Category: General Dentistry
Gap-Tooth Smiles Aren’t Quite As Adorable Anymore
We Picture a World Where No Adult Has to Hide Their Smile Have you lost one or more of your teeth? It’s a lot different than when you lost your baby teeth way back in the day. Unfortunately, these don’t grow back. At La Costa Dental Excellence, we’re ready to help you. If you have […]
What is the Epworth Sleepiness Scale?
Because Real Sleep Quality Starts With Knowing How Tired You Truly Are The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is a scale that can measure daytime sleepiness based on your total score on a questionnaire. The questionnaire is made up of eight possible situations, each of which you give a score of 0-3 based on your likelihood […]
Signs Of Oral Cancer: What Not To Ignore
We Believe Catching the Signs Early Is the Most Important Thing We Can Do for You Today’s message focuses on a very serious matter, oral (oropharyngeal) cancers. The medical community categorizes oral cancers as a subset of head and neck cancers. Oral cancers can occur in the following locations: The tongue The roof of the […]
Smokeless Is Not Harmless For Carlsbad Tobacco Chewers
Because Smokeless Tobacco Is Never as Harmless as It Sounds Cigarette sales at most Carlsbad stores have decreased in the past decade, but some tobacco consumers have switched to smokeless products. There is a common misconception (especially among teens) that smokeless tobacco is harmless. This is absolutely not true. Regardless of the specific type: spit tobacco, […]
Yes! You Can Get Replace Old Fillings
You Deserve Fillings That Stop Showing Their Age Superficial cuts in the skin subside without a trace, infections are eradicated with antibiotics, broken bones mend, and inflamed tissues abate. Our teeth, unfortunately, can’t regenerate. Decay can be halted in its progress, but scientists are still years away from actual enamel regeneration. That’s why the team […]
Yes, We Treat Bad Breath
You Deserve to Speak Close to Anyone Without Worry When dental patients ask if mouthwash cures bad breath, we tell them that treating bad breath with a mouthwash is like drenching yourself with cologne instead of taking a shower. Mouthwash is only a temporary mask for odor caused by poor oral hygiene, tongue bacteria, or […]