What is Dental Implant?_ English edition__ Dr. Yang’s Dental Implant Series (1) In this series, we would discuss about: 1. What is the dental implant？ 2. The timeline for having a dental implant？ 3. How to pick a right dental implant brand? 4. Interview one our implant patients, Mr. John. (He will share his expeiences)
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什麼是人工植牙？What is Dental Implant?_ Chinese edition__ Dr. Yang’s Dental Implant Series (1) In this series, we would discuss about: 1. 什麼是人工植牙？ 2. 植牙的時間順序是怎麼樣？ 3. 怎麼選擇植體的品牌? 4. Interview 南加州本診所植牙病人Mr. Cody Liu 現身說法 What is dental implant? Usually, when there is a missing tooth, we can place a titanium implant inside the alveolar bone. The term osseointegration,
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Doctor, My Jaw is Locked! I can’t Open My Mouth!!_ Dr. Yang’s TMD TALK (9) We mentioned that there are two kinds of locks of the temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD): the open locks and the close locks. We discussed about the close locks in the 2 previous videos. This will be the last video in
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Doctor, My Mouth Opening is Restricted!!_ Close Lock of TMD_Part 2_ Dr. Yang’s TMD TALK (8) Last video, we talked about two kinds of jaw locks: open locks and close locks. We talked about my patient came to me with restricted mouth opening, the reason of the close lock, etc. This video, we are going
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Doctor, My Mouth Opening is Restricted!!_ Part 1__ Dr. Yang’s TMD TALK (7) Originally, I’d like to close the TMD series. However, last week I saw a patient. He came to me, and his mouth opening was restricted. He can only open around 2.5 fingers wide vertically since 2-3 weeks ago. So, I decided to
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I grinned out 3 sets of TMD devices! What’s Next? _Invisalign or surgery _Dr. Yang’s TMD TALK (6) Some of my patients they really grinned through more than 3 sets of TMD devices. What’s next? In previous video, I mentioned about 70% of the TMD is myofacial pain, which means, the muscle pain. The good
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Difference between the TMD devices and the Night Guard_Part. 2_ Dr. Yang’s TMD TALK (5) Last video, we discussed about the types and the functions of night guard. Here comes the juicy part of this series. The TMD devices. Most commonly, there are two widely used TMD devices, anterior deprogrammer and Michigan splint. The devices
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The difference between a nightguard and a TMD device: Part 1_ Dr. Yang’s TMD TALK (4) Many patients ask me about the difference between a night guard and a TMD device. A night guard is a device that protects your teeth while grinding. Grinding without wearing a night guard can cause severe attrition of the
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Would you be our next Dental Assistant? _ Dr. Yang’s Job Invitation (1) We celebrates people who are humble, positive, and motivated. We are a modern and patient centric practice offering dentistry as a service and helping our patients to achieve optimal dental health. Our goal is to serve our Patients and Team Members as
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Jaw Exercises: TMJ pain relief workouts _ Dr. Yang’s TMD TALK (3) Waking up in the morning with headache and jaw pain definitely is not an pleasing experience. At previous episodes, we talked about the causes & types of TMD and muscles that causing the TMD myofacial pain. This video, we demonstrated a few simple
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