Dental Frequently Asked Questions

When you visit Zak Dental, we will devote our time to understand your concerns, expectations and dental history.

Using interactive and state of the art dental technology, such as intra-oral cameras and magnified digital x-rays, we will educate you about your dental health.

We have several dental offices throughout the area, including offices in Agoura Hills, Downey, Long Beach, San Diego, Covina/San Dimas, Simi Valley, Temecula, Santa Clarita, Ventura, North Park, Santa Barbara, Whittier/La Mirada, California and you can visit any of our of dental offices to receive quality, patient-oriented affordable dental care.

Zak Dental offers comprehensive services, from routine cleanings to advanced treatments like orthodontics, implants, and cosmetic dentistry. Our expert team is committed to keeping your smile healthy, beautiful, and bright.

Zak Dental Specialists in California provide expert care in periodontics, endodontics, orthodontics, prosthodontics, and oral surgery. With cutting-edge technology and personalized treatment, we ensure exceptional dental health and beautiful smiles for every patient.

Alternatives to Amalgam Fillings. Dr. Paul with Zak Dental discusses alternatives to amalgam fillings. He speaks about direct composite restorations, indirect ceramic restorations and other alternatives to dental fillings.

Because, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are indicated for the relief of preoperative and postoperative pain.  Therefore, these drugs can manage the pain of procedures that create an inflammatory response. Inflammatory response is what activates the pain-producing mediators in tissue.

Learn about the need for space maintainers in children when a young child loses a baby tooth prematurely, and what are the effects of not placing spacers on time.

Dr. Zak pays special attention to people with fear and offer them all the modalities help control and alleviate patient’s fear.

In this video Dr. Kopel talks about different types of dental cavity fillings: amalgams vs. composite fillings. He explains when the dental fillings were first introduced and focuses on their advantages and disadvantages.

Dental Sport Guards. Learn about the use of the sports guard and the kinds of mouthguard  best for use.

Zak Dental answers the most common questions about: dental insurance benefits provided to our patients; insurance facts our patients should know.