For most of us, getting a cavity filled may not be the highlight of the day. But thanks to modern anesthesia, like what we use at Staten Island Dental Care, it’s really just an inconvenience. Some people, though, are resistant to local anesthesia like lidocaine. That makes what is ordinarily simple, like filling a cavity,…
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Patient Education Improves Dental Outcomes
Categories: Dental Health, Family Dentistry
At Staten Island Dental Care we emphasize the importance of good dental health to each one of our patients, every time one of them sits down for a checkup. Since patient education improves outcomes, we answer every dental health question and thoroughly explain every procedure. At every checkup, we examine you for any signs of…
Modern Dentistry In Staten Island With No Oxen Hooves
Categories: Dental Health, General Dentistry
One of the best ways to maintain good dental health is daily brushing with an effective toothpaste. There is a wide variety of toothpastes available. At Staten Island Dental Care, we recommend using one with fluoride, and with the ADA seal on the container. This ensures that the toothpaste has been tested, claims are being…
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…
What To Do If Your Crown Comes Off
Dental crowns are restorations cemented over a tooth. They are held in place with a strong adhesive, but on occasion they can come off, especially after a number of years have gone by. Here are some tips from Staten Island Dental Care if this should happen to you. Here’s what to do: Find the crown…
You Should Worry if Any of These 3 Things Happen in Your Mouth
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The state of your dental health is closely related to your overall health, which is just one of the reasons why daily brushing and flossing is so important. At Staten Island Dental Care we’re going to use this post to discuss three common issues that you should never ignore. Dry mouth. Everyone has an unusually…
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…
Healthy Lifestyles For Healthy Lifesmiles
Good dental health and a great smile depend on more than simply brushing regularly. In this post from Staten Island Dental Care, we present a quick refresher on important lifestyle practices that affect oral health. You are probably familiar with most of these recommendations, but it helps to get a reminder once in a while.…
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.…
Let Us Ease Your Dental Anxiety
If you tense up just thinking about going to the dentist, you may benefit from sedation dentistry from Staten Island Dental Care. Millions of Americans stress out when they have to see the dentist. It is referred to as dental anxiety. There is a more severe form, too, called dental phobia. In both, some people…
