Saint Patrick's Day

St. Patrick’s Day is here! How will you celebrate this Irish holiday? There are several ways to celebrate this tradition and here in Los Algodones, we want you to be part of the celebration. This religious holiday is celebrated on March 17; the holiday commemorates the services offer by Saint Patrick and bringing Christianity to its people. H...

March 16th, 2015 (Updated on March 19th, 2015) • Carlos Brian Hernandez

The Wisdom Tooth

Your grandson recently came to visit you, your grandson explains to you that that lately he has been experiencing jaw pain. You take your grandson to the dentist and the dentist explain that your grandson’s wisdom teeth are coming out. From here your dentist offers you a few tips to relieve your dental pain. But what are wisdom teeth? The Wi...

March 13th, 2015 (Updated on August 12th, 2015) • Carlos Brian Hernandez

7 Reasons You Will Want to Drink A Glass Of Water with Lemon In the Morning

Recently one of our patients came and ask us about the benefits and risks of drinking water with lemon. Today, many health and fitness enthusiasts drink hot lemon water, they say that this drink can assist with weight loss, cleanse your body, stimulate digestive enzymes, stimulate your immune system, and many other benefits. However what many of...

March 12th, 2015 (Updated on January 11th, 2022) • Carlos Brian Hernandez

Dentophobia: What is it?

Fear is something that we all have experienced at one time or another, this is one of the most basic human emotions. From birth, we are equipped with the survival instincts to respond to fear or when to sense danger, the "fight or flight" reaction. However, there will be times when one will not be able to control these fears; or situations in whic...

March 10th, 2015 (Updated on April 26th, 2023) • Carlos Brian Hernandez

Los Algodones Optics

The eye, an organ so important that we sometimes take it for granted; this organ can compare to a highly efficient, self-adjusting “camera” that transmits impulses to the brain. Once in our brain these impulses will be transform into information and images, the information and images allow us to see how beautiful our world really is. Un...

March 7th, 2015 • Carlos Brian Hernandez

Cellulite: How to Get Rid of It

Can it be possible? Have you been diagnose with Cellulite? But wait, what is cellulite and how can you get rid of cellulite? What is Cellulite? Cellulite – a skin condition caused by our own fatty deposits. When affect by this skin disorder, the fatty deposits will cause your skin to dimple and appear similar to an orange or cottage cheese;...

March 5th, 2015 • Carlos Brian Hernandez

Good Oral Health: Preventing Bruxism

Night has finally arrived, after a long day at work, spending time with family and friends, you are ready to settle in and rest. From here you close your eyes and begin to dream, this happens almost automatically and many of us are not even aware of it. However, this is not the only thing that happens at night and many of us are not aware of it; n...

March 3rd, 2015 (Updated on February 2nd, 2023) • Carlos Brian Hernandez

Bone Graft The Dental Procedure

Recently a post was made regarding Dental Bone Graft. In the post, we explain the types of bone grafts available and the steps involved with this oral procedure. However, we notice that some of our patients and visitors had additional questions, questions like: Why Bone Graft is performed? How to prepare for this Dental Surgery What are the ri...

February 27th, 2015 (Updated on April 22nd, 2021) • Carlos Brian Hernandez

Taking Care of your Braces and Teeth

So, you recent got braces, now what will you do? Getting an orthopedic treatment can be very beneficial, but also very confusing. If you currently have braces or have had braces, you might of have noticed that the position of your bite has improved and that your teeth are straighter than before. There are several reasons why one might need this den...

February 26th, 2015 (Updated on July 27th, 2016) • Carlos Brian Hernandez

Dental Mercury Detoxification

For thousands of years dentist have been using a dental procedure called: dental amalgam. A dental amalgam is an alloy of mercury with other metals that dentists uses to restore a smile. This dental treatment is used to fill cavities caused by tooth decay, the treatment was first documented during the Tang Dynasty in China (618-907 A.D.); in a...

February 25th, 2015 (Updated on August 12th, 2015) • Carlos Brian Hernandez