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Older patients have special dental needs – Dentist Sandy Springs

Mouths, like people, are affected by years as well as by genes. If you're over 60, your oral chemistry is changing—and thorough examinations of gums and salivary glands can be a lifesaving early detector of oral cancer or other disease.  Older Americans are becoming a larger segment of our population and suffer disproportionately from oral diseases,

What are dental veneers? Sandy Springs Dentist tells all.

Veneers are wafer-thin laminates of tooth-colored material made of either porcelain, ceramic or composite bonding material.   They are bonded with cement to the front surface of teeth to improve their aesthetic appearance.   It’s really not that much different from brick on the front of one’s home.  Many dentists use the alternative analogy that dental veneers

Dr. Novy Scheinfeld, Emory University Trained Prosthodontist – Sandy Springs

It seems prevalent these days that most dentists are calling themselves cosmetic dentists, but there is no cosmetic specialty in dentistry. In fact, all dentistry is or should be cosmetic.   I don’t know anyone who took the ‘ugly’ teeth class in dental school, because it wasn’t offered in the curriculum. Regardless, the fact remains that

See a Specialist? Absolutely – Dentist Sandy Springs

There are two types of dentistry today.  One is traditional dentistry targeting the oral hygiene and prevention of oral diseases, tooth decay, etc., by diagnosis and routine oral treatment.  Its focus is maintenance oriented and a percentage which is covered by insurance.  The other and most recent is cosmetic dentistry, aiming to improve the appearance

Top Prosthodontist – Dentist Sandy Springs

If you have seen the show Extreme Makeover or even heard about it - you have probably come to understand that "Cosmetic Dentistry" (or Aesthetic Dentistry) has the power to change people's lives.  The reality though, is that the term can be confusing because many "cosmetic" dentists are not trained by any program recognized by