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Dr. Sidney Sternberger

Full-mouth rehabilitation · Long Island

When everything needs attention, you need a plan - not a patchwork.

Full-mouth rehabilitation means rebuilding all or most of the teeth in a planned sequence - crowns, bridges, implants, dentures or a combination - so that your bite, your comfort and your smile come back together.

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A dental implant and crown among natural teeth

In my words

Some mouths have been through a lot: years of grinding, old dentistry failing all at once, teeth lost to gum disease or an accident. Fixing one tooth at a time rarely works, because every tooth affects how the others meet.

This is the work my residency concentrated on - comprehensive prosthetic rehabilitation, esthetics and implant-supported restorations - and it is what I teach to dental residents today. We start with a thorough examination and a written plan, in phases you can understand and budget for.

Sidney Sternberger, DMD · Prosthodontist · About me

This might be you if

  • Your teeth are badly worn, short or sensitive from grinding
  • Several crowns, bridges or fillings are failing at the same time
  • You are missing multiple teeth and your bite has shifted
  • You have been told you need "a lot of work" and don't know where to start
  • You have put off treatment for years and want one doctor to take charge of it

Step by step

One plan, in sensible phases

  1. 01

    A complete examination

    Teeth, gums, jaw joints, bite, photographs and models. It takes time, and it should.

  2. 02

    A plan you can read

    What needs doing, in what order, the alternatives, and what each phase involves. You decide the pace.

  3. 03

    A trial run

    Where the bite is changing, we test the new tooth shapes in provisional materials first, so you can live with them before the final work is made.

  4. 04

    Final restorations and maintenance

    The permanent work is completed and we set up the check-ups and night guard that protect it.

From the smile gallery

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Every mouth is different. Individual results vary.

Questions I hear a lot

Full-Mouth Rehabilitation, answered.

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How is this different from a smile makeover?

A smile makeover is mainly about appearance, usually the front teeth. Full-mouth rehabilitation restores function as well - how you chew, how your jaw closes, and the teeth you don't see when you smile.

Do I have to do everything at once?

No. Urgent problems come first, and the rest is phased. A good plan tells you what can wait and what cannot.

Will I be without teeth during treatment?

No. Provisional restorations are part of the plan, so you can eat, work and smile throughout.

Why see a prosthodontist for this?

Prosthodontics is the dental specialty devoted to restoring and replacing teeth. It requires three additional years of full-time training after dental school, and complex, multi-tooth cases are the focus of that training.

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