The Dental & The Incidental
A broken, cracked, or chipped front tooth is commonly caused by an unanticipated encounter with something hard, such as a chicken bone. Or, being bumped while drinking from a bottle. Or, a bad fall on the street, etc. Dental mishaps of this nature can create a cosmetic crisis…
There seems to be a small baby boom taking place in my dental practice! Amazingly in the last ten days, I have treated five moms-to-be. But pregnancy isn’t the only thing these particular patients have in common. Each one (with the exception of a veteran in her fourth…
Just the other day I had an experience involving longtime patients that left me with such feelings of outrage and disgust that I felt compelled to put pen to paper. The tale I’m about to tell you contains what I consider a flagrant demonstration of audacity and greed…
In the city that never sleeps there sure are a lot of busy people. Work, social commitments, and family obligations fill up the calendar for most of us. There just doesn’t seem to be enough time to take care of some of the things that really need taking…
Can your dentist really fix a broken tooth in one visit? It’s true: Have you ever experienced the terrible sense of panic that comes over you when one of your teeth falls out or breaks off? You sit there, tooth in hand, waiting for excruciating pain. But, after…
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…
