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A Better Material for Dentistry

A Better Material for Dentistry

You can count on our dentists to keep up with the latest advances in dental care! For example, lithium disilicate is a current material used in dentistry, since it is durable, biocompatible, available in many colors and versatile for use in many restorations. Find out more here!

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Retain Your Teeth!

Retain Your Teeth!

What Leads to Tooth Loss and How to Prevent It When a child shows off their loose tooth, their level of excitement is often shared by their parents. And when others see the gap in their tooth line, they sometimes feel a measure of nostalgia or adoration as the loss of...

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Confronting Cavities

Confronting Cavities

“But I’ve never had a cavity before!” You might be astounded how many times patients make that comment when they come to see us at the Placerville Dental Group. We understand — you might have gone years or decades without a single issue with your teeth. In fact, you...

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Avoiding Cavities

Avoiding Cavities

When people think about mouth problems they want to avoid, the two most common are bad breath and cavities. We don’t like bad breath because it offends others. We don’t like cavities because they’re a pain – literally. Not only that, but cavities could also result in...

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What is Cracked Tooth Syndrome?

What is Cracked Tooth Syndrome?

If you grind or clench your teeth, or have large fillings, your teeth may have very small cracks that are too tiny to show up on x-rays. This is called “cracked tooth syndrome.” How does this problem start and what are its symptoms? How Cracked Tooth Syndrome Starts...

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Dental Bonding and You

Dental Bonding and You

Making a Strong Bond with Your Dentist While it’s important to enjoy a good relationship with your local Placerville dentist, we don’t necessarily need “bonding time” with you, unless it's for your teeth! Tooth bonding is a cost effective option to fix teeth damaged...

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What to Do if You Lose a Crown or Filling

What to Do if You Lose a Crown or Filling

Keep Your Cool When a Filling or Crown is Lost Fillings and crowns never seem to get lost right before a dental visit, or in the morning on a day you have nothing planned, or even when you’re in town on a day when you can easily phone your dentist and come in for an...

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