you. We're committed to helping you maintain your life-long oral health.
If you need gum disease treatment, La Jolla area gum disease dentist, Dr. Sigafoos offers extensive experience. Unhealthy gums can be a risk factor for more serious health problems if not treated promptly.
Our professional team will assess your situation and create a personalized treatment plan. We're committed to your life-long healthy gums and teeth.
Dr. Sigafoos has extensive experience providing gingivitis treatments in the La Jolla area. Bleeding gums can lead to more serious health problems if not treated promptly.
Our friendly, professional team will evaluate your needs and design a personal treatment plan. We'll help you have healthy gums and teeth for life.
At San Diego Sleep Apnea Centers we offer a range of treatment options for sleep apnea. If snoring or obstructed breathing is a problem, call Dr. Sigafoos today to learn how we can help you breathe easier.
Left untreated, sleep apnea can cause serious health problems, so contact us now to schedule an examination.
New and safe sedation dentistry with La Jolla area sedation dentist Dr. Gary Sigafoos means you can have years of dental treatments done quickly while you're lightly sedated, with little or no discomfort. If you've been putting up with discomfort, hiding your smile, or delaying scheduling dental work because you're too busy, your life is about to change. Make a sedation dentistry consultation appointment today with Dr. Sigafoos.
Richard G. Witter, D.D.S
Appointments: (509) 838-4141
Richard Witter D.D.S.
Richard G. Witter, D.D.S
3150 East 27th Ave.
Spokane, WA 99223
If you want a gorgeous smile that turns heads, you may want to learn about the range of dental services offered at Richard G. Witter, D.D.S. Spokane area cosmetic dentist Dr. Richard Witter is dedicated to producing quality results and beautiful smiles.
If you're looking for dentures that look great and last, look no further than Richard G. Witter, D.D.S located in the Spokane, WA area. Richard Witter, D.D.S. will assess your needs and fit you with durable, comfortable, natural-looking dentures - at a price you can afford.
Richard G. Witter, D.D.S is a trusted Spokane area dental implants practice providing natural-looking, comfortable tooth replacement. We make it our mission to use a gentle touch during the process.
We hold ourselves to the highest standards to replace missing teeth and provide you with natural-looking results. Our goal is to restore your confidence and your bright, healthy smile.
Did you know that trusted Spokane area TMJ/TMD dentist Richard Witter, D.D.S. offers treatment for jaw pain relief? If you're experiencing discomfort when you move your jaw, or you hear clicking and popping when you chew, we want to help.
Our friendly team is happy to answer questions. There's no need to continue to live with pain. Relief is just a phone call away.
Would you like your smile to be a bit brighter than it is right now? We can make it happen at Richard G. Witter, D.D.S, with professional tooth whitening for brighter natural looking teeth. Dr. Richard Witter's Spokane, WA area office can effectively lighten your stained or discolored tooth enamel. Whiter teeth not only look great, they improve your self-confidence.
Townview Dental Care
Appointments: (714) 526-3655
Jerry Wu D.D.S.
Townview Dental Care
100 Laguna Rd. Suite 210
Fullerton, CA 92835
For your comfort and convenience, Jerry Wu, D.D.S., may suggest you relax with nitrous oxide (laughing gas) during certain treatments. Offering wisdom teeth at his practice in the Fullerton, CA area, Dr. Wu offers a range of options to help you feel comfortable at the dentist.
Natural-looking tooth-colored fillings are made of composite resin and fill cavities just like traditional silver amalgam fillings. Jerry Wu, D.D.S., can match your new composite fillings to the exact color of your teeth so they are virtually invisible. Townview Dental Care, a Fullerton, CA area practice, has seen tooth-colored fillings become more popular over the years. Dr. Wu can remove your old amalgam fillings and replace them with beautifully white, tooth-colored fillings.
Fullerton area dentist Dr. Wu wants you to have optimal dental health, and offers a range of options to help make your dental treatment affordable.
