You may consider having cosmetic treatments on your teeth to get a perfect smile. However, if not done properly, some dental work can make your teeth look worse. Some of your favorite stars have had smile makeovers gone badly. Hilary Duff: She often chipped her weak teeth on microphones, so the singer/actress decided to invest… Read more »
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Smile Makeover: Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise is a great actor with a great smile, but he’s had some major dental work to get his straight teeth. Dentists and orthodontics have made his smile makeover a mission possible. As a young star, his teeth looked terrible. They were misaligned, with almost each tooth going a different direction. Some of his… Read more »
What’s Causing Your Headache?
Constant headaches are painful, uncomfortable, and could be the result of a serious problem. If you have continuous head or jaw pain, you could have temporomandibular disorder, or TMJ. What is TMJ? Your temporomandibular joints connect your jaw to your skull’s temporal bone. These joints allow your mouth and jaw to move. When the TMJ… Read more »
Stay Positive, Prevent Gum Disease
Life events affect your oral health. Emotional factors like trauma, stress, and illness can cause you to neglect your dental health habits and increase your risk of gum disease. When the plaque on your teeth builds up, it can start to form under your gumline. The bacteria irritates your tissues and causes inflammation and infection… Read more »
Don’t Let the Flu Catch You
It’s that time of year again – flu season! You don’t want the sniffles, coughs, or aches that come with the virus. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that about five to 20 percent of the population gets the flu, but more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from complications. Try these tips to prevent… Read more »
Stop Purging, Protect Your Teeth
Eating disorders are bad for your body, but they’re also bad for your teeth. Your peers and parents may not know if you have bulimia, a disorder in which a person purges after eating, but your dentist can tell. For bulimics, binge eaters will make themselves vomit in the hopes of losing weight. If this… Read more »
DIAGNOdent Laser Technology Detects Cavities Early
It’s important to catch cavities at an early stage to reduce the amount of pain and dental work required later. Dr. Richard Kobak, a cosmetic and restorative dentist in Long Island, NY, uses the DIAGNOdent laser treatment to find tooth decay in its earliest stages. What is DIAGNOdent? The DIAGNOdent laser is used to inspect… Read more »
Our New Website Is Live!
Dr. Richard J. Kobak and the Syosset Dental team proudly announce the launch of our brand new website. We decided to revamp our internet presence to match the opening of our new office on Jericho Turnpike in Syosset, NY. We are very excited. Our hope is that the changes we’ve made will be more convenient… Read more »
Syosset Dental Patient Testimonial: Risa C.
Over the past few of weeks, we have presented video testimonials from actual patients of Dr. Richard Kobak, a dentist in Syosset, NY. The fourth and final testimonial in our series comes from Risa C. Dr. Kobak placed porcelain veneers on Risa’s top teeth, giving her a beautiful smile and boosting her confidence. You can… Read more »
Syosset Dental Patient Testimonial: Estelle D.
Over the past couple of weeks, we have presented video testimonials from actual patients of Dr. Richard Kobak, a dentist in Syosset, NY. The third testimonial in our series comes from Estelle D. Dr. Kobak performed a full-mouth reconstruction and gave her the smile of her dreams. You can read her testimonial after the video…. Read more »
