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Inlays and Onlays

While many people place parlays on the Super Bowl, they’re not to be confused with inlays and onlays. Many people have never heard of these dental restorations, but at Prosthodontics of New York, Dr. Roberts and Dr. Sirota use them to restore normal tooth function when a typical filling won’t....

Staying Up to Date with Technology

At Prosthodontics of New York, we believe in staying on the cutting edge of dental technology. New Yorkers know that’s not always the case in the city — just take the subway and relive early 20th century technology! But we think our patients benefit from our focus our staying up....

Do You Need a New Smile for 2019?

Most of us take our oral hygiene for granted. We think more about our car and its oil change schedule than we do about our teeth. If you have good genes, this may never come back to bite you (pardon the pun). But for others, their oral health can be....

Tartar Isn’t a Welcome Mouth guest

It used to be that people knew more about the tartar sauce they were covering their fish sticks with than the kind that was developing on their teeth. Fortunately two things have happened. People eat less fish sticks, which have a relationship akin to chicken “nuggets” and anything resembling poultry.....

Lasers to the Rescue

Although lasers have invaded just about all facets of our lives — everything from your rangefinder on the golf course to the scanner at the grocery store to your cat’s pointer toy — most people don’t think of them in the dentist’s office. But at Prosthodontics of New York, we....

Snow White Teeth for Your Holiday Party

Snow and New York City don’t necessarily go well together. What is normally thought of as bright and white can be a grey, slushy, mess. At least you can have snow-white teeth thanks to our in-office and at-home teeth whitening options at Prosthodontics of New York. And if you come....

Pillowcases of Candy Are Scary. Sealants Aren’t

Since it’s Halloween and your kids are about to dress up like Spiderman and head out to cover all five boroughs with the singular goal of filling a pillowcase with candy, it could be a good time for a blog about preventing decay in their molars. Yes, you may have....

Don’t Be Scared of the Electric Toothbrush

Dentists are always giving away stuff in the hope that their patients will take better care of their teeth. Toothbrushes, floss, toothpastes. Alas, most of that floss simply sits in the drawer, but one can hope. Maybe we’d be better off simply telling our valued patients to go out and....

Don’t Add Fluoride to the Latest Whacko Conspiracy Theory

If the internet’s good for one thing, it is to give a platform for various whackjobs to spout their conspiracy theories for all to see. The moon landing? Phony. The Earth? Flat. John Tavares leaving the Islanders to sign with the Maple Leafs? CIA operation is behind that. Although the....

How’s Your Home Hygiene?

Brushing and flossing our teeth — it’s something we’ve done for so long that we don’t even think about it. Unfortunately, most people fret more about the timing of their car’s oil changes than they do about the quality of the home hygiene they provide for their chompers. That’s a....

The History of Dental Implants

Dental implants have become more and more popular as the preferred option to replace missing teeth. It’s easy to assume they’ve been around for a long time. The reality is that the modern dental implant really began to be used in the 1970s. Dental implant placement is a big part of....

Be Nice to Your Gums

Our gums don’t get much respect. Yeah, they look all pink and wimpy, but don’t be fooled — these protect your tooth roots, despite their cotton candy appearance. While they are tough, your gums still need you to take care of them. Prevention is the key to keeping them healthy.....

These Aren’t Your Grandfather’s Dentures

If you have relatively healthy teeth, it’s easy to assume most other people have most or all of their teeth. But the Centers for Disease Control would argue with that. CDC statistics show that one-quarter of all Americans over the age of 65 have lost all of their teeth. That’s....

Certain Foods Make Your Teeth Happy

OK, so you took the movie Elf a little too seriously. You live in NYC. You watch for Santa to crash land in Central Park. And you eat lots and lots of sugars and bypass the veggies. While that could work for Buddy the Elf, your teeth aren’t so fond of....

Do Whitening Toothpastes Really Work?

Since we’re here in the heart of the advertising world, located just around the corner from Madison Avenue, maybe we just feel that advertising is everywhere. But in some things, it would be nice to go back to the days when there were just a couple of options, rather than....

Why You Need to Replace a Missing Tooth

It’s comforting to think that only a handful of people are missing all of their teeth. And if you’re missing a tooth or two — at least it isn’t all of them. Truth be told, none other than the esteemed American Dental Association says that 178 million Americans are missing....

Do You Torture Your Teeth?

New Yorkers pride themselves on being tough. Tough enough to deal with the ancient subway system. Tough enough to deal with masses of humanity on the sidewalks. Additionally, tough enough to live in the city. Our teeth are even tougher. But that toughness leads to problems — we take them....

Filling You Can’t See

Caries. Doesn’t that sound like a term for something that had been left for dead out in the desert in an old Clint Eastwood Western? Or maybe a term from Olympic volleyball. You may actually know that word by another term, cavity. Caries is the clinical dental term for decay....

Porcelain Veneers in One Appointment

In this month’s first blog, we discussed when the antibiotic tetracycline was first introduced in the 1950s and ended up staining the teeth of many children over the next decade before the process causing the staining was fully understood. Those teeth have stains in the tooth layer beneath the outer....

Those Darn Grey Teeth — Tetracycline

When tetracycline was first introduced as a new antibiotic option in the early 1950s, it was greeted with lots of fanfare. It was great to have a new antibiotic option for doctors to use with patients, especially if a patient reacted to other antibiotics. Unfortunately, tetracycline almost immediately started to....

You Don’t Have to Wait for a Crown

Crowns are a big deal right now. On Netflix. On PBS. Prince Harry and the rest. The thing about all of those people, from Queen Elizabeth to Prince Charles to King George, is that they had to wait to get the crown. It’s not like they just showed up one....

Bonding, A Great Option for Great-Looking Teeth

Bonding. When you see that word, you may think of Miss Moneypenny and Q and some endless marathon of James Bond movies on TBS over a winter weekend. But if you have some flaws with the cosmetic appearance of your teeth, you could think of bonding, dental bonding. Dental bonding....

Your Teeth Look Mah-vel-lous, Darling!

You may be old enough to remember the old Billy Crystal character on Saturday Night Live whose catchphrase was, “You look mah-vel-ous, dahling.” That’s the way we view our cosmetic dentistry services at Prosthodontics of New York. They give our patients marvelous smiles! Cosmetic dentistry differs from our prosthodontic applications such....

What Are Inlays and Onlays

Most people know the names of most dental prosthetics such as implants, crowns, or veneers. Ask them what is an inlay or an onlay, however, and you’re apt to get a blank look. At Prosthodontics of New York, we use these two dental restorations for returning normal tooth structure and....

It’s Not the Tappan Zee

Before the real emergence of dental implants, dental bridges were the preferred method for replacing a missing tooth. Dental bridges, as their name implies, “bridge” the gap created by a missing tooth or a couple of teeth. They are one of our treatments are Prosthodontics of New York. Why replace....

Truth Is In the Titanium

Despite being relatively common these days, it doesn’t seem that dental implants have been around that long as a tooth replacement option. The truth is, modern dental implants have been used for over half a century. But humans have been trying to replace teeth for much longer than that. Since....

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Welcome to our blog! Within this regularly updated feature of our website, we will provide visitors with practice news and specials, as well as information regarding the most recent technological advances and new treatments. We believe that patient education and open communication with your doctor are the keys to achieving....