Wayne Dental Arts

It seems like a good time of year to talk about how what we eat has an impact on not only our overall health, but our oral health as well. With the Holiday season ending and a new year of resolutions upon us, we thought it timely to talk some more about how oral health […]

Let’s hear 3 cheers for your trusted Wayne NJ dentist, Dr. Frank V. Maldonado! Mostly we don’t like to toot our own horn around Wayne Dental Arts, but we wanted to show off a little bit…even if Dr. Maldonado doesn’t know we’re writing this. In our Wayne NJ dentist office, the entire team here at […]

Discreet Teeth Straightening With Invisalign Are you confident about your smile? Perhaps you’re shy about flashing a broad grin or embarrassed about showing your less than straight teeth in public. If you’re an adult who missed out on orthodontic treatment as a teenager, it’s not too late. Straightening teeth is about much more than mere […]

Dentists Can Screen for Diabetes? In case you missed the July 2011 issue of the Journal of Dental Research, check out this post on how dentists can help diagnose diabetes. According to a recent study out of the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, our dentists can now accurately test for diabetes and prediabetes. (Journal […]

Are Diabetes & Dental Health Connected? “Both gum disease and diabetes are chronic diseases, and they both make each other worse.” November is American Diabetes Month Diabetes is a chronic disease which affects our body’s ability to process sugar. The resulting high blood sugar can cause problems with your eyes, nerves, kidneys, heart and other […]

Dentists Can Diagnose Diabetes? Dentists diagnose & treat a myriad of oral health maladies, but bet you didn’t think your dentist could diagnose diabetes – or at least help to do so. As if we need another reason to keep up our normal thrice yearly dental visits, here comes recent news out of Columbia University […]

Halloween Tricks for Healthy Teeth What do most children want on Halloween, tricks or treats? We believe 4 out of 5 children agree…and would choose a treat over a trick any day. And all too often the overindulgence in those sweet toothy treats can lead to issues with tooth decay and gum disease. But Halloween […]

What’s The Worst Halloween Candy for Your Teeth? Is there a best Halloween candy for teeth? Basically the worst types of Halloween candy for your teeth are those which are hard, sticky, sweet & sour. That narrows it down doesn’t it? Some of us love the chocolate, others prefer the gummies, but is there a […]

Straighten Your Smile With Invisalign For patients in Wayne NJ & the surrounding Passaic county area looking to straighten their teeth without having to endure the unsightly wires and brackets of traditional orthodontics, Invisalign is the answer. Thanks to Invisalign®, you can now straighten your teeth without braces! Many of our patients come to us […]

Charcoal Teeth Whitening? So let’s get this straight, people use charcoal for teeth whitening purposes? Even to a dentist this seems like an oxymoron, but it’s becoming pretty popular. Why is charcoal – or to be completely accurate, activated charcoal – used for teeth whitening purposes? With endless aisles of toothpaste, floss & mouthwash at […]