Digital Photography at Syosset Dental Care

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Over the past few months, we’ve talked about smile design as an incredibly important component of your smile makeover. With smile design, Long Island cosmetic dentist Dr. Richard Kobak creates a smile that fits all of your dental needs and smile goals, looks beautiful, and appears as if it has belonged to you all along. Today, Dr. Kobak wants to discuss another important aspect of your smile makeover: digital photography.

Smile for Your Close Up

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At Syosset Dental, we pride ourselves on serving our patients with the most advanced and cutting-edge dental technology. In addition to digital radiography, intraoral cameras, DIAGNOdent laser cavity detection, and Vizilite oral cancer detection, we offer digital photography.

We realize that most people own a digital camera, but the way we incorporate digital photography into your smile makeover is a little bit different than the snapshots and photo editing you do at home. Continue reading

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Say Goodbye to Your “Madonna” Gap with Help from Your Syosset Dentist

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Did you watch the Super Bowl last weekend? Have you been a fan of her music since the 80s? If so, you’re probably familiar with Madonna’s signature gap between her two front teeth. What you may not know, however, is that Madonna is a big fan of her gap. In fact, she turned down Glamour’s award for Woman of the Year in 1990 because the magazine “closed” her gap in her cover photo for the December issue.

Although Madonna has made her gap a part of her persona, Long Island cosmetic dentist Dr. Richard Kobak knows that most people aren’t as comfortable with gaps in their smiles. For that reason, Dr. Kobak offers two leading cosmetic dental procedures that can let you say goodbye to your gap for good. Continue reading

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Is Your Snoring Habit a Sign of a More Serious Dental Problem?

Are you tired of being kicked and nudged by your sleeping partner at night to stop your snoring? If so, it’s time to find out what’s behind your snoring habit with the help of a professional, and Long Island dentist Dr. Richard Kobak is the man for the job.

Snoring vs. Sleep Apnea

First things first: A severe snoring habit and sleep apnea are not one and the same.

Snoring is the sound produced by oral tissues vibrating as air passes by them and, while a snoring habit can be indicative of sleep apnea, it’s not necessarily a “medical” condition. Sleep apnea, on the other hand, is a serious medical condition in which swollen tissue, sinus problems, excessive, weight, physical malformations, and other causes obstruct the airways, making it impossible to breath normally while you sleep. Usually, sleep apnea sufferers stop breathing several times each night, sometimes for up to a minute at a time, and then wake up gasping for air. Continue reading

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