At La Costa Dental Excellence, we restore decayed teeth to create smiles that are both healthy and beautiful. Recent advances in both techniques and materials have made the impossible not only possible, but affordable for everyone in Carlsbad as well. Doctor Stephen and Kimberly Dankworth has been restoring teeth since 1988. Ongoing training is essential […]
How Do You Choose a Dental Practice For a Dental Implant?
Today’s post is for individuals who have decided to replace a tooth with an implant. Great choice! Now you need to choose a dental implant dentist to carry out the procedure. This is a critical decision. A dental implant is permanent. It involves oral surgery. It requires a significant financial investment. Making a bad choice […]
La Costa Dental Excellence Performs Emergency Root Canals
At La Costa Dental Excellence, we perform emergency root canals. Though this procedure strikes fear into the hearts of many men and women, they should be more afraid of not having a root canal. What is a root canal? When a tooth becomes badly infected or decayed, a qualified dentist or endodontist can fix it. […]
Do You Grind Your Teeth While You Sleep?
Here is the La Costa Dental Excellence 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 […]
What’s New In Dentistry?
The world of dentistry continues to advance at a rapid pace. If you have visited your Carlsbad dentist lately, you have probably noticed some things that make your visit more comfortable, such as the ability to watch TV or listen to music while receiving treatment. Many San Marcos dentistry patients welcome oral conscious sedation to […]
Dental Crowns At La Costa Dental Excellence In Carlsbad
Dental crowns have been used in dentistry for over 2000 years. There is evidence that the Etruscans experimented with crowns on teeth using ivory and bone as early as 700 B.C. By 200 A.D., they began using gold crowns to construct artificial teeth. Ancient Egyptians fashioned tooth replacements out of seashells and then hammered them […]