Sealants

In our dental office, we provide a wide range of dental treatments and procedures, including pediatric care. Sealants are one of the pediatric dental services we provide to our youngest patients, and it is a very important one.

Sealants work by protecting young teeth from cavities and tooth decay, particularly on the molars. When molars first grow in, they are used for chewing, and susceptible to decay. They are also harder to brush and clean than the front teeth. If we can put a sealant on as soon as they grow in, we protect them from decay.

Sealants can only be placed on teeth that do not yet have any decay, which is why we like seeing children when their molars first grow in. We perform it twice here in our New Hyde Park, NY dental office: first on the baby teeth, then when the permanent teeth are coming in. It is a liquid barrier protecting children’s teeth from bacteria, food particles, and the accumulation of plaque.

If your child needs sealants on his or her teeth, call our dentist Dr. Amit Pandya at 516-233-2135 to schedule an appointment.

Bridges

Many of our patients have missing teeth and are in need of replacing them. With only a few missing teeth, partials aren’t needed and implants can be a long process to go through, which brings us to dental bridges.

With bridges, our patients are able to restore their smile with abutments that replace missing teeth, and the entire process is done in only a few short weeks. The only requirement we have for bridges is that there are natural teeth adjacent to the missing teeth, as these will have crowns to act as the tether to the bridge.

The process for dental bridges goes as follows:

1. We perform x-rays and an examination to get a good look at the natural, adjacent teeth
2. Impressions are made of the natural teeth to be used for crowns, and for making a similar abutment for the bridge.
3. The patient returns in two weeks when the abutments are ready to have crowns placed over their teeth and complete the bridge.

Bridges last about 10-15 years on average, lasting longer if the patient takes good care of their teeth. If you are in the New Hyde Park, NY area need dental bridges, contact our dentist Dr. Amit Pandya.

Bonding and White Fillings

Patients of dentist Dr. Amit Pandya often request bonding and white fillings to restore their smile, as these are both excellent procedures that can help cover imperfections of the tooth.

White fillings are performed for tooth decay, but can also be used for covering up imperfections like chips or cracks in the teeth. Bonding works in a similar way, as it is mixed to be the same color as the tooth. This lets it be used by our dentist for staining or discoloration, filling gaps, and improving many other imperfections of the teeth.
Benefits of bonding and white fillings are as follows:

• The material matches the natural tooth.
• It covers a wide range of imperfections.
• No silver amalgam fillings are needed.
• It is safe and effective.

The process of bonding and white fillings is simple, starting with mixing composite resin to the right shade. An adhesive gel is first painted onto the tooth, followed by molding and shaping the resin over the tooth. Dr. Pandya works quickly to get it in the right shape, then shines an ultraviolet light on it, which hardens the resin. The last step is polishing the tooth.
Schedule an appointment with our dental office in New Hyde Park, NY to get your bonding and white fillings completed.

Crowns

Dental crowns, also called Caps, are bonded over the natural tooth. Protecting a tooth that has weakened from a root canal or tooth decay, covering imperfections like cracks or staining, or using a crown as part of a dental bridge are just three of the many reasons to get a crown.

Getting dental crowns is a simple process that takes about 2-3 weeks to complete. A temporary crown may also be offered while the permanent crown is being fabricated. Preparing the tooth must first be done, which involves filing it down to make room for the crown. A local anesthetic is offered so that the patient does not experience discomfort during this phase. After this is done, our dentist Dr. Amit Pandya gets impressions of the tooth to be sent to a lab for creating the crown.
In about two weeks, patients return to our New Hyde Park, NY dental office to have the crown bonded to their tooth. The crown matches their other teeth in color, shape and size, so they are not made obvious.

With good oral care, crowns can last about 10-15 years. Call us at 516-233-2135 to schedule an appointment to have your crowns fitted.