Before and After

A deep cleaning can make a huge impact on the health of your ENTIRE body - not to mention the difference it makes visually! Look at the difference we made for our patients in ONE visit after 

deep cleaning! 

Do you need to restore your smile?

With age comes wear on teeth. This patient had some old fillings and some cracks on her teeth. We chose LAVA crowns to restore her smile.

Come see us and how we can restore your smile.

Winners !

Dr. Jain would like to congratulate and thank all of our patients that entered our monthly raffle. We love making our patients smile and be able to share fun contests! 

Implant procedure

 Step 1: Broken Tooth 
broken tooth extracted and bone graft placed 3 months ago

Step 2: Paralleling pin

Step 3: Zimmer tapered screw vent implant placed -
will take 3-4 months to restore 

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from Dr. Jain and staff at Smiles of San Marcos. A New Year means new goals, new smiles and a new dental insurance maximum that you can use towards getting the smile you have always wanted! Call us today to schedule an appointment for yourself and your family. 

Oral DNA -what is it and what does it do?

A swab of your saliva can now identify bacteria in case of resistant, aggressive or early onset periodontal disease. This allows us to treat for the specific bacteria in your mouth and personalize your periodontal treatment. 

Come in and ask us about it!

New in November

Smiles of San Marcos 

is now offering BioTemps® Provisionals, new temporary crowns that give  you the effect of what your new smile will look like .

Come in and ask us about it! 

PERIODONTITIS RAISES BLOOD SUGAR & CAN LEAD TO TYPE 2 DIABETES

The good news? Gum disease treatment CAN help control diabetes. When people with type 2 diabetes get treatment of severe periodontal disease (a deep cleaning) it can lead to a drop in blood sugar levels. The benefit is about the same as you as you would if you added another drug to your usual diabetes medicine! 

How do I know I need a root canal?

How do I know I need a root canal?

Diagnosis of a root canal is based on signs and symptoms.

Signs include: decay to pulp and an apical lesion.

Symptoms are very subjective and depend on the patient.

Reversible pulpitis is transient sensitivity to cold. It can progress to irreversible pulpitis which include prolonged sensitivity to cold and to hot. This can progress to sensitivity to biting. Once you have irreversible pulpitis the nerve will ultimately become neurotic. NO dentist at any given time can tell you if your nerve is “healthy.” Absence of symptoms on any given time does not mean the nerve is “ok.” Just because a tooth with decay does not hurt doesn’t not mean the nerve is fine. There are channels in the dentin that connect to the nerve. We can place liners, sedatives to protect the nerve but sometimes the nerve will get sensitive and will need a root canal 

High Sugar Diet

High sugar content in food provides nutrients for acid producing bacteria causing cavities. High blood sugar allows increased flow of acids into enamel reducing resistance to decay. 

Dental Hygiene

Clean teeth & healthy gums help you have a healthy body. Your mouth is connected to the rest of your body and can affect it. Teeth cleanings are an essential part of maintaining your oral health and a healthy body. Here’s a picture of a Deep Cleaning before and after. 

Before & After

Full Mouth Rehabilitation using All-Porcelain Crowns enabled us to transform her bite & at the same time give her the smile of her dreams.

San Marcos Ca Dentist

Patient with 8 mm -size of one tooth-  crowding with previously placed implants ur posterior molar and premolar. Typically to relive crowding we would extract a premolar and move the canine distally. Due to the implant that was not an option. We did limited ortho to reduce crowding to 4 mm , restored the implants on the upper right posterior with crowns and did cosmetic all porcelain crowns on the front teeth. For the lower teeth we did 1 hr in office whitening. There are several new porcelains available now. I used one called liechtenstein for its translucency and strength.

leading cause of oral cancer

Did you know?

Smoking is the leading cause of oral cancer.

Just another reason to quit! 

Oral Cancer

Did you know?

 70% of people diagnosed with oral cancer are heavy drinkers.

www.cancer.gov

Toothpaste

Did you know??

Modern toothpaste is a tube was invented in 1873 by Colgate®. It contains fluoride, cleaning agent,triclosan and natural flavourings.

The first modern day toothbrush was made by William Addis in England in 1780.

Braces Before & After

This patients' entire bite rested on wisdom teeth. There was periodontal disease and significant crowding. We first treated the periodontal disease, extracted the wisdom teeth and four bicuspids and then 2 yrs of braces. 

Wow! what a smile makeover!

Bruxism

Source: Pro Teeth Guard

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Did you know periodontal disease increases risk of Diabetes by 60%