The Economy Is Still On Its Knees, Yet This Periodontal Start-Up Stands Tall

With commercial rents still high and professional space hard to find in New York City, Central Park Periodontics has defied current market trends by creating a full-service periodontal practice that specializes in dental implants, the treatment of periodontal disease, and laser gum surgery. It has done so with a rare blend of an experienced clinician […]

Periodontal (Gum) Disease and Laser Gum Surgery

Is gum disease common? If you’ve been told you have periodontal (gum) disease, you're not alone. An estimated 80 percent of American adults currently have some form of the disease. Periodontal diseases range from simple gum inflammation to serious damage to the soft tissue and bone that support the teeth. Untreated, gum disease can progress […]

Dental 3D Cone Beam CT Imaging: Part III Bifid Canals (and other deviations) of Inferior Alveoloar Nerve (Pre-surgical analysis for the insertion of dental implants)

Dental cone beam 3D CT scans enable dentists to view anatomic structures not easily seen on 2D dental x-rays, including bifid mandibular canals, which is a common variation of the mandibular canal. The mandibular canal may split along different positions of the mandibular nerve; one branch may be smaller than the other (1-2). Langlais et […]