Let’s Make A Plan

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When you are passionate about reaching a goal, the difference between success and failure often comes down to whether or not you follow a plan. Inconsistent effort is seldom effective. Do you have a goal to improve your smile? Perhaps you have not thought much about your teeth in the past but lately, have observed…

Preventing Tooth Decay in Huntington

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In New York and around the country, tooth decay is one of the most pervasive childhood dilemmas, yet tooth decay also affects adults. Matlach Dental is here to help our dental patients fight tooth decay. Blame it on Bacteria Bacteria is the cause of tooth decay. Bacteria live in your mouth and commingle with plaque…

Do You Grind Your Teeth While You Sleep?

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Here is the Matlach Dental guide to treating teeth grinding. Understand Most teeth grinding will occur while sleeping. Consistent teeth grinding might be suspected with a sore jaw and dull headache in the mornings. Anxiety or stress are not the only reasons grinding may appear. It can also be related to an abnormal bite or…

The 411 on TMJ in Huntington, NY

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Do you have unexplained pain or clicking sounds in your jaw? They can be signs of serious oral health issues. Some ailments with the jaw and the muscles that control it are known as temporomandibular disorders (TMD). But it’s also also called TMJ because that’s the acronym for the name of the joint. Technically, that’s not…

Focusing On The Top 3 At Matlach Dental

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I’m Robert Matlach. I’ve been practicing dentistry here in Huntington, New York since 2000. I have found amazing people in this community. At Matlach Dental, we focus on three important things as we attempt to be your dental provider of choice. Family We want to be the dental practice families count on for quality care,…