Dental Flipper Archives | Howard M. Steinberg, DMD, MDS

Will Dental Implants Fix My Missing Canine Teeth

Question submitted by Adeline Until last year, all my baby canine teeth were still in my mouth. I’m almost 17. I had the lower ones out, but there are still some gaps because the adult teeth did not come in at the right place. I know I need to take out the top teeth, but […]

Tooth Replacements for Hockey Players

Question submitted by: Olivia: My son won a spot on a collegiate hockey team. They met for a clinic this past weekend. During one of the training sessions, my son lost a tooth. The other teammates cheered, telling him he was “official” now. Meanwhile, I have a young man who is now mortified by how […]

Temporary Tooth Replacements Waiting on Dental Implant Procedure

Question submitted by Marie My twelve year old daughter has a congenitally missing lateral incisor. We plan to replace it with a dental implant when she is old enough. In the meantime, we have completed her orthodontics in order to make sure the space is open when her jaw is developed enough. They’ve put a […]