This message from Staten Island Dental Care is about sensitive teeth. You can experience tooth sensitivity when the enamel of your teeth starts to thin. Or when nerves in your teeth become exposed. You may feel pain only when you drink hot or cold liquids. Or it could transpire any time you chew. Is tooth…
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Using Nature As Our Guide
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry, Smile Makeover
At Staten Island Dental Care we perform complete smile re-designs that turn ordinary teeth into beautiful smiles. If you have been considering a cosmetic dentistry smile makeover, you may wonder if you will still look like yourself when we’re finished. The answer is “Yes! Only better!” You see, we use nature as a guide—nature at…
How to Whiten Your Teeth Safely
For a really pleasing smile, nothing beats clean white teeth. With professional teeth whitening from Staten Island Dental Care, you can get a dazzling smile. White teeth make anyone look younger, happier and more attractive. And it seems like there are more teeth whitening choices than ever before. Commercial Whitening Products There are a lot…
Dental X-rays Help Us Provide Quality Care
Categories: Dental Health, General Dentistry
Don’t know a periapical from a bitewing? This post from Staten Island Dental Care takes a look at the various types of dental X-rays. Panoramic: These pictures help us see everything in one image: the total upper and lower jaw. These are often taken during a patient’s first visit. They are useful for evaluating jaw…
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…
Help For Toothaches (And Everything Else!)
Categories: Dental Health, General Dentistry
Toothache pain is brutal. It can be a major distraction during the day, and keep you up at night. A toothache is telling you that something is wrong. If you get one, call us right away at Staten Island Dental Care. Anyone who has had a really bad toothache knows that it’s right up there…
What is Considered a Dental Emergency?
What constitutes a dental emergency? The dictionary says an emergency is an unforeseen crisis requiring immediate action. At Staten Island Dental Care, where emergency dentistry is one of our services, we think that’s as good a definition as you’re going to find. Here’s a quick summary of five common dental emergencies: A broken or chipped…
Do Veneers Make Teeth Look Bigger?
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry, Porcelain Veneers
Porcelain veneers do not make your teeth look larger – unless you want them to. A veneer can correct many flaws and is a minimally invasive restoration. Porcelain veneers are among the cosmetic dentistry procedures available at Staten Island Dental Care. Veneers are an easy way to cover chips or cracks in your teeth, or…
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…
