Beach Dental Blog

Injuries can happen in any sport—even the ones that aren’t full-contact. Whether it’s soccer, basketball, or even gym class, your student-athlete could unexpectedly experience a dental emergency like a knocked-out tooth. For many kids and teens, especially those in middle or high school, losing a front tooth can be both painful and emotionally upsetting.

So what should you do if this happens? Will their smile be permanently affected? At Beach Dental, Dr. Gersten and Dr. Parli specialize in emergency dental care and restorative dentistry, and we’re here to walk you through exactly what to do in this situation.

The saying is that you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. When it comes to your mouth, you might not fully appreciate your jaw until it hurts, and you can’t comfortably use it. But why would you feel jaw pain on just one side of your face? What can cause this odd symptom? Keep reading to find out potential sources!

To solve a mystery, little clues add up to put together a more complete picture and indicate the truth. Sometimes, when it comes to your dental or general health, you have to play detective to figure out when something is wrong. You may have certain symptoms that point to a specific problem. Once you understand the clues, you can get the proper diagnosis and treatment and then feel confident in your smile again. However, these types of puzzles can be challenging to solve without advanced training. For instance, how can you identify a cavity between your teeth? Keep reading to learn about the clues and the best resource for getting to the bottom of this mystery.

When it comes to enhancing your appearance, you would like to feel more confident, but the idea of making invasive, irreversible cosmetic changes can intimidate and deter you. For example, veneers may look realistic and hold up durably, but once you get this treatment, you can’t undo it; you must have veneers for the rest of your life! Fortunately, you can improve your smile’s appearance without undergoing invasive treatment. Here are some procedures available to give you more confidence with minimal or no damage to your teeth.

During the summer, some families take road trips; others hop on a plane to have new experiences. Most spend at least a little bit of time getting away from life, but unfortunately, bacteria in your mouth never take a break. Even if you relax by the beach or pool, they continue trying to destroy your smile! Whether you’re flying across the world, driving to family, or anything in between, these tips can keep your oral health on track during your summer vacation.

You see videos on TikTok and Instagram all the time about diet secrets. Not only do you need to worry about whether they actually work for weight loss, but some fads can cause oral health issues! Which diet trends are harmful for your smile? What can you do to protect your mouth while you shed weight? Read on to find out!

Your senses of taste and smell do much more than simply make food enjoyable. They help form memories, influence emotions, connect you to loved ones, and even protect your health. These two senses are deeply intertwined—so much so that about 80% of what we perceive as taste actually comes from our sense of smell.

When your sense of smell is impaired—such as during a cold, sinus infection, or even after a COVID-19 infection—your food may taste bland or unappealing. That’s because smell and taste work hand in hand to create what we know as “flavor.” As you chew, your teeth and saliva break down food, releasing chemicals that stimulate taste buds. Simultaneously, these chemicals also travel to olfactory receptors in the nose. This dual input allows us to fully experience flavor. Try holding your nose while eating—you’ll still register sweetness or saltiness, but the flavor will feel muted.

Beyond just flavor, other receptors in your mouth and throat register sensations like heat from spicy foods or the cooling from mint or eucalyptus. Altogether, multiple sensory pathways work together to shape the experience of eating and drinking.

For centuries, traditional dentures have been a popular choice for replacing teeth, and they have only gotten better with time. Due to modern technology and materials, dentures today have made significant progress even since your grandparents wore theirs decades ago. Even with all these improvements, however, these traditional restorations still aren’t perfect. In fact, some wearers find it difficult to eat certain foods and must be careful about their diet.

In this post, you’ll learn why eating isn’t always easy with dentures, what you should stay away from if you have these prosthetics, and methods that can make eating better.

It took a while, but you’re ready to replace your lost teeth and have a full smile again. Somehow you coped for a considerable amount of time without dentition; now, you want to feel confident again and be able to have a healthier diet. However, after so long, are dentures in Remsenburg-Speonk still an option for you? Over time, your jawbone shrinks without tooth roots to stimulate it, so does that mean you can’t enjoy your smile ever again? Keep reading to find out!

When you get a brand-new toy, you’re probably not thinking too hard about how to make it last. You just want to enjoy it as long as possible! However, if you don’t take care of it, you can’t expect it to stay in good shape for a substantial amount of time. The same can be said for your new dentures. If you neglect them every day, how long do you think your dentures will last? To help you extend their lifespan, here are essential at-home maintenance tips for your restored smile.