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Waking Up with Jaw Pain? How Expert TMJ Treatment Can Help

Waking up with a sore jaw or morning headache? Learn how stress and teeth grinding can trigger TMJ pain, and how custom mouth guards from Nusblatt Dental can help you find lasting relief.

Sep 2nd, 2026

Achieve Your Dream Smile Faster: The Ultimate Guide to Invisalign®

Want a straighter smile without the hassle of metal braces? Discover how Invisalign® clear aligners can discreetly transform your teeth and why professional dental supervision is key to your success.

Sep 2nd, 2026

Say Goodbye to Dental Anxiety: The Pain-Free Power of Laser Dentistry 

Tired of the drill? Discover how laser dentistry at Nusblatt Dental eliminates the need for needles and stitches, providing a faster, pain-free way to care for your smile in the East Village.

Aug 12th, 2026

Lumineers vs. Traditional Veneers: Which Is Right for Your Smile Makeover?

Thinking about a smile makeover but worried about "shaved down" teeth? We compare ultra-thin Lumineers and traditional veneers to help you decide which path leads to your perfect New York City smile.

Aug 2nd, 2026

How to Protect Your Teeth After a Root Canal

Root canals have a reputation for being painful, but having the procedure can relieve pain and save your tooth. How healthy your teeth remain after this procedure is down to how well they’re protected, so here’s what you can do to keep them safe.

Jul 2nd, 2026

4 Immediate Steps to Take with a Broken Tooth

Whether it's due to injury or disease, dealing with a broken tooth can be a painful experience. Before you get a chance to head to the dentist, here are some important steps to take to treat teeth when they break.

Jul 2nd, 2026

Cosmetic Bonding vs. Lumineers

Cosmetic dentistry helps to keep teeth looking as good as possible. Many treatments can help improve their appearance, like dental bonding and lumineers. However, for covering imperfections, which should you choose?

Jun 2nd, 2026

What You Can Do About Receding Gums

Your teeth may grow out of your upper and lower jaws, but they stay in place thanks to your gums. When problems like receding gums affect them, it can lead to other issues that can compromise teeth. Here’s what you can do about it.

Jun 2nd, 2026

Make the Most of Invisalign®: 6 Care Tips

Misaligned teeth, or malocclusions, have been a problem for millions over many years. Dental braces have been the standard for decades, but clear aligners like Invisalign® have made aligning teeth easier. Here’s how to get the most out of them.

May 7th, 2026

3 Ways Laser Dentistry Can Transform Your Smile

Once thought of as sci-fi technology, lasers have become ubiquitous in medical treatments, including many uses in dentistry. Let’s look at some ways laser dentistry can help your teeth and improve your smile.

May 7th, 2026

4 Subtle Signs of Gum Disease to Watch Out For

Gums help keep your teeth in place, and caring for them is just as important as caring for teeth. Gum disease can cause lasting damage to teeth and the rest of your body, so look out for its signs, including some less obvious ones mentioned here.

Apr 10th, 2026

Why Your Jaw Feels Tired, Achy, and Overworked

Your lower jaw plays a role in every oral function, and discomfort in it can make you feel miserable. If you’re experiencing aches, pains, and other problems in your jaw, here’s what could be causing it and how we can help.

Apr 1st, 2026

Ready for a Smile Makeover? What to Expect from Lumineers®

Improving your smile can be done with many cosmetic dentistry options, and treatments like Lumineers® can treat multiple problems. Find out more about its benefits and what the procedure is like by reading on.

Mar 19th, 2026

Spring Clean Your Oral Hygiene: A Step-by-Step Guide

Dental health is essential any time of the year, but as we enter the warm seasons, you want to be able to smile with confidence in public. Here are some ways you can improve and maintain your oral care routine for brighter, healthier teeth.

Mar 6th, 2026

3 Reasons to Consider Professional Teeth Whitening

The holidays are over, and between the delicious meals and sweet desserts, your teeth may be more discolored than before. Teeth whitening can be the solution before the warm seasons begin.

Feb 10th, 2026

Lots of Gain with No Pain: The Benefits of Laser Dentistry

Lasers have come a long way, with focused light vital to numerous industries and medical applications. Dentistry also has many uses for lasers in treating patients, and here we’ll review the different ways they can help you.

Feb 3rd, 2026

New Year, New Smile: 7 Resolutions for a Healthier Mouth

You managed to get through the holidays, and if you resolve to make some things better in the new year for yourself, consider adding improving dental health to that list. Read on to find out more.

Jan 21st, 2026

Is 2026 the Year You Finally Straighten Your Teeth with Invisalign®?

The new year means changes for many, and if you’re tired of dealing with misaligned teeth, there’s no time like now to try Invisalign® to help your smile look its best. Find out the difference this treatment can make in your self-esteem.

Jan 15th, 2026

7 Tips for a Holiday-Ready Smile

If you’re heading out to see people this holiday, you want to look your best, and having great-looking teeth can make a huge difference, allowing you to show off your smile with confidence. Here’s how we can help.

Dec 10th, 2025

How to Handle a Dental Emergency During the Holidays

Holidays bring great food and lots of friends and family, but if you’re not careful, it can also mean dealing with a dental emergency. Read on to find out how to deal with an emergency during the festivities.

Dec 9th, 2025

Beyond Bad Breath and Stained Teeth: Why Smoking Is So Bad for Your Oral Health

Smoking gets targeted as being a terrible habit for lung health, but the damage it does is far more widespread, even affecting dental health. Let’s look at what smoking does to your mouth and what we can do about it.

Nov 10th, 2025

4 Ways Diabetes Can Affect Your Oral Health (and How We Can Help)

The damage diabetes does spreads to almost every part of your body, and while there are many places we expect to feel its effects, we often overlook the teeth. Let’s review what diabetes can do to your dental health.

