Dr. Delfin Barquero, DDS, Prosthodontist, Master in Cosmetic Restorations. Member of the American Association for Dental Aesthetics. Featured in The American Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry.
A recent transformation performed by Dr. Bernal Soto.
Patient feedback.. "Everyone is amazed by Doc Soto's work"
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“Dr. Soto, Dr. Daniel, the staff, and Lori are AMAZING! This was my first time being out the country and I was very hesitant. Everyone at Davinci's are all so kind, accommodating, comforting, and helpful. They put me at ease immediately! I was a complex case and they made it as easy as possible. I started the process before Covid and was suppose to finish in May of 2020. Unfortunately, the virus delayed my ability to finish treatment until March 2021. My temps held up marvelously! Thanks to Dr. Soto! I would recommend if you need crowns, implants, bone graft, sinus lift, veneers, etc....GO TO DAVINCI'S!
Even with travel expenses, it is more affordable than the states! So much so, that you can even enjoy a vacation while you are in beautiful Costa Rica!”
A New Smile in process! Planning a new smile after gum and oral health stabilization.
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Covid 19 and Stress and your Oral Health.
The American Dental Association recently conducted a tracking poll and reported that a vast majority of dentists in the USA indicated stress-related oral health conditions among their respective patients has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Tightness in the jaw can cause pain or discomfort in many parts of the body, including head, ears, teeth, face, and neck. The intensity of the pain can vary, and is often described as aching, throbbing, tender, or severe. These feelings may become worse while chewing or yawning. The exact location of the pain can also vary, with discomfort on one or both sides of the face, jaw, nose, mouth, or ears.
Clenching or grinding may also be caused by stress, genetics or dental problems, such as misaligned teeth. Clenching and grinding can occur during sleep, or when awake, although you may not be consciously aware of it. Clenching and grinding can cause tightness or feelings of soreness in the face, neck, and upper or lower jaw. It can also cause headaches or earaches.
Tips to relieve Jaw Stress
Exercise - Small mouth-opening and mouth-closing movements several times as a warm up. Then, place your fingers on the top of your front four bottom teeth. Slowly pull down until you feel slight discomfort on the tight side of your jaw. Hold for 30 seconds, and then slowly release your jaw and relax .
Jaw joint stretch This exercise helps stretch the muscles of the jaw and neck. Press the tip of your tongue onto the roof of your mouth, directly behind your top front teeth without touching them; then use your tongue to apply gentle pressure to slowly open your mouth as wide as you can, then slowly close.
The smile stretch helps eliminate stress in the facial muscles, upper and lower jaw, and neck. Start by smiling the widest smile you can without feeling tightness or pain. While smiling, slowly open your jaw an additional 2 inches. Inhale deeply through your mouth, then exhale while letting go of the smile. Repeat these exercises up to 10 times. Stop at the point if you feel pain.
Mouth guards - Are beneficial especially if jaw tightness is caused by clenching or grinding teeth while asleep. They help reduce contact between the upper and lower teeth. This helps reduce wear and tera and fractures on the teeth and can help to eliminate jaw tightness, pain and headaches.
Massage – Is often recommended to help increase blood flow and reduce muscle tightness. You can try this by opening your mouth and gently rubbing the muscles next to your ears in a circular motion. This is the area where the temporomandibular joints are located. Try this several times a day, including right before bed.
Today, having a mouth free of biological and functional problems is not enough! Patients want beautiful smiles that are integrated with their physical characteristics, but also in harmony with its emotional aspects.
Digital Smile Design(DSD) presents a new face of dentistry, more human, emotional and artistic, further enhancing our noble profession in society, using video and natural settings we can clearly see because after all there are not many things in this life that are more important than a healthy, natural, confident and beautiful smile!
The DSD concept aims to assist the dentist and patient alike in 3 aspects:
Improved Planning and Design of an Aesthetic Smile.
Improved communication between the dentist and the patient; thereby increasing the participation in the design process of your own smile.
Educate patients about the benefits of treatment.
For decades, dental clinicians have sought to harmonize the shapes of the teeth with the entire face based on parameters such as gender, personality, and age; however, truly successful results have been elusive. Modern dentistry has to be modernized in order to meet the aesthetic expectations of our most demanding patients. To achieve this type of result, the modern dentist needs to go beyond just being a good professional.
With the DSD concept each patient goes through a quick study process taken by video and pictures in our onsite dental studio, we study the results of the patient talking and acting naturally with the patient and then based on this we make a mold of their mouth from a wax up, at this time we choose the form and size of the new teeth through Visagism - The Visagism concept helps dental clinicians provide restorations that account not only for esthetics, but also for the psychosocial features of the created image, which affect patients’ emotions, sense of identity, behavior, and self-esteem. These factors, in turn, affect how observers react to patients following treatment.
Then we try the new smile proposal in the mouth, the patient can smile, talk, and evaluate if the new smile is filling their esthetic expectations or if changes need to be made. At this moment all is completely reversible, because we are not touching the real teeth. We do this with acrylic over your real and natural teeth. Digital Smile Design brings true visualization into focus for the patient allowing them to see in real time the final result of the restoration before the dental treatments commences.
DSD looks at the patient, the personality as well as the entire structure of the face to ensure the result matches with the aesthetic look of the face as well as the personality of the patient.
Another great day of post orthodontic aesthetic rehabilitation. If you have an inverted smile, veneers are a great option. Dr. Del
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All I want for Christmas is my Front tooth fixed. An amazing restoration of a fractured front tooth.
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Costa Rica reopened fully this month to all countries who are eager to travel here. We seen an influx of travel again from the United states and our clinic is as busy as ever helping patients create and keep their best smile. Booking now can offer some amazing benefits
While Costa Rica has reopened, there is still not as much travel as prior March 2020 levels, this means hotels, restaurants and even your dentist is offering incentives for travel and booking now, this can add up to great savings and amazing value for you.
Let’s face it, Costa Rica is a very popular travel destination and along with that can come busier and busier tourist destination spots making it harder to find that perfect hotel, spot on the beach, or take that one indelible, memorable family vacation snapshot, no long lines here right now.. just nature, being natural at its best.
Booking early ensures you take advantage of great options to get the best rooms available, with the best views and locations at amazing deals.
Anticipation. Studies show anticipation is the best part of many things … including vacation restoration time.
2020 has been a year that will go down in history, everyone deserves a break to rest, recharge, readjust and reflect on what’s truly important… health… spending quality time with family and making memories that last a lifetime.
We want your dental restoration vacation to be safe and easy, enjoyable and an amazing life experience that you will be smiling about for a long time to come. DaVinci’s Dental Care is a 5 Star Boutique style clinic where the highest in 3D Dental technology meets the best in artistic restoration results.
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For more questions about booking your 2021 dental restoration vacation now contact us at clinic@davincisdentalcare.com Phone/ Text 011 506 7131 0458
