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Immediate Past President of Montgomery Bucks Dental Society- ADA Component
Senior Staff Attending at Abington Memorial Hospital and ADA General Practice Residency, Director to Pennsylvania's PDA 2nd District, Member of ADA, PDA, PDA.Membership Committee, American Academy of Implant Dentistry, selected to be a Fellow in the College of American Dentistry (Induction October 2013), selected to be a Fellow in the Pierre Fauschard Academy,
Private practice for 30 years
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Dentistry
Cosmetic Dentistry
Endodontics
Periodontics
Prosthodontics
Licenses
United States: Pennsylvania
Doctor Q&A
595 Answers
94 Agrees
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. I. Jay Freedmananswered
Dentistry 45 years experience
INR under 2.5: Many people live taking blood thinners daily and have full and complete lives. I would first consult with the md who prescribed the blood thinners as ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Yes!: If dental caries are permitted through neglect to invade the soft tissue of the tooth (the nerve or pulp), than the possibility of an infection is gre... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Brush to remove germ: Your gums bleed when brushing when you have gingivitis because the plaque on your teeth is filled with bad bacteria, causing your gums to be red and i... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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No!: False teeth, whether they be porcelain crowns, denture teeth, veneers...Are all made of different materials than natural teeth, hence the formulation ... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Yes,but dentist tops: Crest White Strips are effective, but your BEST and longest lasting results would be from a custom kit from your dentist. Go to the KOR Whitening a Sy... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Rx supplements: The best time for your child to take Fluoride is as prescribed by your dentist as they are growing up! if teeth develop with the appropriate amount of... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
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No sense!: While immune system protects your body from infections and other foreign bodies, deep fillings can cause you pain for a variety of reasons- close to t... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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See you dentist now!: Car broken- call , roof leaks- call a roofer, toilet clogged-schedule a plumber, appendix about to burst- go to a doctor, tooth problem (swelling, pai... Read More
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A 61-year-old male asked:
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Maybe not...: If your current healing cap is exposed, than your dentist or surgeon may be placing a bigger healing cap to allow the tissue around the head of the im... Read More
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A 57-year-old male asked:
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Possibility : While your solution is a possibility, the issues you face in trying to use the #11 & #14 abutments is that the porcelain may break when sectioning... Read More
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A female asked:
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Complications!: Your dentist Rx of Amoxicillin protects you from a more serious systemic infection. The drainage my provide temporary relief, but is not a cure. The a... Read More
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A 40-year-old male asked:
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Possible reinfection: If the root canal was recently completed, the lump may very well be part of the healing process from the original infection. If the root canal was don... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Yes & No: Teeth can be even in length, but not in width or depth. The ideal way to achieve an equal length is through orthodontics. Don't let anyone grind your ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Yes!: Medical science has documented that pregnant moms with dental disease give birth to children with lower than average birth weights! just because you'... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Gum Disease: You have not given me a lot of information, but i can safely say that bleeding gums associated with tooth brushing generally means some form of gum di... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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A start: Deep cleaning or Initial Periodontal Therapy is a good start to treating periodontal disease, but to be more specific, a diagnosis is required. The IP... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Depends on your plan: Dental insurance is just like any product that has options. The more that the plan payer pays, the more the plan recipient gets in coverage. You will ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Suction and poorly: Full Dentures rely on suction to stay fixed in position. The majority of upper full dentures have fair to good suction against the tissue, but most fu... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Restore strength : Teeth need to be crowned when to much natural tooth structure is lost to decay or breakage. Root canal therapy will also weaken a tooth and so in most... Read More
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Dentists can Help!: The photo above is the pennsylvania dental association's mission of mercy event held this past spring, where we treated nearly 2, 000 individuals like... Read More
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Teaching Center: If expense is your main issue, you may want to consider looking to qualify for a teaching center ( dental school or an advanced dental residency progr... Read More
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14 is to Young: In nearly all cases, dental implants should be placed after a young person has reached young adulthood, with age 18 as a basic earmark. While 4 years ... Read More
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Different, no trauma: Both involve decay removal, cleaning out of diseased and infected internal soft tissue from inside the tooth, placement of a medication and/or filling... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Situations Differ: The actual surgical placement of a dental implant in an ideal site takes about 30 minutes, about 3-4 months for the implant to integrate to the bone ... Read More
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You can, but...: You can get braces and the implants can even be used as anchors to assist in the orthodontics, but you are correct in your assumption that your implan... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Yes, if needed: If your teeth actually need to be lengthened, than that is something a cosmetic dentist can do, if indeed that is the problem. Crowns and veneers can ... Read More
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A 54-year-old male asked:
