Forget Something? It’s on the Tip of Your Tongue!
- posted: Apr. 29, 2025
Let’s see… Toothbrush? Check. Fluoride toothpaste? Check. Floss? Check. Two minutes of thorough brushing? Check. Careful cleaning around your brackets and wires? Check. Wait… there’s something else… it’s right on the tip of your… Ah! Your tongue! Read More
Why Professional Cleanings are Important
- posted: Apr. 29, 2025
Regular dental cleanings and checkups at our Glen Cove, New York office are an excellent way to ensure everything is A-OK in your mouth. There’s a reason the American Dental Read More
Dental X-Ray Safety
- posted: Apr. 22, 2025
It's easy to be skeptical about X-rays whether we speak of a full-body X-ray or a dental X-ray. Radiation is radiation. It's vital to know all the facts before judging Read More
Are there foods that whiten teeth?
- posted: Apr. 22, 2025
Coffee. Blueberries. Red wine. Tomato sauce. They might please our palate, but they are notorious for staining our teeth. Luckily, nature has balanced the scales for us! Here are just Read More
Adults Can Get Cavities, Too
- posted: Apr. 15, 2025
There are some things we just don’t miss about being a kid. Getting grounded? A thing of the past. Curfew? Not happening. Confiscating our cell phones? As if. Cavities? While Read More
Pros and Cons of Veneers
- posted: Apr. 15, 2025
You might have a small chip in a tooth from an unfortunate encounter with peanut brittle, or even several chips from a touch football game that got a little out Read More
Ways to Prevent Oral Cancer
- posted: Apr. 08, 2025
According to the Oral Cancer Foundation, this form of cancer kills roughly one person an hour, every 24 hours. This means that nearly 10,000 people will die this year from Read More
Tooth Sensitivity
- posted: Apr. 08, 2025
Most of us know that unpleasant feeling. You’re happily enjoying an icy milkshake with lunch or having a piping hot cappuccino break, and suddenly an innocent binge turns to cringe—your Read More
Snowball Effect
- posted: Apr. 01, 2025
Winter and its snowball fights are behind us, true, but there might be another kind of snowball heading your way—the snowball effect you risk when small dental concerns are ignored Read More
What are dental implants?
- posted: Apr. 01, 2025
Do you have a space where a tooth used to be? Were you born with a missing tooth? Are you getting ready for dentures? You may be a good candidate Read More
What Are Chalky Teeth?
- posted: Mar. 25, 2025
You’ve always taken care of your child’s smile. You make sure thorough brushing and flossing take place twice a day. You serve foods high in vitamins and minerals and low Read More
Building Blocks for a Healthy Grown-Up Smile
- posted: Mar. 25, 2025
Even before a baby is born, those tiny baby teeth are already forming. Expectant mothers can help ensure that their children’s baby teeth will be strong and healthy by getting Read More
Oral Health Concerns Specific to Pregnant Women
- posted: Mar. 18, 2025
A lot of changes occur in a woman's body during pregnancy. Hormone fluctuations are responsible for many of those changes, including the need for additional attention to the teeth and Read More
Are you at risk for sleep apnea?
- posted: Mar. 18, 2025
If you are one of the more than 12 million North Americans who suffers from sleep apnea, the doctor and our team want you to know we can help. Sleep Read More
Good Oral Health Habits When You’re Pregnant
- posted: Mar. 11, 2025
the doctor and our team at Joseph Buono, D.D.S. will tell you that good oral health habits when you are pregnant are very important. A plaque or infectious buildup can Read More
Troubles with Cementum? Prevent ‘Em!
- posted: Mar. 11, 2025
Our teeth are a lot more complicated than they look. Beneath that shiny white surface is an entire system of different cell tissues working together to keep each tooth vital Read More