Do dental implants really function like natural teeth? We’re asked that a lot at Staten Island Dental Care, as patients weigh their tooth replacement options. Dental implants may sound too good to be true, but we can assure you that they really do look and function like natural teeth. We’ll use this blog post to…
Dental Implants
Missing Teeth? Don’t Miss Out On A Beautiful Smile
If you have lost one or more of your natural teeth, dental implants from Staten Island Dental Care may be just what you’ve been hoping for. Why is that? Dental implants are replacement teeth that look and function like the real thing. Not only that, they help to preserve your jaw bone, which can deteriorate…
Missing Pieces In The Mouth?
Categories: Dental Health, Dental Implants
A missing puzzle piece may not ruin a jigsaw puzzle, but a missing tooth can be very unsightly and ruin your smile. At Staten Island Dental Care we offer dental implants that can restore a smile. A missing tooth can cause more than an unpleasant appearance. When a tooth and its root are gone, the…
Extraction Is Not The End Game
Categories: Dental Health, Dental Implants
Have you had a tooth extracted? You may be left with a gap in your smile. Unsightly as that may be, there is more than the issue of appearance. At Staten Island Dental Care we can address that with a state-of-the-art dental implant. Problems With Extracted Teeth After a tooth is extracted, the bone surrounding…
Missing Teeth? 5 Things You Need To Know About Dentures
Conventional dentures have long been the go-to option for anyone missing their natural teeth, but that’s all changed now. At Staten Island Dental Care we offer state-of-the-art implant-supported dentures. 1. Dentures are not the only replacement selection for missing teeth. Dental implants used alone or in combination with a partial denture is often a better…
Why Is An Implant Better For Oral Health?
People who lose one or more of their teeth have several replacement options. At Staten Island Dental Care we usually recommend dental implants, which have a number of advantages over other choices. A dental implant, if you don’t know, if a metal post (most often titanium) that is placed in your jaw bone. It fuses…
Tooth Replacement For The 21st Century
Categories: Dental Implants, Mini-implants
Not everything was better back in the good old days. Take dentures, for instance. They’ve improved many lives, but there is a better option from Staten Island Dental Care: implant-supported dentures. There are two types of implant anchored dentures: removable and permanent. No adhesive is required for either system. With the permanent type, screw retentions…
Are There Drawbacks to Dental Implants?
Dental implants might sound like some futuristic solution to missing teeth. But they’ve become part of mainstream dentistry, and are available at Staten Island Dental Care. Most patients have a lot of questions about dental implants, once they seriously begin to consider them. Are they experimental? Safe? Painful? Like we said, they are considered mainstream.…
Implants vs. Bridges: Know The Facts
Categories: Dental Health, Dental Implants
In this blog post from Staten Island Dental Care we’re going to talk about dental bridges, a common tooth replacement option. While dental bridges have restored smiles for generations, they are not without drawbacks. One is keeping them clean. Many people find it all but impossible to keep the small areas around and under the bridge…
There Is Hope For Denture Wearers
The condition of your teeth has a big impact on your quality of life. Denture wearers understand this all too well. But now there is a better option than conventional dentures: implant-supported dentures from Staten Island Dental Care. Conventional dentures rest against the gums. They can irritate soft tissue, and make breathing, eating, tasting food,…
