The Dental & The Incidental
My blogging journey began in 2009, when few dentists shared their thoughts online. What began as an occasional musing about dentistry has since become a passionate commitment. I’ve published at least one new blog post every month for over 15 years. That’s more than 200 posts and counting!…
Today’s modern dentistry offers some pretty high tech options for patients who are missing teeth. Although I still have many patients who have traditional dental bridges or dentures, more and more of them are choosing to have dental implants as part of the solution to their deficient dentition…
All-On-Four, Teeth In A Day, Permanent Tooth Replacement, and Immediate Tooth Replacement – they all mean the same thing: dental implants. Essentially, a dental implant is a device (usually made of titanium) that is placed into your jawbone to permanently replace the root of a missing tooth. Once…
After a busy week in the office, I was enjoying my morning coffee on Fire Island when I received an “emergency” phone call from my patient, Tina. Tina had been the recipient of extensive restorative dentistry (crowns and permanent bridgework) over the course of her adult life. She is…
A WOW moment is an experience that infuses you with a feeling of exuberant exultation. Be it a first-hand accomplishment (passing the Bar, making a game-winning half-court shot, becoming a parent) or witnessing a truly remarkable achievement (Neil Armstrong’s first step on the moon, Martin Luther King’s “I…
Perhaps the emergency phone call I received last Saturday from a patient with a cracked tooth was a portent of the week to come… My long-time patient Alan was driving along in his car last Saturday, happily munching from a freshly opened bag of tortilla chips. Suddenly he…
Not so long ago I welcomed a new patient named Willie to my practice. He is a really sweet and affable fellow who exudes the kind of warmth and easy-going manner that makes him a popular “guest” in our office. Willie has an engaging personality with a smile…
