Dental crowns have been around a long time, but they continue to play an essential role in Oceanside Dental Excellence cosmetic dentistry. A dental crown, often called a cap, covers the visible part of the tooth. Dental crowns are used for several common dental problems: An old crown that is damaged or ill-fitting A broken […]
5 Tools For Tooth Transformations
Overly small teeth, misshapen teeth, cracked teeth, chipped teeth, and spacing irregularities are all common dental problems. But you don’t have to live with them! With the advances in cosmetic dentistry, there are fixes for these vexing tooth troubles! 1. Veneers. (Also called dental laminates or porcelain veneers). These extremely thin shells are custom-made so […]
Oceanside Dental Excellence: A Reason To Smile
Hello, friends of Oceanside Dental Excellence! If you haven’t visited our blog in a while, we welcome you back. It has been a fantastic month at our practice. We continue to achieve incredible results with our precision smile makeovers. If you have never seen our photo gallery of actual dentistry smile makeover patients, you are […]
Does Your Teen Feel Wisdom Teeth Coming In?
65 percent of people who detect wisdom teeth notice them in their late teens or early twenties. At Oceanside Dental Excellence, we help our teen patients with their wisdom teeth issues. Why are wisdom teeth often extracted? There are several reasons… 1. Wisdom teeth can damage adjacent teeth and nerves. 2. Most jaws (both youth’ […]
Tooth Bleaching Fact And Fiction
You have probably seen ads for bleaching products contain terms such as “white bright,” “22 carbamide peroxide” and “peroxide teeth.” How do you separate tooth bleaching fact from fiction? Some tooth whitening dentists will guarantee fantastic results for any patient that desires a whiter smile. At Oceanside Dental Excellence, we only recommend tooth bleaching for […]
Unexplained Headaches Or Jaw Pain?
Hello! I’m Stephen and Kimberly Dankworth, DDS, of Oceanside Dental Excellence in Oceanside. I have been practicing quality general and cosmetic dentistry since 2018. Today’s post focuses on malocclusion or a bad bite. Malocclusion is the dental term for a problem in the way your top and bottom teeth come together. You have probably heard […]