Nov 6th, 2025

Botox® Therapy for TMJ Tension and Pain: What to Expect

Protecting your dental health also means maintaining the health of your jaws. Conditions like temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder can be painful and frustrating. Botox® therapy can help manage this problem, and here’s what to expect.

Oct 14th, 2025

Orthodontic Retention: The Key to Preserving Your New Invisalign® Smile for Life

Invisalign® straightens teeth to improve your smile, but once the process is finished, retainers are essential to keeping it that way. Read on to understand why they’re necessary and how you use them.

Oct 10th, 2025

Yes, Daily Flossing Really Is that Important: Here's Why (and How to Do it Properly)

We’re all told to take care of our teeth, and at home that means brushing every day. But flossing is equally important, and not doing it can damage teeth and raise the risk of cavities. Let’s look at why you should floss and how to do it right.

Sep 26th, 2025

Will I Need a Crown After My Root Canal?

People often dread and avoid root canals, but they’re an essential way to preserve dental health. After you’ve had this done on one or multiple teeth, when will you need to get a dental crown? Read on to find out.

Sep 17th, 2025

What to Expect When Getting Started with Invisalign®

Misaligned teeth can lead to minor issues with self-confidence, sharing your smile, or significant problems with eating and speaking correctly. Invisalign® can help correct these problems. Here’s what to expect from your first time using the system.

Aug 14th, 2025

Laser Gum Treatment for Periodontal Disease: All Gain, No Pain

Your gums are essential to your dental health, but periodontal disease can cause problems for your gums, teeth, jaws, and other parts of your body. Discover how laser gum treatment can benefit you.

Aug 6th, 2025

5 Smile Benefits of Lumineers®

Enamel keeps teeth safe, but when it wears down or becomes damaged, dental veneers are a standard solution to improve your smile. But you can achieve quicker results with several other benefits when you choose Lumineers®.

Jul 9th, 2025

5 Practical Ways to Improve Your Oral Hygiene

Dental health changes for many reasons, but you can prevent major problems with simple changes in your daily routine. Read on to learn simple, practical tips that can help you preserve your teeth and gums.

Jul 1st, 2025

What to Do About Your Loose or Missing Dental Crown

Dental crowns are a standard tool in protecting and repairing teeth, but if something causes them to loosen or fall out, you should see your dentist promptly. Read on to find out how to deal with damaged or missing crowns.

Jun 2nd, 2025

How Long Does Invisalign® Treatment Take?

Misaligned teeth, also known as malocclusions, can make speech, eating, and other basic functions of the mouth more difficult. Invisalign® is a popular solution for treating this problem, but how long does it take to see results?

Jun 1st, 2025

How a Root Canal Can Save Your Tooth

Good dental hygiene is important to protect teeth from damage and loss. When problems happen, teeth require repair or restoration, and root canals are an essential dental tool that can help. Here, we cover how this procedure saves your tooth.

May 2nd, 2025

What to Expect After Professional Teeth Whitening

Being self-conscious about your teeth is perfectly normal. Professional teeth whitening is available to help you feel better about showing them to the world. But once the treatment is done, you should know how to keep them white as well.

May 2nd, 2025

Why You Shouldn't Ignore Recurrent Jaw Pain

When jaw pain is a recurring issue for you, it may be a sign of an underlying condition, such as a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder. Discover why you should visit your doctor promptly and how they can help.

Apr 2nd, 2025

What Causes Teeth to Crowd?

Like people in an overcrowded subway, teeth in a crowded mouth overlap and vie for position, shifting into unattractive positions. Regardless of what’s behind the crowding in your mouth, it’s correctable with Invisalign®.

Mar 2nd, 2025

Why Good Dental Hygiene Helps Prevent Serious Health Conditions

Do you know that the state of your teeth and gums mirrors your overall health? Good dental hygiene not only keeps your mouth healthy, it helps ward off serious medical conditions. Find out more here.

Mar 2nd, 2025

4 Health Benefits of a Dental Crown

Dental crowns not only make your smile more aesthetically pleasing, but they also help maintain your oral health by keeping unwanted bacteria away from an at-risk tooth. Read on to discover how we restore both your tooth and health with a crown.

Feb 13th, 2025

I've Cracked My Tooth: Now What?

You’re enjoying your lunch, when suddenly you hear an unwanted noise or feel something that’s not right in your mouth: You’ve cracked a tooth and don’t know what to do. First, relax. Next, contact our dental team to learn how we can help.

Feb 11th, 2025

How to Keep Teeth Grinding From Turning Into TMJ

If you have jaw pain, things you take for granted, from chewing to talking, can quickly grind to a halt. Discover whether certain habits, such as grinding your teeth, could be leading you toward developing a TMJ disorder and what to do for help.

Jan 17th, 2025

Why You Shouldn’t Delay a Recommended Root Canal

A deep, persistent toothache is a clear sign that you may be in need of a root canal. Learn how we can help repair a damaged tooth, and why, once your dentist recommends a root canal, waiting is never your best option.

Jan 16th, 2025

Why Invisalign Has Such a High Satisfaction Rate

Invisalign® is a popular choice for teens and adults who want to enjoy straighter teeth, more beautiful smiles, and better oral health. Here’s why this state-of-the-art orthodontic system makes patients so happy.

Dec 30th, 2024

How Are Lumineers® Better Than Regular Veneers?

If you’re looking to transform a ho-hum smile into a dazzling one, Lumineers® are a great option to turn dull, imperfect teeth into a beautiful set of pearly whites. Uncover the difference between Lumineers and regular veneers here.

Dec 30th, 2024