Looking at Facial Fillers
from the Inside Out No longer just about extractions and teeth cleaning, high-tech practices, such as North Jersey Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in Teaneck, are offering patients kinder, gentler ways to look their best.
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eaded for a career in medicine, Zev Schulhof, DMD, MD, had second thoughts as he contemplated his future. “I don’t want the life of a doctor,” he realized. Changing gears, he enrolled in dental school, which he hoped would fulfill his need for the “artistic and creative.” People often forget, he said, that a good dentist must master skills such as working with tiny details and color, much like a successful jeweler. Indeed, both professionals design and make items of form, function and beauty. However, the appeal of the excitement of surgery lingered, and the doctor earned a medical degree three years after graduating from dental school. Today, Dr. Schulhof practices with Jerald S. Friedman, DDS, also an experienced oral and maxillofacial surgeon, on Cedar Lane in Teaneck, New Jersey. Their areas of expertise comprise North Jersey Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, which offers well-known aspects of their specialty such as wisdom teeth removal, corrective jaw surgery, treatment for temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD), bone grafting and dental implant surgery, as well as an unparalleled approach to minimally invasive cosmetic procedures.
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Jerald S. Friedman, DDS
High-Tech Surgery
Cutting-edge technology, innovation and advanced techniques have been central to their practice for many years. The office is equipped with three lasers and a 3-D CAT scanner, all of which allow for a much better patient experience than in the past. Benefits include smaller incisions, shorter procedures,
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Zev Schulhof, DMD, MD
minimal bleeding and easier recoveries. “We are always adopting the latest procedures,” said Dr. Schulhof, noting that the doctors acquired a CAT (CT) scanner in 2008 and began using a laser in dental implant surgery ten years ago. “Using the laser makes dental implant surgery a minimally invasive procedure,” Dr. Friedman explained. The