A wise person once said that everyone wants a long life, but no one wants to get old. Yet it happens. While some challenges that come with aging can’t be avoided, others can. At The Dental Design Center in White Plains, we help patients of all ages with their dental health issues. Gaps In Your…
Dental Implants
How Dental Implants Are Changing Dentures
If you wear dentures, you know that they are not an ideal solution for missing teeth. They can slip, cause gum irritation, bone loss, and leave you with an inability to taste food due to a covered palate. The good news? Implant-supported dentures from The Dental Design Center in White Plains offer a better solution.…
Do I Floss My New Tooth Implant?
After one of our patients gets a dental implant from The Dental Design Center in White Plains, one of the first things we discuss is how to care for it. Most ask: is it any different than caring for natural teeth? Do I need to change my flossing technique? The answer is: it’s similar, but…
Think A Missing Back Tooth Is No Big Deal?
Categories: Dental health, Dental Implants
Most people are embarrassed by having a missing tooth in the front of the mouth. It may not be fair, but a gaping hole would have negative connotations for just about anyone. We can address that issue with a dental implant, at The Dental Design Center in White Plains. What about a missing molar? Someone…
How Do Implant Dentures Work?
For anyone who has lost all of their teeth, implant-supported dentures from The Dental Design Center in White Plains may sound like a dream come true: dentures that are attached to the jaw, and surpass traditional dentures in appearance and functionality. You know what they say: if something sounds too good to be true, it…
Think It’s Not Necessary To Replace Missing Back Teeth?
Sometimes people who lose a back tooth wonder whether they should bother replacing it. After all, it doesn’t show when you smile and there are other teeth to do the chewing. Why not leave it be and save some money? Actually, there are several very good reasons to replace a back tooth with a dental implant…
What Is More Valuable Than A Diamond?
Categories: Dental health, Dental Implants
“Every tooth in a man’s head is more valuable than a diamond.” -Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote, 1605 When Cervantes wrote Don Quixote, there was no way to replace teeth that were lost to trauma or decay. Today there is: the the dental implant, available from The Dental Design Center in White Plains. Dental implants have…
How Dental Implants Are Changing Dentures
Categories: Dental Implants, Dentures
If you are one of the many people wearing dentures, you know that they are not the ideal solution for missing teeth. Dental implants from The Dental Design Center in White Plains has another option. The problems with dentures include slipping and gum irritation, and some wearers report trouble eating and talking, bone loss, and…
The Health And Beauty Consequences Of Missing Teeth
Categories: Dental Implants
Hello. I am cosmetic dentist Ira Handschuh. Thanks for visiting my blog. Today’s post focuses on missing teeth and bone health. Our teeth have many important functions. We need them to chew our food, talk, and smile. But have you ever considered their role in holding up your face? When we lose teeth, the bone…
Tooth Restoration: Dental Implants And Dental Bridges
Categories: Dental Implants
When my patients ask me about White Plains tooth restoration, I usually tell them about fixed (or ‘traditional’) dental bridges or tooth implants. A dental bridge is an artificial tooth which replaces a missing tooth. The false tooth (called a ‘pontic’) is fused to porcelain crowns on either side of the missing tooth. Tooth replacement…
