Healthy teeth that work as nature intended are indispensable for a high quality of life and overall health. Anyone missing a tooth might be interested in learning about dental implants, available from Staten Island Dental Care.

Dental implants can be used to replace one or two teeth, or to anchor dentures. Mini dental implants, also called denture-stabilization implants, allow us to securely attach an appliance so that it won’t slip or irritate gums.

With dental implants, small titanium posts are attached to  the jawbone. They fuse with the surrounding bone, creating a heavy-duty base for an over denture.

Here is the process:

1. Examination and Assessment
During your first visit, your dentist will take x-rays and analyze your mouth and the condition of your teeth, gums, and jawbone. Your dentist will evaluate options with you and together you will develop a treatment plan.

2. Implant Placement
A complete tooth implant and restoration consists of the actual implant or root replacement, an abutment, and final restoration. The first step is to insert the titanium alloy implant into your jawbone. This is not as difficult or painful as it sounds. Most patients are surprised at how rapid and easy the procedure is.

3. Integration
Implant surgery would not be successful if your jawbone did not welcome an artificial, non-biological tooth root. In the vast majority of cases, the jawbone  fuses with the implant to create a substantial foundation for the  restoration. It takes from three to six months for this to take place.

4. Final Restoration
Whether your final step is a crown, bridge, or denture, we’ll work with the lab to fabricate a beautiful and functional restoration. A connecting piece called an abutment attaches the restoration to the artificial root(s). The crown, bridge, or denture is all that is visible when it’s completed. Dental implant restorations are virtually indistinguishable from natural teeth.

Call Staten Island Dental Care to find out more about implants. We also provide general and restorative dentistry, and sedation dentistry for our patients with dental anxiety.

Contact Staten Island Dental Care – Dr. Frederick Hecht:

347-695-4380

Location (Tap to open in Google Maps):

1520 Richmond Ave
Staten Island, New York
10314

When you are dedicated to reaching a goal, the difference between success and failure may be whether you follow a plan. At Staten Island Dental Care, we remind you that your dental health is the result of a good plan.

Do you have a goal to improve your smile? Maybe you haven’t thought much about your teeth in the past, but have begun to notice problems. These troubles can be purely aesthetic, such as stained teeth, or a serious issue.

At Staten Island Dental Care, we’re committed to customized patient-focused care. This means that we design a personalized treatment plan for every single patient. Age, lifestyle, current status of oral health, overall physical health, and risk factors are all taken into account.

Ready to focus on your dental health? Call Staten Island Dental Care  to schedule a consultation. Our services include general and restorative dentistry, and cosmetic dentistry, including veneers and mini-implants.

Contact Staten Island Dental Care – Dr. Frederick Hecht:

347-695-4380

Location (Tap to open in Google Maps):

1520 Richmond Ave
Staten Island, New York
10314

At Staten Island Dental Care, we are concerned with the dental health of each of our patients. Today’s post focuses on fluoride: what it is, and why it is so beneficial to your dental health.

The Miracle Mineral

Fluoride is a mineral, plain and simple. Fluoride occurs naturally in different foods as well as in water. Many communities adjust the fluoride content of their municipal water. Fluoride is also added to oral care products. This makes it possible for you to apply fluoride to your teeth when you brush, or use mouth rinses.

Why would you want to put fluoride on your teeth? Because it helps to prevent tooth decay! Fluoride does this by giving the teeth stronger resistance against the acid attacks brought on by plaque bacteria, as well as sugar in the mouth.

Essential for Young Teeth

Fluoride is especially vital for growing teeth. In children between the ages of 6 months and 16 years, the primary and the permanent teeth come in. Therefore fluoride exposure is extremely helpful for creating a strong foundation for lifelong oral health.

The enamel-strengthening benefits of topical fluoride are available to adults, too! In addition to the oral care products mentioned previously, adults can get a boost of this miracle mineral during routine dental cleanings at Staten Island Dental Care.

