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An implant overdenture offers a significant upgrade. It's also a removable appliance designed to replace missing teeth, but instead of solely relying on suction and adhesives, it securely attaches to dental implants that have been surgically placed in your jawbone. These implants act like artificial tooth roots, providing a solid foundation for the overdenture to "snap" onto. You can still remove the overdenture for cleaning and at night, just like traditional dentures.

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

Dr. Lezhansky receives Implant Dentist Fellowship Dr. Alexander Lezhansky  of Brooklyn, NY earned his Fellowship status in The...

<p>Oral health is an essential aspect of overall well-being, and gum disease remains a prevalent issue affecting millions of people worldwide. Traditionally, treating gum disease involved invasive procedures, causing discomfort and longer recovery times. However, with advancements in dentistry, a groundbreaking treatment called LANAP (Laser-Assisted New Attachment Procedure) has emerged as a more efficient, minimally [&hellip;]</p>

<p> NightLase: A Revolutionary Solution for Snoring Relief In today&#8217;s fast-paced world, a good night&#8217;s sleep is more important than ever. However, for many individuals, snoring can disrupt their sleep and affect their quality of life. Traditional treatment options often involve invasive procedures or cumbersome devices, leading to discomfort and inconvenience. Fortunately, a revolutionary non-invasive solution [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Laser Lip Depigmentation Dentistry&#8217;s Precise Smile Enhancement Dentistry has introduced innovative procedures to improve our smiles, including laser lip depigmentation dark lip treatment. This technique targets lip pigmentation issues, providing a more vibrant and balanced smile. In this blog post, we&#8217;ll explore the process of laser lip depigmentation performed by dentists, its benefits, and potential [&hellip;]</p>

<p>CAN VENEERS FIX CROOKED TEETH? Yes, veneers can fix crooked teeth, they  can make your teeth look straight because the teeth can be reduced to be in line with the other teeth or make the veneer thicker to make the tooth look aligned. &nbsp; &nbsp; If you have crooked or gapped teeth there are several [&hellip;]</p>

<p>CAN VENEERS BREAK? Yes, if you are able to break your own tooth, and teeth are made of the strongest material in our bodies, you can break a veneer. Veneers can break if you bite into something really hard for example edge of a fork, sunflower seeds or crab legs. &nbsp; &nbsp; CAN VENEERS BREAK? [&hellip;]</p>

<p>CAN VENEERS FIX OVERBITE? This is a difficult problem to fix with veneers, because veneers make your teeth bigger and since an overbite is when your upper teeth cover to much of your lower it would worsen the problem. The better treatments for an overbite is usually braces such as Invisalgn. The other option would [&hellip;]</p>

<p>CAN PORCELAIN VENEERS FALL OFF? Yes, veneers can fall off. They can fall off for several reasons either the tooth opposites the veneer is hitting to hard this usually happen in the beginning after placing the veneers. It can happen later which may be due to the fact your teeth had shifted over time. The [&hellip;]</p>

<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>