General Dentistry

Think of a dental implant as a small, biocompatible titanium post that is surgically placed into your jawbone. This post acts as an artifici

<p>CAN PORCELAIN VENEERS BE REMOVED? Veneers can be removed by shaving them off which is the same process as when you initially had them done. If the teeth were shaved down underneath then something needs to be replace the veneers that were removed with a new veneer, composite bonding or a crown. You would need to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>CAN PORCELAIN VENEERS BE WHITENED? Porcelain Veneers don’t change color like natural teeth or composite filling. You should think of the material which veneers are made of like an expensive fine china plate or coffee cup in essence it is the same material so therefore they can’t be stained or whitened. So when choosing a color [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Many People struggle with a lack of confidence because of an unattractive smile as a cosmetic dentist I will give you the smile of your dream and restore your confidence. DR ALEXANDER LEZHANSKY DDS ANSWERS QUESTION THAT MANY PATIENT ASK ABOUT PERMANENT PORCELAIN VENEERS Q AND A CAN PORCELAIN VENEERS BE WHITENED? Porcelain Veneers don’t [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Once in a while a human being grows into adulthood without their adult teeth coming in and pushing out their baby teeth, which is a genetic condition. This is not a situation where the adult teeth have developed but have not descended; it is a situation where the adult teeth have not developed and only [&hellip;]</p>

<p>These days implant procedures are much more predictable than the results were ten or fifteen years ago. Now we have a 98% success rate with dental implant placement, which makes patients much more comfortable going into the procedure than they could have been with the lack of predictability years ago.Patients sometimes hear about a friend’s [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Placing an implant successfully in the esthetic zone in the front of the mouth depends greatly on the dentist’s ability to properly match the color of the surrounding teeth. We do this on a regular basis—but one story stands out because it was so timely in many ways. A woman in her 50’s was at [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A remarkable story of a patient in her older years is that of a woman about 76 years of age who came in with dentures that were literally broken in half. She had been attempting to keep them together with denture glue, which of course was not sufficient for living a comfortable lifestyle. This patient [&hellip;]</p>

<p>One of the exciting innovations that is on the horizon in dentistry is digital dentistry—taking impressions of a patient’s dentition with a scanner and being able to make a tooth from that scan right away. It really is a wonderful time to be a dentist and I love presenting patients with new, excellent options as [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Giving back to my community is important to me and that is one way in which I am committed to continuing education—I volunteer my time at NYU as a clinical instructor. Having volunteer instructors spend their time with me when I was a dental student added a great deal to my education experience and skill [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Patients are understandably a bit nervous about the prospect of having teeth extracted, and there are several things I do as a dentist to help them remain comfortable throughout the entire procedure. All of us here in the practice have the patient’s comfort as our highest priority, so we offer words of comfort in addition [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Patients are sometimes apprehensive about dental x-rays. These days we no longer use the film x-rays which produced levels of radiation that were concerning for health reasons years ago. We currently use digital x-rays that produce about one-tenth the amount of radiation as the old film x-rays, which were our only option for many years. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In dentistry, protocols to control infection are mandated, and often because they are so routinely practiced the patient may not be aware that those protocols are taking place around them. Technically the mouth is the dirtiest place in the human body. Wearing gloves helps the doctor and staff by protecting our hands from a variety [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In dentistry there are some myths I would like to dispel. One of the most common myths is that everything that a dentist does will hurt. Fortunately, I am delighted to say, the anesthetics we use daily in dentistry combined with very thoughtful and well-practiced injection techniques result in the patient feeling little or nothing [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Many patients ask questions about the cost of dental treatment and we offer dental care financing options to help make dentistry more affordable. We accept all major credit cards and we also offer Care Credit, which gives the patient six months to a year interest-free financing, and we also use Lending Club that offers financing [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Cosmetic Dentist helps Chipped or Cracked Teeth. Depending on the severity of a patient’s cracked or chipped tooth, different levels of treatment might be required. In other words, each cracked or chipped tooth is different and what appears to be one thing when the patient looks at it might appear to be something else when [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Our new patient comprehensive dental exam takes about half an hour to complete. This type of appointment is for gathering and providing information, but not for performing treatments. We would not want to rush a patient through either their first discussion with me as their dentist or their first treatment provided by me. We take [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In this dental practice we provide many services from root canal procedures to LANAP laser gum therapy to implant placement. These services include a very wide spectrum of specialty areas and so we rarely need to refer our patients to other specialists for a particular service. Although we are considered a general dental practice, the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Dr. Alexander Lezhansky at Bright Smile Design Dental discusses the Teeth in a Day dental implants procedure. For some patients who are missing teeth, it is possible for them to leave our office with what are called Teeth in a Day. In very basic terms, we prepare teeth before we extract the patient’s teeth that [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Do you have red puffy gums around existing crowns that bleed and hurt no matter what you try to do? Brushing around them doesn’t help, flossing doesn’t help, and even after your regular dental cleaning they are still red, itchy and irritated. Common causes of red swollen gums around dental crowns: The easiest problem to [&hellip;]</p>