Lost Dentures Story
Last week the Three Village Community Trust had their annual dinner celebration featuring guest speaker Beverly Tyler, the very knowledgeable Three Village historian. He began his speech with a story...
View ArticleAvoid Mulling and Swishing
There are lots of ways that tooth enamel can become worn. Abrasion and erosion are two ways. But I just learned two new terms: “fruit mulling” and “soda Swishing.” Fruit mulling refers to excessive...
View ArticleThe Massad Denture
Last week I was in Philadelphia attending the annual meeting of the Academy of General Dentistry. My purpose was to spend two days studying with Dr. Joseph Massad and learning more about implementing...
View ArticleDental Implants Update
Implants are increasingly a major part of our dental practice. Implants are inserted into the bone to replace a missing tooth root. Once the implant integrates with the bone, we place a post (called...
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Magical Immediate Dentures for Denise
Denise’s teeth were severely decayed, and we determined that they could not be saved. We elected to remove her remaining teeth and replace them with an immediate denture. This is a two visit...
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Wow! New Dentures For Bernice!
Bernice’s old dentures were uncomfortable and unattractive and she could only eat soft, mushy foods. In just four visits (three weeks total), with the help of our wonderful custom denture laboratory,...
View ArticleAll-on-Four: Teeth in a Day
Always looking to keep up with new developments in dentistry, I took two continuing education courses this week. Wednesday night was a lecture on how periodontal therapy can enhance orthodontic...
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Not Your Grandmother’s Dentures
What is the greatest concern of the prospective denture wearer? ”I don’t want to have to take my teeth out at night.” People still have childhood memories of grandma’s teeth floating in a glass by...
View ArticleTeeth or No Teeth: Did You Know?
Did you know? Did you know that more than 33 million Americans have no teeth 178 million Americans are missing at least one tooth. Over 27% of the US population over age 65 have no teeth at all. Only...
View ArticleSmithtown Denture Emergency on the 4th of July
It was Fourth of July weekend and I was spending one of the very, very hot days trying to stay cool on Fire Island. As always when I am out of the office, my answering service answered all calls and...
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A Mouth Full of Teeth for Ray
Ray spent several years in the military. He was sent overseas, but before he left, the army surgeons removed all of his remaining teeth. His teeth were in poor condition but the military did not make...
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Smithtown Sisters: Identical Teeth?
Karen and Meg are sisters. They started out with almost identical teeth. But Meg smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for over 20 years. Karen never smoked. Guess which teeth below belong to Meg and...
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Immediate Dentures in a Day
Would you believe that this is the same person? Carl’s teeth were decayed and broken. Many were missing. He was also wearing an ill-fitting upper removable partial denture. All of this was an...
View ArticleDenture Rejuvenation in Setauket
I received this lovely email today: Dear Dr. Terry Shapiro, There’s a good possibility that I might not be back to your office. I’m adjusting to my new “Custom Dentures”. I’m writing to commend you for...
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Beautiful Dentistry on Long Island
Remember Meg from my March 25 blog post? Well, here we are just one month later and look at her now! Hard to believe that this is the same person. Meg looks just wonderful. Her failing teeth stuck out...
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New Teeth for Lovely Patchogue Lady
Mary came to our office from Patchogue – her daughter had recommended us to take care of her mother’s dental problems. Mary had been suffering with loose, infected teeth. She had already lost most of...
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Happy Smiles all Around
Joe and his wife were so happy with his new smile that she snapped our photo – another happy patient with Linda, my all-time favorite dental assistant and fashion consultant, sitting, and myself...
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The One Visit Denture
Marilyn is 87 and lives in an assisted living home. She is active and feisty: loves to play cards and billiards. She dresses with great care, but she had a habit of removing her denture – probably...
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Old Dentures Replaced with New
Rita has been wearing dentures for over 30 years. She is 74 years old, fit, healthy and very active. She wanted her dentures to be comfortable, look natural, and she wanted to be able to eat out with...
View ArticleOverdentures on Long Island
It is a truth universally acknowledged (thank you Jane Austin) that a lower denture is difficult to stabilize and difficult for the individual to wear comfortably. In my office I work hard to provide...
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