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Why not gold bridge?: Your thinking is good! cast dental gold is a strong and highly biocompatible material! my suggestion would be to carry your idea one step further and ... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Visit your surgeon: 5 days after a third molar extraction you should still be sore, but starting to feel better. If this is the case continue following your post treatmen... Read More
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Part of the process: The process of dental bonding is a general procedure by which fillings, crowns, veneers, orthodontic brackets can be connected to teeth. It is a bioch... Read More
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A 28-year-old member asked:
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Probably no insuranc: While thie specific information should be in your benefits booklet, I have never heard of a dental insurance plan that covered tooth whitening. There ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Not really: Aesthetic and cosmetic are synonyms or words that can mean almost the same thing and are almost always interchangeable in a sentence. So I'd say that ... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Careful planning!: Implants in dentistry are anchors that are made of titanium and fuse to the jaw bone after being placed. A dentist needs to carefully evaluate your un... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
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Daily care & fix : The ideal oral hygiene regimen would be to brush 3x daily for 2 minutes each time with a Fluoride tooth paste, floss once daily and rinse with an anti... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Interview Both: Probably both are competent in accomplishing your treatment goals. I would suggest interviewing both to see who makes you feel most at ease. You will ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Replace lost tooth: You would consider a dental implant if for some reason you needed a tooth replaced. A dental implant is tooth's root replacement. A single implant can... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Not really : Dental sealants are ideally designed to seal grooves in teeth that have NO decay, the idea being to prevent bacteria from invading the grooves and cau... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Take personal charge: Gum disease is a highly treatable condition and while it does invoke professional dental intervention, the cost of care is usually well within most in... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Absolutely: Your gums, tongue and other oral tissues can be burned like any other soft tissue in your body. Take great care when eating hot food, as the burns can... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Personal priorities: Just as you can purchase cars of different qualities, you can invest in your dental health at different levels. If you believe that your dental health... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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All are Marginal!: Your best option to whiten healthy teeth is to see your dentist for professional bleaching. Custom fitted trays used with prescription strength bleach... Read More
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Replaced eventually: Nothing last forever, even well made porcelain veneers. You can expect to get years of wonderful wear and smiles out of well made porcelain veneers, b... Read More
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No!: False teeth do not whiten as natural teeth because they are made of different materials. Tooth whitening kits are designed to work with natural tooth ... Read More
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Basically: Just as there are many different dental bonding systems, each best for different purposes, there are different tooth colored filling materials for dif... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Yes, if needed: If for some reason ones composite filling is to high after being placed, it is easy for a dentist or in some states a licensed auxiliary to "lower" th... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Synthetic Roots: A dental implant is a specially fabricated titanium cylinder designed to replace the root of a natural tooth. It can be placed w/o pain when a tooth i... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Two Answers: The first definatiion of prophylaxis would be a teeth cleaning for a healthy person (without gum disease). The second would be the prescription and u... Read More
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Sometimes more often: Actually i'm not do sure the proof you read was all that accurate. A professional dental cleaning is essential in removing " biofilm" from your teeth ... Read More
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Decay happens!: The same rules apply whether you bottle feed or nurse...Teeth that are not cleaned and are covered with breast milk, formula or food will be at higher... Read More
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Acid Etch= sensitive: While it is impossible to actually determine the specific nature of your sensitivity without a comprehensive exam, the required use of acid etching du... Read More
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Silver fillings safe: As I have said in many of my responses about the use of silver mercury fillings, decades of dedicated research have proven them safe and ethical to us... Read More
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Jul 25, 2013
Always has excellent thorough answers and advice based upon knowledge, experience and common sense.
Mar 22, 2015
Great doctor. Consistently gives thoughtful, insightful and expert advice.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Freedman is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I hope that your accompanying picture is not from the dental school! But, I get the point. Due to cost will probably get my first removable partial soon enough after ext...Read More
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I had LANAP done a year ago and lost the tooth. In the beginning it was hopeful then...Think it has to do with the fact that there is no sewing of the gum around tooth. ...Read More
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Putting my preparation plans in place so that I can have an intelligent talk with my dentist. Maybe the insurance company that helps with appliances will honor titanium,...Read More
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Temple University Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry
Graduated 1978MD
Awards
Senior Attending Abington Memorial Hospital Dental Division
Fellowship in the American College of Dentistry
Top General Practitioner, First Place, Pennsylvania - Winter
2013
Affiliations
American Dental Association
Pennsylvania Dental Assoviation
Montgomery Bucks Dental Society
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