Do you suffer from sensitive teeth that cause you pain when you brush or drink cold or hot beverages? Do you sometimes feel a sharp ache when you bite into certain foods, or experience discomfort when you’re lying on your face? If your teeth are causing you unexpected and perhaps unexplained pain, it may be…
How Long Should a Porcelain Crown Last?
If you have been given porcelain crowns on your teeth, then they really can last for rather varied times. In some cases, they have been known to last just a few years, while in other instances they have lasted for several decades. It really depends on you and the quality of porcelain crown you are…
How Serious Is Your Tooth Pain? Reversible Pulpitis vs. Irreversible Pulpitis
Almost everyone has experienced some level of tooth pain at one time or another. The discomfort can be caused by a variety of different factors, ranging from infections in the mouth to severe cavities and cracked teeth. Among the most common causes for dental pain, however, is something known as pulpitis – a condition that…
Amalgam fillings, are they safe?
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…