Dr Tracz notices cavities that other dentists don't, and honestly I don't know whether she's over-treating or if the other dentists are under-treating. She is NYU dental faculty, but she could still be over-treating. When my neighborhood dentist was on vacation and I was due for a checkup after giving birth, I went to a dentist in Midtown who said I had no cavities, but that dentist said I should consider getting an implant for a molar that I was born without. When I saw Dr Tracz the next day about the implant, she said that I had 2 cavities that the dentist hadn't noticed the day before. I didn't do anything about them and had a hard time getting out with a full time job and a baby, but I figured I was safe because of the previous day's dentist.
Six months later, I went to Dr. Tracz for a cleaning, and she said I had 5 cavities, including one cavity that needed replacement. A few days later, I went to my neighborhood dentist who said that I had only 2 cavities.
She is definitely a perfectionist and very cautious. She has twice suggested that I get invisalign (cost = many thousands + frequent visits), says "well if you don't do what I suggest, then this bad thing will happen", and also has this idea that middle-aged people who had braces should find their retainers from childhood and start wearing them again. I'm really not sure which approach is appropriate --- the more conservative approach of my neighborhood dentist and the dentist I saw once in Midtown, or her more aggressive approach. read more