Dental Implant Specialists in NJ Bust Eight Flossing Excuses, PART 3

This four-part article series seeks to challenge the many excuses made by people for not flossing their teeth on a daily basis.

Welcome to Part 3 of this four-part series on the importance of flossing and just why the many excuses provided by patients who neglect to floss simply don’t stand up against reason. In our previous post, dental implants specialists in NJ challenged the following flossing excuses:

Flunking Flossing Excuse # 3: No one ever showed me how to floss properly.

Flunking Flossing Excuse # 4: I’ve had dental work done, which makes it really difficult for me to floss.

If you want to find out what new teeth specialists in New Jersey had to say about these common excuses and the advice they provided for patients experiencing difficulty flossing, please refer to Part 2 of this series. In this installment, we shall examine another two reasons that patients cite for flunking their flossing responsibilities, beginning with...

Flunking Flossing Excuse # 5: I just don’t have the coordination to floss properly.

If you have difficulties with your hands and with their dexterity, this could make flossing a particular challenge for you. “Patients who suffer from arthritis, joint stiffness, paralysis, pain, poor coordination, or even amputation will need to adapt their flossing habits to accommodate these difficulties,” say dental implants specialists in NJ. “In some cases, patients cite poor coordination, when in reality their fingers are too big to fit inside their mouths and won’t allow them to reach the backmost molars.”

“An excellent solution to this problem is to use floss holders (see image below) instead of traditional floss. These Y-shaped tools can either be loaded with a section of floss, or already come pre-threaded. Either way, they enable you to floss using only one hand.Other useful products for cleaning between the teeth include:

Soft-Picks or Stim-U-Dents, which are disposable toothpicks made especially for cleaning between the teeth,

Tip Stimulators: the conical rubber tips that come with certain toothbrushes.

Interproximal brushes: spiral brushes that are inserted between the teeth and used to give the contact points and gums that are there a good scrub.

Flunking Flossing Excuse # 6: I just don’t have the time to floss every day.

If you honestly can’t find two to three minutes in a day to floss, then you clearly aren’t thinking outside the box. Watching TV at night, reading in bed, sitting in traffic... whenever you sit still for a few minutes you have an opportunity to whip out a canister of floss and give your teeth a clean. “Try to outsmart yourself, says a new teeth specialist in New Jersey. “Keep floss next to your bed where it’s visible so that you’re reminded to use it. Keep a number of canisters lying at key relaxing points in the house so that, whenever you find yourself there, you have floss at hand.

The key to successful flossing is to make it a habit that you actually miss when you don’t do it – as is the case with exercising and bathing! And if you make it easy to reach out, grab some floss and give your teeth a clean, then you’ll be more inclined to do it.

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New Teeth Specialists in NJ Bust Eight Flossing Excuses, PART 2

This four-part article series seeks to challenge the many excuses made by people for not flossing their teeth on a daily basis.

Welcome to Part 2 of this four-part series on the importance of flossing and just why the excuses you’ve used in the past for avoiding it can be debunked by new teeth in NJ specialists. As we explained in the first installment of the series, flossing is an integral part of keeping your teeth and gums free of the nasty bacteria that can cause cavities, tooth decay and gum inflammation. If you don’t floss, you’re leaving up to 35% of your dentition’s surfaces unclean, which could see you needing dental implants sooner rather than later!

We then tackled two common excuses patients make for not flossing their teeth regularly, or at all for that matter:

Flunking Flossing Excuse # 1: I don’t usually get food caught between my teeth so I find that I don’t really need to floss.

Flunking Flossing Excuse # 2: The floss I use keeps shredding and getting caught between my teeth. It’s annoying.

In this installment, with the help of dental implants specialists in Rutherford, we shall examine another two common excuses, beginning with...

Flunking Flossing Excuse # 3: No one ever showed me how to floss properly.

This is really hardly an excuse. Flossing is not rocket science… and if no one ever showed you how to use the lavatory properly, would you simply abstain from going? In any case, if you really don’t know how to floss and haven’t been able to figure it out, your dentist and oral hygienist are there to show you how to look after your teeth and gums properly. If asked, they would be more than happy to provide you with a little tutorial on how to floss. It might seem a little tricky in the beginning, but with practice, you’ll have all of your teeth squeaky clean within a minute or two.

