Dr. Hecht is dedicated to the prevention of tooth decay, the foundation for a healthy and beautiful smile. Preventative dentistry – brushing, flossing, and regular dental cleanings with a dental hygienist – are vital for keeping your smile bright and free of tooth decay. There are some places, however, where enamel degeneration can occur even…
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Retaining Brightness After Teeth Whitening Treatment
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry
If you decide to brighten your smile with a professional teeth whitening treatment, you want the results to last as long as possible. Unfortunately, the same things that stained your teeth prior to the treatment can stain them after the treatment. Over time, common staining will occur. To help slow down that process, Staten Island…
Teeth Whitening: Do It Right
Categories: Teeth Whitening
As the years go by, our teeth naturally lose their luster. Dark colored foods and drinks speed up the process, but even people who avoid coffee, wine and cola are not immune to yellow or gray teeth. Want to brighten up your smile? Have you considered tooth whitening? Teeth whitening at Staten Island Dental Care…
Hiding Your Smile? Staten Island Dental Care Can Help
Categories: Dental Health
Some people don’t feel that their smile is an asset, so they do their best to keep it hidden. Pictures, funny movies, jokes, hilarious internet videos – none of these can coax a smile or laugh. If this person sounds familiar (because it is you!), then maybe you would like some details about complete smile…
Get On Top Of Your To-Do List by Calling Staten Island Dental Care – Dr. Frederick Hecht
Categories: Family Dentistry
Is it time to get your life back in order, Staten Island? Call it Spring Cleaning. Call it a Hard Reset. I like to call the small and simple tasks cling-ons. These are things like refill a prescription, change your furnace filter, get your oil changed, replace the lightbulb or make a dental appointment. If…
Affordable One-Visit Tooth Fix
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry
Some NYC people are unhappy with the way their teeth look but many mistakenly assume that cosmetic dentistry is far too expensive to pursue. Sure, a complete mouth reconstruction can be a significant investment. Consider the cost of dental school and post-graduate training for a master level cosmetic dentist. Consider the expense of individually creating…
A Dentist’s Indispensable Tool
Categories: Dental Health
Providing quality dental care is much easier for NYC area dentists when they have extensive, comprehensive information about their patients’ oral health – and pictures are far more accurate than written notes. To go a step further: pictures that show what’s going on below the visible surface of your teeth and gums are worth even…
Tooth Whitening: In-Office Or At Home?
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry
If you are planning to whiten your teeth, the essential first step is to pick a whitening method. It may seem like there are a multitude of options, but it’s important to remember that they all employ a peroxide-based whitening solution. The difference lies in the strength of the bleaching solution and method of delivery.…
6 Reasons To Ditch Your Dentures For Dental Implants
Categories: Dental Implants
For thousands of years, dentures have been allowing people to chew foods harder than mashed bananas and flash some teeth when they smile. However, Staten Island denture wearers know how unstable, irritating, embarrassing, and inconvenient they can be. Today, NYC dental patients with missing teeth are fortunate to have a tooth replacement choice that is…
Dental Breakthroughs On The Horizon
Categories: Dental Health
At Staten Island Dental Care – Dr. Frederick Hecht, we use the latest proven dental technology to provide our patients with quality general, cosmetic, and restorative dentistry. In addition, we keep tabs on the most current dental research that is moving the industry forward. Here are some of the intriguing dental technologies currently being evaluated and…
