This is perhaps one of the most asked questions in our Midtown Manhattan dental practice, with so much misinformation, half-truths and so on spread far and wide, separating fact from fiction where your Amalgam fillings are concerned can be a difficult process. The reason for the concern is that older amalgam fillings contained mercury along…
Receding gums causes, prevention and treatments
At Ebenezer Dental, we are often visited by patients that are suffering from receding gums and want to know what they can do to treat it. Fortunately, Dr. Karen Kang, our dentist in Midtown Manhattan has the expertise to provide an effective treatment for the condition. It is important though to understand why gums can…
Five Tips for a Healthier Smile
Your smile is an important part of who you are and plays a major role in determining how others see you. More importantly, though, your smile can directly impact how you see yourself and have either a positive or negative effect on your self-confidence. Unfortunately, few people go through life with naturally perfect healthy smiles….
5 Important Facts You Need to Know About Dental Implants
Dental implants are among the most common and effective tooth replacement options used by today’s dentists. Millions of patients each year lose teeth to injury, illness, and decay, and dentists have only a few available replacement choices to offer their patients. Many now routinely recommend implants, since they offer the most natural-looking replacement solution for…
Are You Grinding Your Teeth? Stress Could Be the Reason Why!
Millions of people grind their teeth on a regular basis. While teeth grinding – which is also referred to as bruxism – may not be the most serious dental problem patients can experience, it can have negative consequences for the patient’s teeth and overall health. In fact, excessive and continual teeth grinding can even result…
Ask Your Dentist: Do I Really Need a Root Canal?
Millions of people are familiar with that sinking feeling that patients experience when their dentist says those five dreaded words: you need a root canal. For many of those patients, a root canal is about the most anxiety-inducing dental procedure that they can imagine. The fact is, though, that the root canal is one of…
Caring for Your Gums: Tips and Care Strategies
When it comes to dental care, it’s easy for a patient to get so focused on his or her teeth that the gums end up being little more than an afterthought. The problem, though, is that your mouth can never truly be healthy unless your gums are properly cared for. Unfortunately, far too little attention…
The Superiority of Tooth-Colored Dental Fillings
Throughout the course of a lifetime, there’s a good chance that each of us will need to have a cavity filled. Many of us will have to go through that experience multiple times in life. Given the state of today’s dental technology, it’s sometimes easy to forget that metal fillings were once the only option…
Why Whiten Your Teeth? Examining the Allure of Brighter Teeth
Almost all of us want our teeth to be that perfect pearly-white. A bright, white smile can make you feel more attractive and helps you put your best foot forward as you go through life. These days, few of us ever give a second thought to why we all want whiter teeth – but maybe…
Oral Health and the Role of Preventive Dentistry
Many people underestimate the importance of oral health, and that can be a huge mistake. Dental health can impact many other areas of the body, and poorly-maintained teeth and gums may leave you vulnerable to infections that can lead to more serious bodily harm. Fortunately, however, you can reduce that risk by making your teeth…