It’s National Gum Care Month!

September brings the month of National Gum Care, a time to raise awareness for healthy gums everywhere. No matter your age, you should always be striving for great oral care, and this doesn’t just mean your teeth. Your gums are just as important when it comes to maintaining a great smile. As new research develops, we see a rise in... read more »

What Happens When I Forget to Floss?

Our team strongly encourages everyone to floss daily, but do you ever wonder why? Well, flossing is vital for top-notch oral health and smiles. It can help you and your oral health in more ways than you might realize. This means that if you forget to floss, your smile can also suffer. Forgetting to floss can: – Leave your smile... read more »

Dental Implant Placement Basics as a Step-by-Step Process

If you have ever lost a tooth, you might have more than just a gap between your teeth. If a lost tooth is not replaced, the bone in the jaw that supported the lost tooth starts to deteriorate. That’s because when you chew your food, there’s no more stimulation to the bone from the missing tooth’s chewing action. Over time,... read more »

Understanding Bone Grafts

Bone grafting is a procedure that our dentist can use to strengthen a patient’s jaw. Whether your jaw needs to be strengthened to receive a dental implant or because it has been worn down from periodontal disease, it doesn’t really matter. What does matter, however, is understanding the bone grafting process. By knowing what a bone graft is and when... read more »

Tissue Biopsies for Definitive Diagnosis

One of the services we provide for our patients in Studio City, California is tissue biopsies that may be needed after detecting abnormalities during your regular oral evaluations. At Dr. Kolodner Dental Group Inc. we want to make sure our patients receive the highest standard of care during their treatment time with us. Both Dr. Izabella Kolodner and Dr. Tatyana... read more »