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August 11, 2018 To keep your teeth for the long haul, it’s vital to keep your gums as healthy as possible. Not only are they an important part of the structural foundation of your smile, but healthy gums will help protect your overall health as well. Here’s a before and after look at how Dr. Portocarrero and our team at …

Choose a dentist who puts your needs and goals first. At Alluring Smiles, you’ll find highly-trained professionals who truly care about helping you achieve a healthy, beautiful smile. Today, we’re introducing you to our practice here in gorgeous Mesa, AZ. Check out our video and find out what sets us apart from other dental offices. Then come in and see for …

Do you feel nervous about your dental appointments? Do you ever get so anxious that you cancel them altogether? If so, you might have dental anxiety, which affects millions of Americans. Our team at Alluring Smiles understands your fear and wants to help you overcome it! Take today’s quiz to see if your fears about dental care could be interfering with …

At Alluring Smiles, we help patients of all ages keep their teeth and gums healthy and their smiles looking their best with our high-quality, diverse dental services. Since we’re now welcoming the month of August, we wanted to give you a friendly reminder to bring your family in for a back-to-school dental cleaning and exam. Take a moment to hear Dr. …

Don’t try to ignore pain inside your mouth. Not only is that often a futile effort, given the intense nature of dental pain, the underlying cause of it could be serious. Rather than let a dental problem, and the pain that comes with it, grow worse, visit Alluring Smiles for restorative treatment. If Dr. Portocarrero finds a cavity is behind …

Greetings from the newly revamped Alluring Smiles blog! Our website may have gotten an update, but you can still look forward to the same patient-centered care, advanced dental technology, and spa-like atmosphere you’ve come to expect from our Mesa, AZ dentist office! Enjoy A One-Stop Shop For Your Family’s Smiles For your convenience, Dr. Javier Portocarrero and our team of …

At Alluring Smiles, you can get the smile you’ve always longed for in a variety of ways. With the varied cosmetic dentistry options in our Mesa, AZ practice, a consultation with Dr. Portocarrero will help you make an informed decision about the most cost-effective and efficient way to do that. A popular choice among our patients are dental veneers, so that’s …

One of the most important ways to keep your teeth in place for a lifetime is to maintain their strong foundation. That would be healthy gums, and Dr. Portocarrero and our team at Alluring Smiles can help you take care of them. Take today’s quiz to see if you should visit our Mesa, AZ practice for gum disease treatment! Keep your …

If your October days and nights are being haunted by restlessness, fatigue, headaches, or in other ways that keep you from functioning at your best, then it’s probably not the Halloween season that’s affecting you. It could mean you’re suffering from sleep apnea, a serious risk to your health in both the short and long term without treatment. You can …

Have painful memories of past dental appointments and treatments gone horribly wrong kept you from good oral health and a great-looking smile? When you come to Alluring Smiles in Mesa, AZ for all your general, restorative, and cosmetic dental treatments, those memories can remain in the past where they belong! That’s because Dr. Portocarrero and our team have invested in …