Don't let expense stand between you and the quality dental care you deserve. Find out about our affordable fees and the many types of financial arrangements Townview Dental Care has to offer.
Jerry Wu, D.D.S., provides adult dentistry in the Fullerton, California area. We offer a range of dental services designed to help you maintain your oral health throughout your adult life.
Healthy teeth and gums support your overall quality of life. At Townview Dental Care, we're here to serve your dental needs.
Here at Townview Dental Care, your comfort is our number one priority. We will do our utmost to put you at ease and keep you feeling relaxed and secure. Under the experienced leadership of Dr. Jerry Wu, our dedicated team of professionals is at your service to explain your treatment thoroughly and answer any questions you may have.
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204 ASHVILLE AVE STE 10
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Wisdom Tooth Removal: What Is a Dry Socket?
After a wisdom tooth has been extracted, the socket is filled with a blood clot. Slowly, the clot shrinks and fills in. That is, a skin or a covering with tissue similar to the rest of the mouth (mucous membrane) begins to cover the clot and the tissue in the clot area is ingrown by bone cells and tissue cells. Eventually, the area shrinks and the socket is eliminated and replaced by firm tissue, and the depth of the socket fills with bone. The healed area usually is narrower than the site of the original wisdom tooth.
The pain following a wisdom tooth extraction usually lasts no more than a day or two, at the most. If the clot breaks down or is washed away, the protective covering of the exposed bone is lost and the bone can be exposed to the mouth bacteria. This painful condition is known as dry socket. One of the features of its presence is that wisdom tooth post-extraction pain persists longer than a couple of days and can be quite severe.
Though the causes are not known with certainty, some factors seem to predispose individuals towards a dry socket:
- those people who have gingivitis or periodontal disease.
- those who have had lower or mandibular extractions, particularly on posterior (back) teeth such as molars and pre-molars.
- those who have wisdom teeth that are difficult to extract and necessitate bone removal.
- those that are particularly difficult to numb and so need several cartridges of local anesthetic. Some local anesthetics contain epinephrine, which is used in preventing rapid dissipation of the anesthetic by constricting the blood vessels at the site. This perhaps may prevent good clot formation. People who smoke also are predisposed towards dry socket. Again, this may be because of the constricting effect of nicotine and tar products on the blood vessels.
Rinsing the mouth within a few hours of a wisdom tooth extraction may flush the clot out of the socket. Using a straw may have a similar effect. That is why post-operative instructions urge the patient not to smoke, rinse or use a straw for at least a day.
Unfortunately, there is no sure way of guaranteeing that a dry socket won't occur, but there is some evidence that placing a small piece (quarter of a square inch) of gel foam (a clotting agent) covered with tetracycline powder (an antibiotic) in the socket after the extraction can reduce the chance of a dry socket. This will be absorbed over a few days and has not been shown to induce allergies or have any other effect on the patient. Fortunately, dry socket is a relatively easy condition to treat.
by Myer Leonard, DDS, MD
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Oral Surgery for Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction - TMJ
If you're having problems with TMJ (temporomandibular joint dysfunction), your diagnosis doesn't have to be guesswork. Your dentist or oral surgeon can see joint structures clearly and start your treatment with confidence.
You or someone you know may have had arthroscopic surgery to fix a knee, shoulder or hip injury, especially if the injury was sports related. But more and more dentists and are using this amazing tool for jaw disorders.
The arthroscope is a small microscope that is inserted into the jaw joint to monitor the surgery. We can watch closely as intrusive tissues -- that limit jaw mobility and impinge on nerves -- are cleared away.
Since the arthroscope is less than 2 millimeters, there's no need for sutures and you won't experience any scarring.
This procedure is done under general anesthesia and requires a short hospital stay. You may also need therapy to limber jaw movement. The good news is that patients who have arthroscopic jaw surgery experience almost immediate relief from their TMJ symptoms and a rapid recovery.
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