Here is what new teeth specialists in NJ recommend:

1. Unwind an 18-inch section of floss and wrap the majority of this around the index finger. Grasp the other end of the floss with your available hand (left or right, depending upon what’s comfortable for you).

2. Use the hand grasping the floss to guide it between the teeth, using a gentle back-and-forth motion.

3. At the gum line, create a C-shape motion with the floss so that it follows the contour of the space between the teeth. This will ensure that food debris and bacteria that have accumulated here are dislodged and scooped up.

4. Holding the floss firmly, drag it up and down the sides of the teeth.

5. Repeat this process with each and every tooth, making sure to unwind or unspool fresh section of floss from around your finger as you do so.

6. “Never neglect the back molars,” emphasizes a dental implants specialist in Rutherford.“Tooth decay is most common towards the back of the mouth, where patients tend to neglect flossing and brushing.”

Flunking Flossing Excuse # 4: I’ve had dental work done, which makes it really difficult for me to floss.

There are all sorts of sophisticated cleaning tools that have been specially designed for patients with tricky dental work. If you struggle with straightforward floss, try using a floss threader, which looks like a small plastic “U” with a handle (see image above). The floss is strung between the ends of two arms of the threader and makes it super easy to control and get into position.

Stay Tuned for Part 3

If your excuse hasn’t come yet, it just still might! Stay tuned for the third installment of this four-part article series on flossing, why it’s so important and how you can work around any possible difficulties.

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New Teeth Implants Specialists in Rutherford Bust Eight Flossing Excuses, PART 1

This four-part article series seeks to challenge the many excuses made by people for not flossing their teeth on a daily basis.

How often do you floss? Do you floss at all? Or just after a particularly fibrous or meaty meal? According to new teeth implant specialists in Rutherford, flossing is one of the most important components of a home oral hygiene routine - perhaps even more so than brushing in the fight against periodontal (gum) disease.

Why Is Flossing So Important?

Because flossing cleans between the teeth and beneath the gum line where bacteria and food debris are more likely to accumulate and tooth decay more likely to occur. Since your toothbrush cannot reach these places, flossing becomes necessary. “Without flossing, you are missing out on cleaning approximately 35% of the surfaces of your teeth,” says a new teeth specialists in New York NY. “That is certainly not a very thorough clean!”

How Does America Do With Flossing?

According to a survey conducted in 2008, slightly less than half (49%) of Americans floss their teeth every day, while 10% never do. Those in between tend to floss when they feel like it, which is undoubtedly not very often. Many dentists can tell from the build-up of plaque and tartar between the teeth that the only time their patients even pick up dental floss is on the morning of their appointment. Unfortunately, the damage has been done and the neglect will be evident in the health of their teeth and gums.

“Of course, everyone has a reason not to floss,” say new teeth implant specialists in Rutherford. “No matter what your hesitation or problem is with regards to flossing, there are ways you can work around it to keep the tiny spaces between your teeth and at the gum margin clean and debris-free. This will help prevent the development of gum disease, which can lead to tooth loss.”

In this four-part article series, new teeth specialists in New York NY provide us with the eight most common flossing excuses, why they are unfounded and/or just how patients can work around them.

Flunking Flossing Excuse # 1: I don’t usually get food caught between my teeth so I find that I don’t really need to floss.

Flossing, while useful in removing food that gets trapped between your teeth, is not done exclusively for this reason. In fact, flossing is more about removing the build-up of plaque (oral bacteria) that accumulates here throughout the course of your day. No matter how snugly your teeth sit against each other, there is always plenty of space for bacteria to collect and establish a little ecosystem for themselves. And this is what causes cavities, tooth decay and gum inflammation (gingivitis) and periodontal disease.

“Flossing is the best and most effective method for keeping the spaces between your teeth clean and healthy,” say new teeth implant specialists in Rutherford.

Flunking Flossing Excuse # 2: The floss I use keeps shredding and getting caught between my teeth. It’s annoying.

