Hello, and welcome to the NYC dental health blog. My name is Dr. Frederick Hecht and I want to tell you about our Staten Island practice, Staten Island Dental Care – Dr. Frederick Hecht. We work hard to keep our patients satisfied. Our most popular services are: porcelain veneers cosmetic dentistry porcelain crowns root canals…
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What Have We Done For You Lately?
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry
At Staten Island Dental Care – Dr. Frederick Hecht, everything we do is for the well-being of our valued patients. We are devoted to delivering quality, compassionate dental care tailored to each patient’s unique needs. We know that optimum oral health is a key element of complete physical health and that dentists do more that…
Healthy Habits To Keep You Smiling
Categories: Dental Health
In today’s post, we will concentrate on important behaviors that impact oral health. Of course, effective brushing and flossing are two vital habits for healthy teeth, but there are many more things we can do to keep a healthy smile. Diet Do’s Do eat a nutritious diet with a variety of foods. This is necessary…
Are Childhood Cavities Inevitable?
Categories: Family Dentistry
Staten Island parents who want their children to develop healthy habits know that they need to set the example. The “Do as I say, not as I do,” approach does not instill confidence in children. If we want our child to exercise, we should get off the couch ourselves. If we want our child to…
Bad Breath Is No Fun
Categories: Blog
Imagine you are starting a new job and are going to communicate with your new boss for the first time. Confidence is key to your success. As you reach out to shake the extended hand your broad confident smile exposes rows of pearly white teeth, yet when you open your mouth to exchange greetings you…
Go Back In Time
Categories: Dental Implants
So you’ve lost some teeth and now are unwilling to smile because of the gaps. If only you could go back in time and recover that full-toothed smile you once had. Guess what? With dental implants, you can! For most patients, a tooth implant is the perfect replacement for both the root and crown of…
Is Grandpa Smiling?
Categories: Dental Health
How are Americans doing when it comes to the dental health of the 65+ population? The Good News: The rate of dental caries in the elderly has decreased in the past thirty years.1 The Bad News: 25% of persons age 65+ have no remaining teeth2 Nearly 20% have untreated tooth decay3 10% of adults 65…
7 Ways To Fix A Tooth
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry
In a perfect world, each of your prized teeth would stay healthy, strong, and brilliantly white throughout your life. The truth is, however, that most people will need to restore a tooth at some point. A tooth can be compromised by tooth decay, enamel erosion, a chip or crack, gum disease, or injury. Sometimes old…
5 Tools For Tooth Transformations
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry
Too-small teeth. Misshapen teeth. Cracked teeth. Chipped teeth. Spacing irregularities. These problems are all-too-common. But you don’t have to live with them! Staten Island Dental Care offers the following solutions: 1. Veneers. (Also called dental laminates or porcelain veneers). These extremely thin shells are custom-made so the size, shape, and color are perfectly matched to…
Restore Or Replace: New Life For Your Damaged Tooth
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry
Hello friends of Staten Island Dental Care – Dr. Frederick Hecht! Today’s post looks at six restoration procedures that are used routinely to repair damaged teeth: A Porcelain Veneer These wafer-thin covers can hide a chip or crack or fix the alignment of a tooth that is slightly crooked. A Filling, Inlay, or Onlay This…
