Gum disease is an infection of the soft tissues supporting your teeth and may increase your risk of all kinds of other health complications, such as stroke, diabetes and heart disease. Gum disease has even been linked with problems in pregnancy (low birth weight), dementia, Alzheimer's and heart attack. In addition, the state of your teeth also affects your overall... read more »

Over the last 40 years in practice I have heard so many times that no one sees the back, so just fix the front teeth that are wearing or breaking down.  People do not realize the importance of back teeth for function and cosmetics. The front teeth are used to bite off a piece of the food you are eating.... read more »

Over my 40 year career (with 30 more years to go as long as I'm still standing!), there are many patients who I remember. One young man who was married with three children drove all the way from South New Jersey to my office in Brooklyn New York after he heard from a radio interview I had done that I... read more »