What makes this recognition particularly special is that Morris & Essex Magazine is a small, community-focused magazine with strong ties to the region. Its mission is to highlight outstanding professionals in Morris County, and being included on this list is a reflection of the trust and respect we’ve earned from our fellow dental professionals. It’s an honor that speaks not only to our commitment to excellence but also to the close-knit, personal nature of the community we proudly serve in Denville and beyond.

All honorees are in good standing with the State of New Jersey, ensuring that those recognized are committed to maintaining the highest standards of care and professionalism. While we’re grateful for this recognition, we encourage everyone to explore a variety of resources when choosing a dental provider, as Morris County is home to many skilled and caring dentists.

We deeply appreciate the continued trust of our patients and the local community, and we look forward to serving you with the same level of care and dedication that has earned us this distinction year after year.

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Dr. Derek Fine became part of our team in 1991, bringing his background in architecture and biology to the practice. His unique blend of artistry and science allows him to deliver aesthetic dental treatments that are both functional and beautifully natural. Dr. Fine’s expertise in cosmetic procedures such as smile makeovers, veneers, and dental implants, combined with his approachable and caring demeanor, has made him a trusted provider for families throughout Denville and Morris County.

In 2008, Dr. Jenni Kwiatkowski joined our practice, bringing nearly a decade of experience as a dental assistant before becoming a dentist. Her deep understanding of patient care, combined with her dedication to staying at the forefront of dental advancements, makes her a valuable part of our team. Dr. Kwiatkowski’s enthusiasm for dentistry and her commitment to delivering high-quality, personalized care have made her a favorite among our patients.

At Aesthetic Family Dentistry, we remain dedicated to providing the best care possible through continuous education and the use of the latest dental technologies. Serving Denville, Morris County, and the surrounding areas, our practice is here to support your long-term oral health and aesthetic goals. We are proud of our legacy and excited to continue delivering exceptional care to our patients for many years to come.

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What does that mean?  Habits such as mouth breathing as well as incorrect lip and tongue function are the major causes of poor jaw and facial development.   Have you ever heard someone say “I had braces but my teeth shifted again over time”?  That is likely due to a myofunctional problem.  Caught early enough, Myobrace Therapy can reduce the need for braces.

How does the Myobrace work….

– Aids proper lip posture

– Trains you to breathe through your nose and not your mouth

– Improves dental alignment

– Improves facial development

If you think you or your child could be suffering from poor myofunctional habits, call today to learn more about this innovative treatment.

To Schedule a Consultation Call: 973 627 3617

Derek Fine, DMD, Jenni Kwiatkowski, DDS, Alan Steiner, DMD

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We are offering 10% off Botox and Juvederm now until July 1st.  Schedule your appointment now since we are booking up quickly.

Looking forward to seeing you again!
Dr. Fine, Dr. Kwiatkowski, Dr. Steiner

To Schedule a Consultation Call: 973 627 3617

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The team of Sleep Professionals at Aesthetic Family Dentistry P.A., have a passion for providing oral appliance therapy to patients. They are highly skilled in oral appliance therapy that allows victims of Obstructive Sleep Apnea to live happier, healthier lives. Each day they see firsthand the benefits from correcting sleep disorders and the life changing results they produce.
They use a variety of oral appliances that are custom fitted to help each patient sleep soundly and minimize the effects of Obstructive Sleep Apnea such as chronic snoring. These FDA approved devices prevent airway obstruction and allow patients to breathe easily and continuously. Drs Steiner, Fine and Kwiatkowski also realize the importance of good relationships with patients’ physicians and other sleep professionals. They are proud of their network of referring health professionals and they work closely with them to insure the best patient care available. Contact us today to schedule your personalized sleep consultation.  Rejuvenate your life.  Rekindle your sprit.  Get the freedom to sleep better.

THE FACTS BEHIND SNORNING AND WHY IT SHOULDN’T BE IGNORED 

Snoring is more than just a loud and annoying noise, it can be an indicator of a Sleep Breathing Disorder (SBD) that can be very serious. Approximately 42 million Americans have a SBD1.

The most common form of a SBD is Obstructive Sleep Apnea, a medical condition where your tongue and soft tissues close off your airway and stop air from entering your lungs.

• Sleep Apnea can also cause memory problems, weight gain, impotence, and headaches if not treated.

