Habitual teeth grinding, clinically known as bruxism, places an excessive amount of pressure on your teeth and jaws. Clenching your jaw and teeth is common in moments of stress, frustration, and anger, but continuous strain often leads to excessively worn or damaged teeth and a host of subsequent dental problems. Downey dentist, Dr. Pasha Hakimzadeh, can… Read more »
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How Missing Teeth Affect Chewing and Quality of Life
Typically, people may think more about the food that they’re eating then the actual act of chewing it (unless chewing is especially difficult for them). Aside from preparing food for digestion and processing, chewing serves a number of vital functions for a patient’s good oral and overall health. Unfortunately, the loss of even a single… Read more »
Advanced Periodontal Therapy with Lasers in Downey, CA
Lasers Revolutionize Modern Gum Therapy Gum disease is one of the most common dental diseases today, affecting the soft periodontal tissue that surrounds and protects patients’ teeth roots. When left untreated, gum disease destroys the gums and jawbone that support healthy teeth, and its most severe form, called periodontitis, is the leading cause of adult… Read more »
Downey Dentists’ Advice for Better Dental Hygiene
Protect Your Smile with Your Downey Dentists’ Help If you diligently brush and floss your teeth at least twice a day and take pride in caring for your smile, then developing tooth decay, gum disease, chronic bad breath, or other oral health issues can be especially frustrating. Most dental issues develop silently and don’t exhibit… Read more »
Downey Dentists Explore Headache and TMJ Pain
How TMJ Pain Spreads Similar to a toothache, chronic jaw pain can make simple actions like biting, chewing, and speaking difficult and uncomfortable. To exacerbate matters, jaw discomfort is often accompanied by various, seemingly-unrelated issues, including chronic migraines, earaches, and soreness in the neck, back, and shoulders. TMJ disorder, which describes a dysfunction with the… Read more »