Floss can shred or become frayed for a variety of reasons. You could have a cavity with a sharp edge, a jagged filling or a problematic dental restoration that is causing the floss to become snagged and broken. “You should speak to your dentist about this to see whether this might be the reason behind your difficulties,” suggest new teeth specialists in New York NY. “Alternatively, you might just be using a bad brand of dental floss. Some brands are made better and are sturdier than others, so try a different kind next time you go shopping.”

Stay Tuned for Part 2

If your excuse hasn’t come yet, it just still might! Stay tuned for the second installment of this four-part article series on flossing, why it’s so important and how you can work around any possible difficulties.

The Key Benefits of Getting New Teeth Using Dental Implants

This article explores the benefits of choosing dental implants to replace missing teeth and not conventional removable dentures.

We all know that your teeth are quite useful in helping you eat. This becomes especially evident when you lose your teeth to gum or periodontal disease and are forced to either manage without them entirely, or with teeth replacement devices such as removable dentures. The value in getting new teeth with dental implants goes so much further than in restoring bite function and, of course, your appearance; although these are among the most important benefits. In this article, the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons who work with new teeth implants will be explaining to us the key benefits patients can expect to enjoy from getting beautiful new teeth.

Smile Again

So many people live with failing and/or missing teeth and gum disease for so long that they forget what it’s like to smile openly without embarrassment, shame or reservation. Those family photos just aren’t what they could be with a miserable and uncomfortable-looking parent or grandparent standing in the background, are they?

With new teeth, you will immediately enjoy the ability to smile openly again. The bridge held in place using dental implants is expertly fabricated to look just like a complete set of natural teeth and gums, so your smile will once again be beautiful, healthy and natural looking without the thin, pinched appearance that dentures typically give.

Eat Your Favorite Foods

Your teeth are an important part of your digestive system! Without them or with inferior teeth replacement technologies, such as removable dentures, you simply can’t enjoy the variety of foods you used to. In fact, eating can become such a challenge that the edentulous elderly can suffer from malnutrition as a result! Patients also experience digestive problems because they are not able to chew their food properly.

A dental implant-supported bridge facilitates a strong and natural bite force that enables patients to eat most of their favorite foods and even those you thought you’d never be able to manage again, such as steak and corn on the cob. Eating and chewing comfortably, without teeth that hurt your gums and move around, is just one of the many benefits offered by dental implants.

Additionally, owing to the much lesser bulk used in the fabrication of the bridge (as opposed to dentures), it won’t compromise your ability to taste your food properly, nor sense subtle variations in its temperature and texture.

Feel Comfortable and Confident

New teeth implants offer an impressive suite of benefits and advantages over traditional removable dentures. In addition to those mentioned above, dental implants...

• Once healed, don’t typically damage the neighboring teeth in your mouth or the surrounding gums,
• Help prevent persistent pain and discomfort often associated with removable dentures
• They help to promote excellent jawbone health and in doing so, prevent atrophy and a loss of bone volume,
• This in turn helps to prevent premature aging and the need to have the dental bridge refitted to accommodate the changing shape of the jawbone (as is the case with dentures.)
• Dental implants are typically a one-time expense because they can last many decades and seldom require restoration or replacement.
• They typically do not need repeat expenses, such as adhesive strips, soaking solutions and anesthetic gels,
• Implant supported bridges do not generally trigger the gag reflex or cause embarrassing social problems, such as halitosis (as dentures can).

For all these reasons and more, new teeth specialists urge Americans in need of a second chance at a beautiful smile to seek treatment using dental implants. Make a long-term investment in your oral health and quality of life.

New Teeth in a Day! Where’s the Catch? There Isn’t One!

This article explains how the “All-On-4™” dental implant protocol makes it possible for patients to go from being edentulous (toothless) to having new teeth in just one day!

There are currently tens of millions of people in the United States who are living without most or all of their original teeth. Countless more are facing an immediate future of a state referred to as “edentulism” - not having a single natural tooth left in your mouth. The most common cause of tooth loss is tooth decay and periodontitis: an advanced bacterial infection of the gums, also known as gum disease.

