Dr. Roya Arbab
Prosthodontics
Hermosa Beach, CA
34 years experience female
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Friday: Closed
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UCLA
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Prosthodontics
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English
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A 54-year-old male asked:
Dr. Roya Arbabanswered
34 years experience
Not really: Ideally, bridges on natural teeth should be cemented with permanent cement. This would avoid it form coming loose and it's consequences.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Fear and Finances: Fear and fiances are the primary reason people neglect dental care.
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A 54-year-old male asked:
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Depends: The gold coping under your bridge has a special design. It is needed to support the overlaying porcelain. The gold needs to be minimum of .5mm for t... Read More
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A 54-year-old male asked:
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The high noble metal: Normally, due to the cost of hight noble metals now a days, the porcelain fused to hight noble metals are more expensive.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Don't postpon tx.: The best thing you can do is to seek care as soon as possible. Abscess is indication of infection. Don't let your fear prevent you from proper care.... Read More
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A 54-year-old male asked:
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Yes.: It is possible to only crown #11 and 14 without replacing 12 and 13, as long as you understand the possible consequences. First, there is the possib... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Clinical exam needed: You are in pain, therefore you need immediate care. Teeth infection can cause earache and could cause swellings that look like bruising. Anbesol is a... Read More
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A 54-year-old male asked:
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Yes.: Waiting few mounts is usually not a problem, longer waits may cause extrusion of opposing dentition and drifting of #14. This can be avoided by weari... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Not likely: Larger masseter are usually seen in patients who are bruxers. And both sides right and left masseter gets enlarged evenly. It is very unlikely that ... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Referred pain: When you say irritates my scalp, is it a headache? Like "brainfreeze" effect after drinking a very cold drinks fast? At times pain in the roof of th... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Ask for sedation.: You should have this procedure done by a well trained and reputable specialist. If you are nervous, they can sedate you. The procedure should be don... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Referred pain: When you say hurts my scalp, is it a headache? Like "brainfreeze" effect after drinking a very cold drinks fast? At times pain in the roof of the mo... Read More
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A 54-year-old male asked:
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Pain and discomfort: The fit of the bridge should be ideal at its marginal integrity, (as to avoid cement leakage and recurrent decay), alignment with the dental arch, and... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Within normal: There is a condition called geographic tongue and from your description that is what you have. It is a benign condition. At times, some foods (spic... Read More
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Arbab is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Arbab is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you MAM.. you are soo much kind..:):)
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful!
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Could it be a tounge cancer..??
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