Dr. Simkha’s office offers the highest level of dental care plus a full range of cosmetic procedures and implants. We use the latest state-of-the-art technology. |
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Prestige 5th Avenue Dental Dr. Simkha provides a full range of dental and cosmetic services, from the latest cosmetic to the most advanced techniques in tooth replacement.
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Yelena Simkha, D.D.S.
General, Implant & Cosmetic Dentistry
12 East 41st Street • Suite 1002A • New York, NY 10017 • 212.683.4330
125 E. 69 Street • Ground Floor • New York, NY 10021 • 212.249.3399
A dental restoration or dental filling is a dental restorative process in which material is used artificially to restore the function, integrity and morphology of missing tooth structure. The structural loss typically results from cavities or external trauma. 
Root canal is the commonly used term for the main canals within the dentin of the tooth. These are part of the natural cavity within a tooth that consists of the dental pulp chamber, the main canals, and sometimes more intricate anatomical branches that may connect the root canals to each other or to the root surface of the tooth. Root canals are filled with a highly vascularized, loose connective tissue; the dental pulp. This sometimes becomes infected and inflamed, generally due to cavities or tooth fractures that allow microorganisms, mostly bacteria from the oral flora or their byproducts, access to the pulp chamber or the root canals; the infected tissue is removed by a surgical intervention known as endodontic therapy and commonly called 'a root canal'. 
Invisalign, also known as invisible braces or clear braces refers to a series of clear, removable teeth aligners that dentists use as an alternative to traditional metal dental braces. The aligners are fully transparent, and more difficult to detect than traditional wire and bracket braces. This method is especially popular among adults who want their teeth straightened without the look of traditional metal braces.