Staten Island Dental Care is a full-service practice in Staten Island. We’ve been serving the New York City area since 1976. Helping our patients maintain ideal dental health is critical for us, and so is helping them achieve the smile they want through cosmetic dentistry procedures such as complete smile makeovers. We also provide general and restorative dentistry.

We are committed to the dental health of our Staten Island patients, and would like you to consider us. Please give us a call so we can make an appointment for you.

Contact Staten Island Dental Care – Dr. Frederick Hecht:

347-695-4380

Location (Tap to open in Google Maps):

1520 Richmond Ave
Staten Island, New York
10314

Sometimes your to-do list has more things on it than can be accomplished in the time you have available. But Staten Island Dental Care urges you to never put off your regular appointments. If you do, what might have been a simple checkup could turn into restorative dentistry.

We want all of our patients to see us twice a year for a professional cleaning and thorough checkup. With regular checkups, we’ll catch dental problems early. That will reduce the pain and the cost of fixing the problem. As in most things, early detection is the key to successful treatment.

Some of the most common issues we see:

1. Your Gums May Be Receding
Gum recession doesn’t happen all at once. Gum tissue can move back almost imperceptibly until teeth and bone are in danger.

2. Decay May Be Lurking
When the acids in plaque start damaging a tooth, you may not feel it until it has passed through the enamel and dentin and hits the nerve. Ouch! By that time, there is a cavity. Regular cleanings remove plaque before it can do any deterioration.

3. Prevent Oral Cancer
About 50,000 men and women are diagnosed with oral cancer every year.¹ We screen for oral cancer during your exam.

At Staten Island Dental Care, we provide toothache relief and, when necessary, extractions. Full mouth restorations are the worst case scenario, but are sometimes necessary. We also offer cosmetic dentistry to brighten any smile.

Contact Staten Island Dental Care – Dr. Frederick Hecht:

347-695-4380

Location (Tap to open in Google Maps):

1520 Richmond Ave
Staten Island, New York
10314

Today’s dental technology has solved the problem of aggravating loose-fitting dentures with a fantastic tooth replacement option.

Instead of relying on your tongue, a weak suction, and some dental adhesive to keep false teeth in place, dental implant posts can anchor full or partial dentures. The dentures are secure enough to allow the wearer to eat an apple, chew a thick sandwich, or share a hearty laugh with certainty.

If you are missing a single tooth, many teeth, or all of your teeth, we invite you to learn more about cutting-edge implant-anchored dentures.

Implants can anchor either removable or fixed dentures. Due to the way each tooth space is properly fitted with a beautiful restoration, implants ordinarily fit better than traditional dentures. Dentures anchored with implant posts are comfortable, functional, and beautiful.

Call Dr. Frederick Hecht at Staten Island Dental Care – Dr. Frederick Hecht (347-695-4380) for an appointment to explore advanced implant-anchored dentures.

Dr. Hecht, a an outstanding dental professional, has been practicing dentistry since 1976.

At Staten Island Dental Care – Dr. Frederick Hecht, we focus our efforts on complete patient satisfaction. Each member of our comfortable team is passionate about providing each patient with personal attention and the highest standard of care. Our patients enjoy our laid-back atmosphere while benefitting from our state-of-the art technology and extensive experience.

Whether you are interested in porcelain veneers, cosmetic dentistry or porcelain crowns, call 347-695-4380 to schedule an appointment. We are located at 1520 Richmond Ave in Staten Island.

Comfortable Care For the High Fear Patient

Contact Staten Island Dental Care – Dr. Frederick Hecht:

347-695-4380

Location (Tap to open in Google Maps):

1520 Richmond Ave
Staten Island, NY
10314

If you have tooth sensitivity or pain when you chew with your back teeth, the surfaces may be damaged. One option for restoration is the use of an inlay or onlay made of metal, composite resin, or porcelain.

