General and Restorative Dentistry
Dr. Tobin and her caring team of dental professionals offer modern, effective dental care with a personal touch for the entire family. From regular checkups to more complex tooth and gum treatments and implant dentistry, Dr. Tobin can help your family’s smiles stay healthy and beautiful for a lifetime.
Dental Implants
If you have one or more missing teeth, dental implants can fill the gaps and restore your smile. Implants are prosthetic teeth that are attached to posts that have been surgically placed into your jawbone. Dr. Tobin works in partnership with an implant specialist to bring you the best in customized care for this procedure. Dental implants are extremely lifelike, very durable, and can give you a lifetime of healthy smiles with proper care.
Benefits of Dental Implants
- Implants can replace individual or multiple teeth
- Adjacent teeth are not damaged or stressed
- Shifting of surrounding teeth is prevented
- Implants look natural and realistic
- Normal brushing and flossing is the only care required
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Although implant dentistry was first introduced as a tooth replacement option for people that didn’t have any teeth, dentists immediately saw the chance to use this method to replace a single missing tooth. The most common missing tooth is the lower first molar.
Previously, the only treatment option for patients with a single missing tooth was to create a bridge, which involves grinding down the adjacent teeth. This is still a common practice. The problem is that the teeth being ground down are usually perfectly healthy, but are destroyed in order to replace one missing tooth. Also, a bridge only replaces the visible part of the tooth, but not the root. This caused problems during chewing, as the pressure from the missing tooth is re-directed to the adjacent teeth, putting stress on those teeth.
A dental implant, on the other hand, involves the use of an artificial root, which supports the visible part of the tooth replacement without interfering with the healthy teeth on either side. Dentists now feel that replacing a missing tooth with a dental implant is actually a healthier and more conservative treatment than traditional bridges.
In the case shown here, the adjacent teeth are healthy and have no reason to be crowned, so dental implants have been used to replace the missing tooth. The anchor of the implant is visible on the x-ray.
Here, the implant abutments, or artificial roots, can be seen fixed into position. The final step is to cement the crowns into place.
In this photo, the patient has lost their lateral incisor. A removable bridge has been created to fill the space as a temporary measure, but it is not a reasonable long-term solution, nor is a permanent bridge. In this case, the two front teeth already have porcelain crowns on them, so in order to use a resin bonded bridge, one of the crowns would need to be removed and the healthy canine tooth behind the space would need to be ground down. Even if a bridge supported by the adjacent teeth was chosen, it would not have worked predictably and there would have been difficulty matching the shade of the crown with the other front tooth.
This x-ray shows the implant abutment in place, protruding through the gum tissue so that a crown can be affixed to the end. In the photo, the finished result can be seen. The right lateral incisor is the implant, but clearly one would not be able to tell by looking at it.
This patient lost six lower front teeth in a car accident. At the time of the accident, a removable bridge was the only treatment choice available. Due to the number of teeth missing in this case, a fixed bridge will not work, even with grinding. There is simply nothing to support it with. With the patient’s lip pulled back, the partial denture that holds the false teeth is visible, along with part of the empty gum below. Ten years after the accident, dental implants allowed this patient to have the missing teeth effectively replaced.
Periodontal Treatment
Periodontal disease is an infection of the gums and supporting structures of the teeth. It often begins with no warning signs, and can progress to serious dental problems and even tooth loss. Dr. Tobin will check for periodontal disease during your visit. If periodontal disease is detected, we offer non-surgical treatment options to halt the disease and restore your teeth and gums to health.
Preventive & Maintenance Care
Dr. Tobin recommends regular dental visits to protect your teeth and catch any problems early, when treatment is easier, less costly, and has a better long-term outlook. Unlike many dentists, Dr. Tobin treats both children and adults, so you can have your entire family’s dentistry done at one office. Why not call us today and schedule those checkups?
TMJ
If you suffer from headaches, or pain in the neck, face, shoulders, or upper back, your temporomandibular joints may be the cause. These joints connect the jawbone to the skull and are responsible for opening and closing the mouth. If these joints come out of alignment, any number of discomforts may result. Dr. Tobin offers a variety of TMJ treatments that can be customized to your needs. Please call us today for more information about our TMJ services.
Migraine
New research is establishing the correlation between dental/oral problems and migraine headaches. If you suffer from migraines, Dr. Tobin offers treatments designed to bring relief and address the underlying causes. Please contact us today for more information about our migraine therapies.
Snore Therapy
Snoring occurs when the muscles of the mouth and throat relax during sleep, allowing the tongue to drop back toward the throat. Air is forced through a much smaller opening in the throat than during waking hours; this causes it to vibrate and produce the snoring sound. One of the most effective snore therapies is a comfortable, adjustable, custom-made appliance that gently holds the tongue and lower jaw forward to keep the airway open during sleep. If you or a loved one is struggling with snoring, Dr. Tobin can help. Contact us today at (516) 747-2535.
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Ann D. (Nancy) Tobin D.D.S.
520 Franklin Ave, Suite 126
Garden City, NY 11530
Phone: (516) 747-2535
Fax: (516) 747-2686