Teeth are meant to last a lifetime, and good dental health begins with general dentistry at The Dental Design Center in White Plains NY. We recommend a child’s first dental visit be early in life: as soon as the first tooth comes in, or by the first birthday. An early check is the first step…
Oral Health
Is Your Smile In A World Of Hurt?
Do you have extreme tooth damage, bone loss, or few to no remaining teeth? This post from The Dental Design Center in White Plains is for anyone whose mouth is in a world of hurt. We understand how dental issues impact you every day of your life. Whatever the cause of the condition – severe…
Oral Cancer: Early Diagnosis Makes A Big Difference
Cancer remains one of the scariest diagnoses anyone can get. Oral cancer is especially frightening, because it generally has a higher mortality rate than other cancers. Please keep reading this post from The Dental Design Center in White Plains, because we actually have some encouraging things to tell you. The reason that the death rate…
Bad Breath Is No Fun
This post from The Dental Design Center in White Plains takes on an unpleasant topic: bad breath. Imagine you are starting a new job and are going to meet with your new boss for the first time. Confidence is key to your success. As you reach out to shake the extended hand your broad confident…
What Can The Dental Design Center Do For You?
Whether it’s your first visit to The Dental Design Center in White Plains or your fiftieth, you can be confident that we will provide the highest level of dental care possible. If it’s your first visit, then we’ll begin by reviewing the state of your dental health and discuss any concerns you might have. Experience…
Celebrating The Past And Looking To The Future At The Dental Design Center – Ira J. Handschuh, D.D.S.
This post from The Dental Design Center in White Plains takes a brief look at the history of dentistry, and how certain developments have brought us to where we are today. It has now been over 150 years since the first dental license was issued to Sir John Tomes. New York dental patients should be…
6 Things You Should Know Before Having Oral Surgery
When it comes to preparing for oral surgery, the valued patients of The Dental Design Center in White Plains are given 6 critical directives to get them through from start to finish. First, Choose Wisely Understanding the details of a procedure helps you attain the ideal outcome. This important knowledge about your dental experience opens…
Help For Toothaches (And Everything Else!)
Ever get a toothache? Of course you have; who hasn’t? At the Dental Design Center in White Plains, we stress the importance of good dental care to all our patients. But if something can go wrong, it will. And that includes getting a toothache. What Causes a Toothache? The most common cause of a toothache,…
Keep Teeth Healthy During Pregnancy
There’s an old myth that says a woman will lose a tooth for every baby she has. It’s total nonsense, of course. But at The Dental Design Center we want you to know that pregnancy can lead to certain dental issues, if you don’t take proper precautions. Increased hormones during pregnancy can affect the body’s…
Debunking Dental Myths
This post from The Dental Design Center in White Plains focuses on three all-too-common dental-related myths. Let’s set the record straight! All Sugar Is Equally Bad For Teeth We all know that sugar increases our risk of tooth decay, but some types are worse than others. Sugar-based foods that sit on the teeth are more…