Inlays are very strong and shaped to precisely fit a hole in a damaged tooth. The choice of an inlay or onlay depends on how much decay and tooth loss has developed.

An inlay resembles a filling and fills a small part of the tooth, while an onlay covers one or more of the cusps on the top of the tooth. In other words, an inlay fills a hole without changing the shape of the tooth, while an onlay builds up the tooth surface to restore its initial dimension.

The procedure begins with a comprehensive evaluation, oral x-ray, and an impression. The damaged area will be removed and then the inlay or onlay will be formed to perfectly fit your tooth and bite. While it is being made, your tooth will have a temporary restoration piece to cover and guard the vulnerable area.

Finally, the inlay or onlay will be placed and permanently bonded to the tooth. Since the procedure requires removal of damaged tooth material, restoration fabrication at the lab, and the placement on the tooth, it will take a few appointments to complete the process.

Inlays and onlays preserve the tooth from further damage, provide natural function, and are durable and inconspicuous.

Dr. Frederick Hecht has been restoring teeth since 1976 for patients of all ages. Staten Island Dental Care – Dr. Frederick Hecht is located in Staten Island though we treat patients from the surrounding communities of Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Bayonne. Our dental services include sedation dentistry, and restorative dentistry. Make your appointment today!

Hello! Welcome to the Staten Island Dental Care dental blog. If this your first visit, we hope you find useful information about our outstanding Staten Island dental practice. If you have read some of our previous articles, we are glad you checked back with us. We post new articles regularly.

My name is Frederick Hecht, DMD. I have been practicing dentistry in Staten Island since 1976. Staten Island Dental Care is a full-service dental office located at 1520 Richmond Ave in Staten Island. In addition to providing comprehensive examinations and deep cleanings for patients in the NYC area, we perform all types of tooth restorations.

When a tooth has decay or has been damaged, a dental restoration is needed to ‘restore’ the tooth to its previous intact condition. A dental filling is one of the most common and well-known types of restorations. A dental filling is used to repair decayed or damaged tooth surfaces. Most people have a few fillings in their mouth.

If you have old silver amalgam fillings, we can replace them with nearly-invisible fillings that are tooth colored. These fillings are made out of a strong composite resin. Many of our Brooklyn cosmetic dentistry patients have replaced their old silver fillings with fillings matched to their teeth. You can improve your smile instantly and relatively inexpensively by getting rid of the ‘metal’.

If you would like to replace your amalgam fillings, call us at 347-695-4380 to schedule a consultation. We are currently accepting new patients and would be happy to show you around our Staten Island dental office and introduce you to our friendly team.

Smile – it increases your face value!

With all the talk in Staten Island of multi-procedure smile makeovers involving veneers, dental crowns, bridges, teeth whitening, dental implants, and invisible braces, sometimes the traditional dental filling is overlooked. If a cavity progresses no further than a filling, cosmetic dental patients can avoid more extensive and invasive treatments. Today, let’s talk about dental fillings. Most dental patients in the Staten Island area have a few fillings in their mouth. When a tooth has been damaged through decay, a dental filling is the most common your family dentist restores the tooth to its previous, intact condition. Dental fillings have been used for over a hundred years, and they’ve come a long way from the silvery amalgam fillings many of us in the Staten Island area remember. Cosmetic dentists and dental labs have been working to formulate filling materials that are more cosmetically pleasing to their patients.

Today, the filling material of choice in Staten Island and around the country is a composite of plastic resin with glass or quartz filler. Referred to as composite fillings, dental patients love the fact that they can be matched to their natural tooth color, making them practically invisible. This is particularly important when the filling needs to be in a conspicuous part of the mouth, such as the front teeth.

