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Dr. Arnaldo Lopez

General Dentist and Owner with SOMI Dental Group

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Dental Check Up Frequency

According to American Dental Association, dental check should be twice a year, affirms Dr. Arnaldo Lopez, General Dentist and Owner with SOMI Dental Group. He also says 80% of his practice is with patients with fear. Providing a family environment is the way the specialist found for the patient's comfort and lower the fear, he affirms.

Dental Care Habits

Brushing teeth for two minutes is advised by Dr. Arnaldo Lopez, General Dentist and Owner with SOMI Dental Group. He also recommends flossing all the time, because it helps remove the plaque up to an extra 40 percent. He affirms brushing doesn’t do all the work. The specialist explains what comprehensive care is.

Dental Crown Procedure

Dr. Arnaldo Lopez, General Dentist and Owner with SOMI Dental Group, explains with a model how implants work. He describes implants have three different parts: the implant, the crown and abutment, the screw onto the screw. He explains the crown is needed when the cavity is too big and it takes over more than a half of the tooth structure.

Dental Care Treatments

Dr. Arnaldo Lopez, General Dentist and Owner with SOMI Dental Group, explains the uses of VELscope, a non-invasive oral cancer screening device, and how it helps prevent it. He describes he uses the device and check the areas when the oral cancer is more prevalent, such as the sides of the tongue, cheeks, the bottom of the tongue and the roof of the palate. The doctor does it with any new patient.

Causes of Oral Pain

With a digital imaging, Dr. Arnaldo Lopez, General Dentist and Owner with SOMI Dental Group, describes when the pain in the tooth starts. The specialist says everything depends on patients. Most of them feel sensitivity around the necks of the teeth, but others feel it mostly in the jaw. He also explains sensitivity is not always a bad thing. Sometimes, patients think they need root canals, but it could be teeth recession that causes all of that discomfort.

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