The Avora Journal
Dr. Aashil Shah, DDS writes these posts to answer the questions patients actually ask in the chair. How implants compare to bridges and dentures. What veneers can and cannot change. What good gum care actually involves. What to expect at a child's first visit. Use the category filters below to find what you need, or start with the newest post.
A missing front tooth had left an infection and a defect, and an implant wasn't a good fit. Here's how a modern porcelain-fused-to-zirconia bridge replaced it, and why it doesn't come out at night.
Persistent pain, lingering sensitivity, or a darkening tooth can all point to one thing. Here's how to recognize the signs early.
Considering implants but not sure what the first appointment actually involves? Here's a walk-through, step by step.
Implants cost more upfront than other options. Here's how to think about that cost over the long run.
Root canals have a reputation they haven't deserved in decades. Here's what's actually true.
No temporary crown, no second appointment. Here's how modern technology makes same-day crowns possible.
Both replace a full arch of missing teeth, but they age very differently. Here's how to think about the long game.
About the journal
Dr. Aashil Shah, DDS, writes them. He trained at NYU College of Dentistry and completed a hospital-based residency at Montefiore Medical Center, and he treats the cases the posts describe. Nothing here is bought from a content service or published under a byline that did not write it.
No. These posts explain how treatments work and what the trade-offs usually are, which is a different thing from knowing what your tooth needs. A decision about your own mouth takes an examination and usually an X-ray. Use these to arrive at an appointment with better questions.
Each post cites a source you can open, usually MedlinePlus, the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, or the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Prices quoted are our own published starting prices. Where something genuinely varies by person, the post says so instead of inventing a figure.
Yes, and only where the patient has signed a release for that specific image. They are our own cases, photographed in our office, not stock images or purchased before-and-afters. Any case study also says plainly that one patient's result does not predict another's.
Please do. Call the practice or send the question through the contact form and we will answer it directly rather than making you wait for a post. Questions that come up repeatedly are usually the ones that become the next article.