Despite the popularity of tooth-colored fillings, many dentists still find amalgam fillings appropriate in some cases. Dental amalgam is made from a metal alloy, which gives it the ability to hold strong even when the chewing load is great. I’m Dr. Frederick Hecht, a cosmetic Staten Island dentist and I work hard to make sure my clients enjoy their dental visits and love their smile. I’ve practiced dentistry since 1976, and I find it especially rewarding when my clients find renewed confidence after a smile makeover. So whether you are interested in replacing metal fillings with composites, or if you want to discuss tooth whitening and veneers, our staff would be happy to answer any questions you have. Call (347) 695-4370 today to schedule an appointment with Staten Island Dental Care!

Dr. Frederick Hecht
Staten Island Dental Care
1520 Richmond Ave Staten Island, New York
(347) 695-4370
https://www.afraidofthedentist.com/about-us/

Hello Staten Island! It has been said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, however, when it comes to teeth, there are some features that are generally considered pleasing:

1. Bright and stain-free
2. No missing teeth
3. Healthy gumline
4. No chips, cracks or excessive wearing
5. Tooth size and length in harmony with facial features
6. Teeth aligned on three planes

Few Staten Island people have naturally perfect smiles, but those that practice proper oral care can avoid many problems that affect oral health and aesthetics. There are many Staten Island men and women, however, who take good care of their teeth but are unsatisfied with their smiles. Perhaps their teeth are crooked, have tetracycline stains, or have yellowed with age.

This article is for the Staten Island residents who fall into this category. The comfortable team at Staten Island Dental Care wants you to know that cosmetic dentistry can transform your smile. The increased confidence will have a positive impact on both your personal and professional interactions.

Frederick Hecht is an experienced cosmetic dentist who skillfully uses the complete spectrum of cosmetic dental procedures to create the most eye-catching smiles in New York.

We offer a full menu of cosmetic dental services including:

sedation dentistry
cosmetic dentistry
porcelain veneers
root canals
dental implants

Call (347) 695-4370 today to schedule a smile makeover consultation at Staten Island Dental Care in Staten Island.

Here at Staten Island Dental Care, we want your teeth to last a lifetime! Tooth enamel is one of the hardest parts of the body, but it is non-renewable so it is important not to not neglect or abuse our teeth. Daily teeth and gum care is the best way to protect tooth enamel.

Even though every Staten Island drug store carries hard bristle brushes, we recommend brushing with a soft brush after every meal to gently brush away acid. Scrub too hard, and you can erode enamel. It is ideal to brush immediately after eating, but brushing within 60 minutes of a meal has benefits. The quicker you remove food from your teeth, the better it is for your enamel.

Flossing regularly is also important to keep gums healthy. Whether the food is on tooth surfaces, or hidden in between, it is not doing your enamel any good.

Dr. Frederick Hecht recommends a dental health checkup and thorough cleaning every six months. Our skilled hygienists remove tartar, a substance that attracts plaque to the surface of the teeth and can weaken the teeth’s structures. Regular checkups prevent problems and save you money on expensive restorative dentistry procedures down the road.

Remember: don’t use your teeth for opening packages! Keep scissors and bottle openers handy. At Staten Island Dental Care, we see damaged teeth and dental work as a result of patients using their teeth as tools. Biting down on something too hard, like ice or hard candy can also damage enamel.

Attention Staten Island area athletes: be sure to use a mouthguard for team, contact, and recreational sports.

Teeth grinding is also a common dental threat. Be careful not to grind teeth, this can not only wear away enamel but also pave ways for cavities to get in. If you grind your teeth while you are sleeping, make an appointment to be fitted for a night guard. Your enamel will thank you.

Lastly, remember: drink water. Coffee, sports drinks, soda, wine, and tea all contain a lot of acid or sugar, and in some cases both. Cut back, or at least use a straw. These drinks cause a lot of tooth decay for non-water drinkers in the Staten Island.

We hope you find these Staten Island Dental Care tips helpful. For more information on dental care, or to schedule an appointment, contact our Staten Island family dentistry office today at (347) 695-4370!

Dr. Frederick Hecht
Staten Island Dental Care
(347) 695-4370
www.afraidofthedentist.com/