Archive for February, 2009

Creating Beautiful Smiles At Marcos Ortega DDS in San Diego

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Creating beautiful San Diego smiles at Marcos Ortega DDS I am glad you found our blog! I’m Dr. Marcos Ortega, DDS, of Marcos Ortega DDS, a full-service dental practice in San Diego. I am a proud member of the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation. My profession is dentistry, but my passion is providing superior and affordable San Diego dental care for my patients. I began serving California cosmetic dentistry patients in the San Diego area back in 1986. Since that time, my profession has undergone dramatic changes which have benefited my teeth whitening patients and tooth restoration patients in Hillcrest, Mission Hills and Mission Valley.

My specialty in San Diego is cosmetic and sedation dentistry, but I also perform many porcelain veneers, dental crowns and Invisalign invisible braces for my Hillcrest, Mission Hills and Mission Valley patients.

I know my San Diego dentistry clients have many choices for their dental care, and we work hard every day to surpass expectations.

I build long-term relationships with my Bankers Hill, Mission Valley and Mission Hills cosmetic dentistry patients. I constantly educate myself on the latest procedures to determine what is truly innovative and what is merely a gimmick. My cosmetic dentistry patients appreciate the time I take to thoroughly analyze their total oral health. My staff enjoys keeping my San Diego family dentistry practice running smoothly so I can concentrate on what I do best—serving my patients!

Dr. Marcos Ortega, DDS

619-295-4545

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Marcos Ortega DDS in San Diego Cares For Teeth

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

Marcos Ortega DDS in San Diego Cares For Teeth Dentists in San Diego are concerned with your oral health and thus care about the condition of your mouth and all of your many teeth. At Marcos Ortega DDS we recognize that your teeth help you both eat and speak. You use your teeth to tear, scrape, and chew food, as well as to form words with your tongue. Teeth are an important part of your oral health and Marcos Ortega DDS located in San Diego, California wants to help keep your mouth and teeth healthy.

We humans have two sets of teeth in our lifetime. The first set are your ‘primary teeth’, which many folks around San Diego often call ‘baby teeth’. Baby teeth typically start to come in at about 6 months old. An average healthy mouth for a San Diego resident has a total of 20 primary teeth by about age 5.

Your primary teeth will eventually fall out and new teeth known as ‘permanent teeth’ will grow in. Permanent teeth typically begin to come in around age 6 for most San Diego residents, but every person is unique and it could be a little earlier or later. By about age 13 an average healthy mouth should have 28 of the total 32 permanent teeth. The last four permanent teeth may or may not come, but typically come in between the ages of 17 and 21 if they do. Because of the late age that these last teeth come in they are commonly called ‘wisdom teeth’.

Many adults in the city of San Diego have their wisdom teeth pulled out because these teeth can be problematic to your oral health, such as crowding a mouth. Other adults in the San Diego area may not have these teeth pulled out because they are not causing problems. If you are concerned about the state of your wisdom teeth you can visit our local San Diego dental office and we can help you make a decision.

Caring for all of your teeth whether you are young and have 20 primary teeth or are an adult and have 28 to 32 permanent teeth is important for your overall health. Visiting your San Diego dentist regularly, and brushing and flossing daily are great ways to care for your many teeth. Marcos Ortega DDS located in San Diego, cares about your oral health and teeth and can be reached by phone at, 619-295-4545.

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