Feb 12

It’s a given fact that smoking plays event organizer to a host of diseases, many of which are lung related. But here’s another bane that might finally discourage you from smoking – it’s bad for your teeth.

It may sound ridiculous, but hey, some people really value the way they look, and bad teeth isn’t a good thing. Simple wounds in the mouth take harder to heal when you smoke, making it double difficult for any smoker to wear braces. In some cases, the wounds do not heal at all. Smoking also causes discoloration of the teeth, which degrade over time. Even generally successful procedures like dental implantation fail die to smoking. Plus, excessive smoking also leads to bad breath.

The list could go on, and none of it is good news so for the sake of your teeth and your health, stop smoking.

Jan 06

crookedsmileSeems the recession is taking a bit out of the dental business for more and more people simply cannot afford to continue with current treatment programs. Private practices are reporting a noticeable decline in patients seeking cosmetic dentistry options with most patients only with emergency and immediate needs. Seems the whole economy is dragging all aspects of businesses down though dentists are managing to keep their clientele, they rather tend to hold back till the last minute for consultations and treatments.
This raises concerns that more and more Americans are going to have to live with bad teeth that has been improving more and more for the past few years. Healthy smiles make healthy people and with the economy giving no indications of improving soon, people are going to have to continue frowning with crooked smiles till it recovers again hopefully sometime soon.

Dec 15

Smoking Hazards

Smokers are sure to have some form of dental problems for sure such as stains and even gum disease that may or may result in tooth loss. Most of these stains can be cleaned away by cosmetic dentistry but if it is accompanied by disease, it usually goes down into the gums, damaging the enamel which can only be remedied with veneers and bleaching. Regular brushing and dental visits for cleaning are essential if one does smoke and wishes to maintain a healthy set of teeth along with proper dental hygiene that lessens the impact of tobacco on the teeth.
Though it may be too harsh to recommend that one stops smoking, it would be a good idea if one wishes to maintain a healthy set of teeth that would last a lifetime as mother nature has designed it to do so. Proper diet and dental visits ensures the good health of your teeth which is one of the human body’s most expressive parts, conveying a welcome message even without a word being spoken.

Nov 29

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If diastema is the only orthodontic problem, it can be treated with one or several of these choices: namely full (upper and lower) braces, full braces only on the upper teeth, partial braces on some of the upper teeth and a removable orthodontic tool like a retainer. The treatment may depend on factors such as your age, dental development and facial and skeletal relations. The orthodontist will have to know how regular (symmetrical) the form of your face is, or if you have a long and short and wide or narrow face. Consult your orthodontist on the best course of action for your case. If the treatment to your diastema is wearing braces, you will be given a retainer after they are removed. The retainer will preserve the corrected tooth positions.

Nov 27

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