Removable dentures have been the preferred method of teeth replacement for millions of Americans because, for many years, the alternative approach using dental implants would take as many as 12 or even 18 months in and out of surgery. The associated costs of repeat procedures would also work out to be exorbitantly high. This was until the innovation of a new dental implant protocol designed to give patients new teeth in a day.

Where’s the catch? There isn’t one!

How the “All-On-4™” Works

The picture above illustrates, in concept, how the “All-On-4™” dental implant technique works. Through the precise and strategic placement of four dental implants, qualified dental healthcare specialists can provide patients with new teeth in the form of a prosthetic dental bridge. Instead of replacing tooth by tooth in a series of dental implant surgeries, which need to be spread out over the course of a year to a year-and-a-half, this entire procedure can be done in just one day, in a single appointment.

That’s right; the “All-On-4™” can give candidates new teeth in a day.

How the protocol manages this is:

1. Through the use of only four dental implants in order to give patients new teeth. This can easily be achieved in just one procedure.


2. Through the use of 3-D Cone Beam CT scans and sophisticated computer software to visualize the patient’s unique case and meticulously plan treatment ahead of surgery.


3. The avoidance of bone grafting surgery through the strategic choice of implant sites in regions of the jaw that are naturally more resistant to atrophy and so contain sufficient bone volume to support implants. Bone grafting would otherwise require several months in recovery before a patient can even receive new teeth.

These key factors, coupled with the incredible advancements that have been made in the field of fixed oral rehabilitation and dental implant surgery, and the skill and experience of the oral surgeons and prosthodontists who make it happen, explain how it’s possible for patients to get new teeth in a day. Even better, owing to the fewer number of implants and surgeries and the fact that the “All-On-4™” seldom requires bone grafting beforehand, the cost of new teeth is also greatly reduced!

A Final Note on the “All-On-4™”

The “All-On-4™” protocol is regarded as a “breakthrough” in the field of dental implantology for many reasons, but perhaps most especially because it can give patients new teeth in just one day. With only one surgery needed and as little as a few days spent in recovery, this amazing procedure is helping to rehabilitate America’s millions of edentulous and near-edentulous citizens. And at a cost that is very affordable!

Brand New Teeth: Understanding What You’re Getting with Dental Implants, PART 2

This two-part article series discusses the benefits of dental implants over traditional teeth replacement techniques: conventional bridges and removable dentures.

Welcome back to our two-part article series on the price for new teeth using dental implants as opposed to traditional teeth replacement techniques, such as conventional bridges and removable partial and full dentures. In our previous article post, we looked at the price patients REALLY pay when they opt to replace single missing teeth with bridges instead of implants. This included the frequent need for restoration and replacement every 10 to 12 years, whereas implants can last decades without the need for any repeat dental work and costs.

In this article, the second installment of the series, we shall now look at how dental implants can actually work out to be less expensive than removable dentures in the long run.

Reasons Removable Dentures Ultimately AREN’T Typically Cheaper Than Dental Implants

Removable dentures are bulky, plastic false teeth that are custom made to fit over the gums and soft palate. They rely on their bulk to prevent them from slipping around while you eat and speak, but this in itself becomes a major source of discomfort. They also need to be taken out for cleaning after meals and at nighttime to allow your gums a chance to breathe and heal.

Dental implants can be used to provide people who have lost most or all of their natural dentition with a complete set of brand new teeth that are non-removable and feel, look and function like natural teeth. There are a number of techniques that can be used to achieve fixed oral rehabilitation using dental implants, but the most popular one is known as the “All-On-4”. This protocol can provide candidates with brand new teeth in as little as a single day with a single surgical procedure.

So, how is it that removable dentures, which are a couple of hundred dollars, can work out to be more expensive than dental implants, which carry a price tag in the thousands of dollars? Are you aware of the true cost of dentures?

• Dentures deteriorate jawbone health: Because removable dentures only replace the crowns of your missing teeth, they fail to maintain the health of the underlying jawbone (as was discussed in Part 1 of this article series). Over time, your dentures will need to be refitted and replaced to accommodate the changing shape of your jawbone. This is a repeat expense that you will need to cover for as long as you wear false teeth. So, when it comes to the price for new teeth, it’s not just one pair of dentures you’ll be buying.