• Untreated OSA can lead to a 30% or more reduced survivability rate over the course of 20 years11. • Drowsy driving is responsible for, at the very least, 100,000 car accidents, 40,000 injuries, and 1,550 deaths per year8.

• Approximately 38,000 deaths occur on an annual basis that relate to cardiovascular problems that in one way or another are connected to Sleep Apnea. These problems include high blood pressure.

Want to learn more about the very best treatment for Sleep Apnea?

Schedule a Consultation Call: 973 627 3617

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Medical ozone is completely different. While it is the same gas, it has been specially formulated to offer significant help for dentists and our patients.

Ozone and root canal

Root canal therapy is a surgery of last resort. It is only ever used when no other treatment will be effective. The procedure involves removing the pulp from inside the tooth that has become inflamed or infected. The tooth can survive without this pulp as it continues to be nourished from the surrounding gum.

A root canal involves the removal of the pulp, nerves, and blood vessels from inside the tooth. While this may sound painful, it really isn’t. Modern dentistry has progressed significantly and has removed much of the discomfort from this procedure. Once we have removed this material, we eradicate the infection and as much bacteria as possible.

Removing the infected pulp requires us to disinfect the tissue left inside the tooth before sealing it with a material called gutta-percha. Without ozone therapy, we can usually eliminate the majority of the bacteria living within the tooth. Using ozone therapy, we can eliminate 99.9 percent of bacteria.

This means the tooth is as clean and as disinfected as possible before we seal it up. This has obvious benefits for recovery as your body can concentrate on healing rather than having to fight bacteria too. The long-lasting effects of ozone therapy can continue for up to a year depending on your general oral health and any other issues you may have.

As hard as we might try, without ozone therapy, it is very difficult to effectively remove bacteria. There are lots of places for it to hide, including dentinal tubules within the tooth itself which can stretch for miles if placed end to end. Ozone therapy allows us to flood the entire area with disinfecting ozone gas to kill that 99.9 percent.

Using a special dental device, we can apply medical-grade ozone to the site of the root canal to eradicate any bacteria. The applicator sits on top of the tooth and only delivers gas to that tooth. The applicator then removes the gas from your mouth. The procedure is completely safe and has been used in dentistry across the world for a very long time.

Given its effectiveness at fighting bacteria, using ozone in root canal therapy offers many benefits. Further infection was always a risk after root canal therapy but with ozone, we eliminate bacteria and therefore make it less likely that your tooth will become re-infected.

If you think you may need root canal therapy, using ozone gas as part of the procedure offers real life benefits. Contact us here at Aesthetic Family Dentistry today to schedule a consultation.

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Especially those therapies can use natural products to help improve overall health and wellbeing. Once such complementary product is oregano oil. It has some surprising benefits for your oral health.

With a good percentage of American adults having periodontal disease, anything that can help reduce infection and bacterial growth has to be a good thing. If that product is natural, low cost and easy to obtain, all the better!

Oregano oil and its health benefits

If you’re a regular reader on our blog, you will likely already know that periodontal disease is caused by a buildup of bacteria in the mouth that has been missed by brushing and flossing. This bacteria creates plaque, which provides a home for more bacteria and weakens teeth and gums.

Oregano oil has proven antibacterial properties that can help tackle this bacteria. It is also known to boost the immune system, help with fungi, reduce the effects of some allergies and act as an antioxidant. It is that first property that we are most interested in, the antibacterial property.

Used in a tiny dose a couple of times a day, oregano oil helps fight the bacteria in the mouth. Integrated into a daily oral health routine alongside brushing and flossing, it can provide essential backup for toothpaste and floss.

Oil pulling

You can use oregano oil in a couple of ways. You can use a drop of the oil on a fingertip and rub along the gum line or mix with another carrier oil to perform oil pulling. This is a practice gaining a lot of popularity thanks to being so effective.

Essentially, oil pulling is the mixing of an essential oil, in this case, oregano oil and a medium such as olive or coconut oil. Mixed together, you can use this oil as a mouthwash. You only need a drop of oregano oil into a tablespoon of carrier oil as essential oils are very concentrated. Make sure to follow the instructions on the bottle.

Make a mixture, swirl all around the mouth like a mouthwash for 10 to 15 minutes. Run the oil around your entire mouth, covering all the teeth and gums, the palate and then pull through the gaps between teeth for full coverage. Then spit out the oil as it will be full of bacteria and either drink something or rinse your mouth to remove the oily texture.

