DOCTOR’S BLOG
Read about new techniques, processes and maintaining beautiful healthy teeth and smiles from our favorites periodontists and dental professionals.
Sleep during your procedure!
A cat nap on the train? Pretty nice. Getting more than 6 hours of sleep every night? Even better. Sleeping through your dental procedure... priceless! We have Board Certified Anesthesiologists who has completed thousands of successful anesthesia cases for both the...
Creating Bone Naturally
There are multitude of techniques for bone augmentation in the sinus. In this clip, Dr. Michael Zidile summarizes the PRF sinus graft technique, which forms autogenous, natural bone, without the use of bone substitutes.
See it, to believe it
Dental technology is moving at warp speed. One of the great technological innovations in dentistry is "intraoral scanning". Instead of traditional molds, using sticky impression materials, a small wand can now be used in the mouth to accurately capture the teeth and...
Kid in a Candy Store
I, along with what will likely turn out to be 50,000+ Dental professionals, visitied the Javitz Convention center for the annual "Greater New York Dental meeting". Along with tremendous buzz about digital dentistry, there was...
More feedback from Pinhole Gum Surgery
Matt had Pinhole Gum Surgery about 6 weeks ago for the treatment of severe Gum (Gingival) Recession. In this video, he describes his experience.
A follow up after Dental implants
Maureen, a patient in my practice since 2013, describes her overall experience following dental implant placement.
To my mentor and friend, Dr. Mark Coffiner
Before I ever opened the doors to my practice, I met Dr. Mark Coffiner and introduced myself. A warm smile greeted me, and after our hour long chat, we parted ways. Little did I know that our meeting would herald over 8 years of professional camaraderie and...
Athletic Mouthguards & Dental Implants
All too often, a patient comes to see me with a significant dental problem involving a front tooth. In contrast to the premolars molars which are further back in the mouth, front teeth can suffer from trauma - be it a childhood accident or sports injury, or a fall....
Less is more, with Pinhole Gum Surgery
Having over a decade of experience with traditional gum grafts, I can say without a doubt that Pinhole Gum Surgery - a new, minimally invasive treatment for receding gums ("gingival recession") - is the real deal. In my practice, the entire procedure is completed...
Yes, I bike to work!
Helmet, check. Biking gloves, check. Spring is in the air - it's time to ride! Two years ago, I made a strategic decision: I would stop driving to work. As a faculty member at Long Island College Hospital (turned to Lutheran, now NYU SUNY Downstate) , I had access to...
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