Avoiding Dental Decay: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Tooth decay is the destruction of tooth structure and can affect both the enamel (the outer coating of the tooth) and the dentin layer of the tooth. Avoiding dental decay is important to your overall health. But did you know that the tooth decay process […]
What is Jaw Surgery Like From a Patient’s Perspective? Wish You Could Share Your Jaw Surgery Story with Others? Welcome to The Jaw Café! Have you ever wished you could hear jaw surgery stories, tips, or tidbits…directly from a real patient? Or perhaps you have had your own jaw surgery and want to […]
November is American Diabetes Month One of the primary objectives of the American Diabetes Association is to raise awareness and understanding of diabetes, its consequences, management and prevention. Here are just a few of the recent statistics on diabetes: Nearly 30 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes. Another 86 million […]
Welcome to The Jaw Café! We Invite You to Share Your Story and Tips Today! It is no secret that we deeply appreciate our patients here at McGann Facial Design. Not only do we aim to help each and every patient under our care, our patients enjoy helping one another. This is especially true […]
From Our Family to Yours… Happy Labor Day! Labor Day, observed the first Monday of September, is a holiday devoted to the celebrating the social and economic achievements of the American working community. The purpose of the holiday is to honor our country’s workers and their contributions to the strength and well-being of our country. […]
Are You Ready to Go Back To School? Your child may have the latest wardrobe, school supplies, and sports equipment for the new school year; but does she have a healthy mouth and the tools she’ll need to maintain it? According to the American Dental Association, a dental examination is as important as immunizations and […]
Most adults have 32 teeth in their mouths. Imagine having all 32 pulled at one time – crazy, right? Now imagine having 232 teeth pulled at one time – that’s is simply insane! Well, that’s exactly what was reported last week from a hospital in India. Ashik Gavai, 17 years of age, was taken to […]
Top Dentists 2014 San Diego County’s best dental professionals and specialists, from general dentistry to periodontics Thousands of dentists were asked “If you had a patient in need of a dentist, which dentist would you refer them to?” Dr. McGann has been voted by his dental peers as a 2014 TOP DENTIST, by San […]
Here are five dental terms that you might have heard before, but didn’t really know what they mean or why they are important. Impacted Tooth: When a tooth is unable to fully enter the mouth it is said to be “impacted”. In general, an impacted tooth is prevented from breaking through the gums either […]
Play Hard. Play Safe. Prevent Facial Injury. Did you know that most sports-related facial fractures among children occur when they’re trying to catch a baseball or softball? According to new research, these injuries are relatively common, and they can be serious. Study Leader Dr. Lorelei Grunwaldt and colleagues at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh examined […]