Dental Expressions

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Dental Expressions in San Carlos, San Diego, has served the community since 1986 under Dr. Irma Gavaldon at 8505 Navajo Road in the 92119 ZIP, at the intersection of Navajo Rd and Bisby Lake Avenue. The practice provides bilingual care in English and Spanish across cosmetic, restorative, and emergency dentistry, and the CEREC milling system on site produces same-day porcelain crowns, inlays, onlays, and veneers from a single digital impression without temporary restorations. Navajo Road runs through the heart of San Carlos roughly one mile south of the Cowles Mountain trailhead, and the walk-in emergency program treats acute toothache, dental fractures, and soft-tissue trauma with minimal wait times. Women's health referrals connect the practice to the obstetric and gynecological network at Parvin Mani, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. in Allied Gardens, where periodontal-disease screening during pregnancy aligns with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' recommendation for second-trimester dental evaluation. Dr. Gavaldon holds advanced training through the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and maintains continuing-education credentials from programs in the United States, Mexico, and Spain, specializing in complex implant rehabilitation and full-mouth reconstruction. Services include teeth cleaning, composite and porcelain fillings, amalgam-filling removal, tooth extraction, dental bonding, smile makeovers, and mandibular advancement devices for sleep-apnea management. Post-procedure prescription fulfillment runs through PROVISION PHARMACY in Allied Gardens, where compounding capability allows customized oral-rinse and analgesic formulations tailored to post-surgical recovery protocols. The practice's veneer program uses the 4-8-10 coverage rule to determine anterior-tooth count, and the CEREC unit mills each e.max lithium-disilicate restoration to a 45-minute chairside turnaround with color-matched staining before final bonding.