Accidents can happen unexpectedly, and one area of the body that is particularly vulnerable to injury is the mouth, including the teeth. Tooth injuries can range from minor chips and cracks to more severe cases such as fractures or avulsions (complete tooth displacement). Understanding the causes, types, and immediate actions for tooth injuries is crucial…
Restorative Dentistry
Tooth Cavities Are An Urgent Problem That Demands Immediate Attention In Staten Island New York
Tooth cavities are a prevalent oral health issue that affects people of all ages and backgrounds in Staten Island New York. While cavities may seem like a common occurrence, they are not to be taken lightly. Ignoring or delaying treatment for tooth cavities can have serious consequences for your oral health, overall well-being, and quality…
Implants or Traditional Dentures? Ask Yourself These Questions When Choosing
Categories: Dental Implants, Restorative Dentistry
If you want to restore your smile due to extensive tooth loss, you have an important decision. Will you choose conventional dentures? Will you choose tooth implants? There is really no contest when you consider the advantages of implants. Let’s compare conventional removable dentures and dental implant procedures. Feel Dentures sit right on the gums.…
Look Younger By Straightening Your Teeth
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry, Restorative Dentistry
Today’s post is for people in their golden years who want to enhance their smile by straightening their teeth. There are many perks to retirement. Waking up whenever you dang well please. Time to devote to your favorite hobbies or humanitarian causes. Traveling. Grandchildren. Braces Aren’t Just For Teens It’s not all a picnic, however.…
The Rate of Bone Loss After Extraction Can Be Stopped With an Implant
A serious side effect of losing a tooth by extraction, accident, or disease is the potential for bone loss. This can be minimized, or even avoided outright, with a dental implant from Staten Island Dental Care. The Alveolar Bone The bone surrounding the teeth is called alveolar bone. Its main job is to support the…
Sinus Pain Or Abscessed Tooth?
Categories: Extractions, Restorative Dentistry
At Staten Island Dental Care, many patients come in with a toothache. In some cases, the toothache is a secondary symptom of a sinus condition. Let’s discuss the relationship. Your maxillary sinuses are close neighbors of your top teeth. In some areas, only a sliver of tissue separates the upper tooth roots from the bottom…
Schedule Your Coronation
Categories: Dental Crowns, Restorative Dentistry
We treat all of our patients royally here at Staten Island Dental Care, but some of them receive actual crowns. Not what a king or queen wears, of course, but crowns for their teeth! Crowns are sometimes called caps, and they’re placed over a tooth to restore its shape and strength, and to improve its…
Royalty At Staten Island Dental Care
When we crown one of our patients at Staten Island Dental Care, the coronation is a celebration of a stronger smile. The need for a dental crown is usually apparent. Crowns (sometimes called caps) restore a decayed or damaged tooth to its original size, shape, and functionality. Crowns are sometimes extended down to a tooth’s…
Tooth Implant Placement: Before, During, After
Dental implants are rapidly becoming the tooth replacement option of choice. Millions of Americans have chosen implants, like those available at Staten Island Dental Care. Once the decision is made, patients usually want to know what’s involved every step of the way. Before the Procedure It begins with a consultation and preliminary exam. We’ll take…
Crowning Achievements In Dentistry
This message from Staten Island Dental Care looks at one of the miracles of modern dentistry: the dental restoration. Let’s pretend you are a biomedical engineer working in the field of dentistry before the introduction of dental restorations. The men and women of your generation who have missing or damaged teeth want to repair or…
