Whether you are a currently a patient of Manhattan Periodontal Associates or perusing this site in consideration of one of the services we offer to improve your appearance, self-confidence and health, we applaud you! We recognize, however, that while our patients greatly value such services, some may respond to the thought of an upcoming dental […]
Questions regarding mucogingival therapy abound at meetings I regularly attend. These questions could be distilled to the following: When should soft tissue grafting be performed around teeth? When should soft tissue grafting be performed around implants? What advances are available to make this treatment simpler and less painful for patients? The […]
Why Teeth Stain There are many causes of tooth discoloration. The most common causes include consumption of staining substances (smoking, coffee, tea, soy sauce, berries and colas), tetracycline (antibiotic) staining, excessive fluoride, old fillings, aging and genetics. Store-bought whitening toothpastes can remove external stains that are on teeth, but stains that are deep within teeth […]
From the New York Times If I have one serious regret about my age, it is that my permanent teeth developed before New York, my hometown, got fluoridated water. I first lost a permanent molar to decay in my early 20s, and the resulting bridge has had to be replaced several times in subsequent decades, […]