As a complementary therapy, oil pulling with oregano oil is a very effective way to help boost your oral health. You will notice immediate benefits in terms of breath and that clean feeling but longer term, you should experience those added benefits like a more effective immune system and cleaner teeth.

If you would like to discuss complementary dental therapies or need a checkup, contact Aesthetic Family Dentistry today to schedule a consultation.

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A Night Guard is like a tooth shield that you wear when you go to sleep. They are technically known as maxillary or mandibular nocturnal para-functional limiting devices, occlusal appliances and orthotics. For the purposes of this post, let’s call them Night Guard.

Night Guard

A Night Guard is like a shield that is specially molded to fit your teeth exactly. As the teeth are clenched during the night, they wear on each other, thinning and reducing the protective enamel. If left untreated, the wear will increase, exposing the interior of the teeth and gradually wearing them down. This can lead to an increased level of infection, discomfort and worn teeth.

A Night Guard places itself between upper and lower teeth and acts as a buffer to prevent this wear. It also lowers the risk of abfractions along the gum line.

Teeth that are put under stress can also crack. The wear reduces protective enamel and can provide pockets within the tooth that can play host to bacteria, increasing the risk of infection.

A useful side effect of Night Guard is muscle relaxation. Habitual flexing of the jaw muscles during sleep is interrupted when using a Night Guard. The mouth cannot close fully, keeping the muscle slightly outside its comfort zone where it would normally begin contracting. For some reason, when kept slightly out of position, the flexing stops, reducing muscle fatigue, bone damage and the negative effectives of TMJ.

A Night Guard is made to fit your teeth here at Aesthetic Family Dentistry. Getting the fit exactly right ensures maximum comfort and minimum movement. This helps you feel right at home with the guard and helps you adjust quickly to using it. The material is purposely hard to avoid triggering the chew instinct and to provide maximum protection for the teeth.

You can buy mouth guards off the shelf in sports stores and drug stores but we would not recommend their use overnight. They use a ‘general fit’ for maximum compatibility rather than an exact fit. They may be cheaper and more readily available but they could do more harm than good!

A properly customized Night Guard is the best way to help prevent tooth wear, bruxism and abfractions. Contact Aesthetic Family Dentistry today to schedule a consultation to discuss Night Guard and how it could help you.

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Ozone therapy is applied using a specific medical device designed for dental use. It can apply medical ozone directly to bacteria and has been proven to kill 99 percent of bacteria with just a 1minute dose. It requires no surgery, no medication and no special preparation, offering amazing benefits to dental patients.

Ozone therapy can:

1. Eliminate 99 percent of all bacteria in the mouth.
2. Disinfect the tooth beneath the enamel without surgery.
3. Prepare the site for root canal therapy.
4. Ensure faster, more effective recovery after dental surgery.

The benefits of ozone therapy in dentistry

As you may already know, ozone occurs naturally in the atmosphere and we inhale low concentrations of it with every breath. Dental ozone is many times more concentrated and specially prepared for medical use. It is applied by a specific device that can target a specific area of the mouth, deliver the ozone and suck it back into the machine.

This process delivers a fast, clean method of eradicating bacteria from the mouth. A process that requires no special preparation, no anesthetic, no medication and has no known side effects. That’s why we are so excited about its use in dentistry.

Ozone therapy for cavities

Ozone therapy can remove bacteria from within a tooth which can in some cases, avoid the need for drilling and filling. It can also disinfect the site for other dental surgery, drastically reducing the risk of infection and speeding up recovery time. It is a very effective tool in the dentist’s arsenal and one that is gaining popularity steadily.

Ozone therapy for root canal

Another significant benefit of ozone therapy in dentistry is for root canal therapy. Ozone therapy is used to clean the site of the root canal before filling the space. By removing as much of the bacteria as possible, we prepare the mouth as best we can for a rapid recovery with the minimum risk of infection.

Given the speed and voracity of bacteria growth, any help we can provide the body in fighting bacteria can have long-lasting health benefits.

Ozone therapy can also be used for preventive treatment, such as when adult teeth appear in children or to help cleaning fissures before applying dental sealant. Other applications will no doubt be developed as ozone therapy matures and evolves as such treatments do.

If you think you may benefit from ozone therapy or would like to know more about its advantages, contact Aesthetic Family Dentistry today to schedule a consultation.

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