After Wisdom Teeth Extraction… After you’ve had your wisdom teeth removed, it’s crucial to maintain proper at-home care during the recovery period. Always follow your dentist’s specific instructions, and remember the general guidelines below. Post Wisdom Teeth Instructions Pain, Sensitivity, Swelling It’s normal to experience mild to moderate pain following extraction. If discomfort occurs, use […]
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Have A Dental Emergency?
When It’s an Emergency Choose a dentist you can trust! Having a dental emergency can mean different things to different people. Some might have a higher pain tolerance and avoid seeing the dentist for much longer. Others are worried about bills and lack of insurance coverage. But in either case, having a dental problem is […]
Dental Emergency in Sacramento, CA
Are You Experiencing A Dental Emergency? Know That We’re Here To Help! When you are experiencing a dental emergency, the most important thing to remember is to remain calm. Panicking won’t help solve the problem, and in fact, can often make things worse. When patients contact us about dental emergencies, they typically fall into two […]
The Good News About a Root Canal
Root Canal Therapy Halts Pain Many patients associate the “root canal” with pain. In fact, this procedure is about pain relief. Toothache/tooth pain is commonly due to the buildup of pressure inside an infected tooth. When the nerve is damaged, conventional fillings won’t stop the pain. The answer is to remove the nerve within the […]
Today’s Improvements in Dentistry
There’s a bright new trend in dental offices these days: more people are scheduling appointments because they want to, not because they have to. Dentistry just isn’t the same anymore. In the past decades we’ve seen the development of materials and procedures that would be unimaginable to our predecessors. So if you know someone who […]
Mystery Pain & Phantom Toothache
There’s only one good thing about a visibly damaged tooth: here, clearly, is where the pain’s coming from and where our response will be focused. But complaints of “tooth pain” without a clear source or origin—now, that’s something else entirely. Say you’ve been good with your hygiene, faithful in your checkups, and you wake up […]
Where Did All the Pain Go?
The Reality is, Today’s Dentistry is Virtually Painless There’s a bright new trend in dental offices these days: More people are making appointments because they want to, not because they have to. What is it about a visit to the dentist that feels this good? One simple, wonderful fact: In most cases, the pain is […]
Dental Phobia
Not in my mouth you don’t! The bad thing about dental phobia is that it prevents people from seeking the care they need—when they need it. The good thing about it is that, today, we can treat fear as successfully as we treat tooth decay or crooked teeth. Over six million people experience some degree […]
Dealing with a Dental Phobia
The bad thing about dental phobia is that it prevents people from seeking the care they need—when they need it. The good thing about it is that, today, we can treat fear as successfully as we treat tooth decay or crooked teeth. Over six million people experience some degree of anxiety when they visit the […]
Anxiety—No Laughing Matter
We’d like to offer one comforting and wonderful fact about today’s dentistry: its virtually painless. Technology, new procedures, and some very sophisticated approaches to anesthesia have all contributed to painless treatment, from cleaning to cavity preparations to root canals. But what if you didn’t grow up with modem dentistry, and remember it differently? If you […]
