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Divyang Patel

Bio

Practicing as a General Dentist in this location since Nov 1992


Worked as an associate Dentist from Aug 1986 to Nov 1992
Worked as an assistant to the Head of the Periodontal Department in UCLA from Aug 1985 to June 1986.Graduated from Gujarat University, India in 1982

Member of ADA for last 20 years.



Specialties:

  • dentistry

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Activity

  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Dentistry:
    Diet Soda Habit as Bad for Teeth as Meth Addiction, Study Claims

    THURSDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Heavy consumption of diet soda can damage teeth as badly as methamphetamine or crack cocaine, a new study contends.

    "You look at it side-to-side with 'meth mouth' or 'coke mouth,' it is startling to see the intensity and extent of damage more or less t...Full Article

  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Dentistry:
    Alligator Study Gives Clues to Regrowing Lost Teeth

    TUESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Dentists, as it turns out, may have one more reason than the rest of us to be wary of alligators. The toothy reptiles may one day put those who install implants, bridges and dentures out of their jobs.

    Alligators continually make new teeth to replace t...Full Article

  • Divyang Patel
    Divyang Patel answered:
    Why is it important to prevent plaque and tartar?

    Plaque is a sticky yellow film which forms on the surface of teeth during the normal course of the day and when plaque is not removed while brushing the teeth, it will harden up to form tartar. Other name for tartar is calculus. Plaque will allow the bacteria in the mouth to multiply in it and the

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  • Divyang Patel
    Divyang Patel answered:
    What symptoms may indicate the need for a root canal?

    There can be a variety of symptoms a patient may experience when a root canal treatment is needed. Some of them can be throbbing pain, sensitive to temperature changes, pain while lying down, and swelling at the gum line on the affected tooth or darkening of the tooth.

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    Divyang Patel answered:
    Are root canals a dental emergency?

    A root canal treatment diagnosis itself does not mean it is a dental emergency. But if that tooth is left untreated then it can lead to a serious infection leading to a life threatening situation in some cases. So the diagnosis of a root canal treatment should not be left untreated for long time.

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  • Divyang Patel
    Divyang Patel answered:
    Do root canals involve drills?

    Root canal is treated by various methods which do include removal of the decayed part of the tooth and preparing an access to the nerve chamber of the tooth being treated and up to this part of treatment a drill is generally used. After this time a dentist can use hand instruments to finish the t

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