• Dentures can cost you your youthful appearance: The loss of bone volume in the jaw can cause one’s facial appearance to age and become sunken-in around the mouth. You simply cannot put a price tag on your youth and beauty!

• With time, many denture wearers end up needing implants! Eventually, a denture wearer will have lost so much bone volume in their jaw that not even dentures will be able to provide them with a viable teeth replacement solution. At this juncture, they will likely have to undergo bone grafting and then dental implant surgery. It makes so much more sense to simple opt for dental implant in the first place!

These three points are bad enough, but a life with removable dentures is one that requires a constant investment in associated products such as anesthetic gels to numb the pain caused by ill-fitting dentures and adhesive strips to help prevent them from moving around. So, if you are facing the need for brand new teeth, consider the true long-term cost you will be paying for inferior teeth replacement technologies and make the right choice.

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The Price for New Teeth: Understanding What You’re Getting with Dental Implants, PART 1

This two-part article series discusses the benefits of dental implants over traditional teeth replacement techniques: conventional bridges and removable dentures.

Dental implants get an extremely unfair and unjustified rap for being expensive. Our strange perception of value has, in many cases, deemed this advanced and sophisticated teeth replacement technology “too expensive” and “unnecessary” especially with the availability of cheaper options. These options are traditional dental bridges and removable dentures, which can be used to address single tooth loss and a failing dentition respectively. Yet, if you take a closer look, you will see that these alternative technologies simply cannot rival the benefits and longevity of dental implants. Actually, they could end up costing you more in the long run!

In order to develop a deeper appreciation for the price of new teeth, we spoke to the dental implant specialists responsible for the replacement of missing teeth using this remarkable technology. They provided the following points to explain just why traditional bridges and removable dentures can counter-intuitively work out to be the more expensive teeth replacement choice.

Reasons Traditional Bridges Ultimately AREN’T Typically Cheaper Than Dental Implants

Traditional dental bridges are designed to take the place of a missing tooth crown. They consist of a series of ceramic crowns that have been bonded together. The two outer crowns are placed over the healthy teeth neighboring the empty tooth socket, enabling them to provide support for the middle crown, which is suspended in the gap. Here, it assumes the functional role of the missing tooth crown, but not the root.

Dental implants, on the other hand, are placed directly in the jawbone into a surgically prepared “sockets”. In this respect, a dental implant resumes the role of the root, supporting the crown of the replacement tooth or teeth and thus not damaging or compromising any existing neighboring teeth. In other words, dental implants are freestanding and, just like natural teeth; they rely almost exclusively on the jawbone for support.

So, upon closer inspection, we see that the real cost of new teeth with traditional bridges can include:

• Two perfectly healthy teeth: The supporting natural crowns have to be filed down to nubs in order to support the bridge. This means that the price you pay for new teeth can “cost you” two healthy teeth as well!

• The increased risk of further tooth loss: Traditional bridges tend to leave the supporting teeth at a greater risk of bacterial decay. Bacteria and food debris can also work their way underneath the replacement tooth crown, not only risking infection, but also discomfort and unpleasant symptoms, including bad breath and a persistent bad taste in the mouth.

• Atrophy of the underlying jawbone: The tooth roots play a vital role in maintaining jawbone health. When they go missing and are left without replacement (as is the case with bridges, which only replace the crowns), the jawbone can atrophy. This causes the bone level to drop around the site of the missing tooth or teeth, contributing to the destabilization of the entire dental arch and possibly leading to a greater risk of further tooth loss.

• Restoration and replacement: Unlike dental implants, traditional bridges tend to require frequent restoration and, typically every 10 to 15 years, replacement altogether. Dental implants can boast an impressive lifespan of 20 and 30 years or even longer if looked after properly! So while you might initially fork out less money for a bridge, in the long run, factoring into account repeat costs of restoration and replacement, dental implants almost always work out to be the smarter investment.

To add insult to injury, bridges don’t tend to feel natural, which causes patients no end to discomfort and self-consciousness.

Stay Tuned for Part 2

In Part 2 of this article series, we shall discuss the many reasons removable dentures may not ultimately be cheaper than dental implants as an option for new teeth.

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