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Restoring Your Smile

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Even a subtitle change in your smile helps you to project an image of self-confidence and high personal osteom. When you feel good about yourself, it shoes in your appearance. Today's advanced techniques and materials can make a real difference. Today's dentistry uses a unique combination of science and artistry can literally redesign your smile. Thanks to advances in modern dental materials and techniques, dentists have more ways to creato pleasing, natural-looking smiles. Dental researchers are continuing their often decades-long work developing materials, such as ceramics and polymer compounds that look more like natural tooth As a result, dentists and patients today have several choices when it comes to selecting materials to repair missing, worn, damaged or decayed teeth. What's Right for Me? Several factors influence the performance, durability longevity and cost of dental restorations. These factors include the patient's oral and general health, the components us

Tooth Whitening

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Tooth Whitening Everybody loves a bright white smile, and there are a variety of products and procedures available to help you improve the look of yours. Many people are satisfied with the sparkle they get from brushing twice daily with a fluoride-containing toothpaste, cleaning between their teeth once a day and the regular cleanings at your dentist's office. If you decide you would like to go beyond this to make your smile look brighter, you should investigate all of your options. You can take several approaches to whiten your smile: In-office bleaching At-home bleaching Whitening toothpastes What should you ask your dentist? You may want to start by speaking with your dentist. He or she can tell you whether whitening procedures would be effective for you. Whiteners may not correct all types of discoloration. For example, yellow-ish hued teeth will probably bleach well, brownish-colored teeth may bleach less well, and grayish-hued teeth may not bleach well at all. Likewise, bleac

Mouth Ulcers!!

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They are annoying and painful and there are plenty of things that can cause them such as bacterial, viral or fungal infections. A loose orthodontic wire, a denture that doesn't fit, or a sharp edge from a broken tooth or filling may also be the culprit. Mouth sores may be symptoms of a disease or disorder. A dentist should examine any mouth sore that lasts a week or longer. Among the most common mouth sores are: Apthous Ulcers / Canker sores: Small ulcers with a white or gray base and a red border. Unlike cold sores, canker sores appear inside the mouth. And, they are not contagious. There may be only one canker sore or several and they often return Their exact cause is uncertain but some experts believe that immune system problems, bacteria or viruses may be involved. Fatigue, stress or allergies can increase the likelihood of a canker sore. A cut caused by biting the cheek or tongue, or reactions from hot foods or beverages may contribute to canker sore development Intestinal pr

Teeth whitening, A definitive guide

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Your Guide to Sparkling white Teeth. Guide to teeth whitening. The sparkling white teeth is the key to an endearing smile. Every one wants white teeth and everyone detests yellow and discolored teeth. This discoloration or stain can be due to many factors that effect our oral hygiene. Age, eating habits, smoking, drugs or trauma could be reasons contributing to teeth staining. There are two types of discoloration namely extrinsic staining and intrinsic staining.  Extrinsic staining effects the surface of the teeth as a result of exposure to beverages, tobacco and food. Extrinsic staining could become rooted if not treated in time and penetrate the dentin. Intrinsic staining are the result of ageing, trauma and ingestion of excessive Fluoride. Earlier, these stains were tough to clear, but now due to the advancement in dental care and the trained professional at Aaradhya Dental Care, the best tooth filing clinic in Indore , it is very much possible to remove these stains too. Teeth whit

TOOTH SENSITIVITY

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  "Does the taste of ice cream or a sip of coffee a painful experience to you? If so, then you have a tooth sensitivity." Why are my teeth sensitive? Sensitivity can occur when gums pull away from the teeth or when gum tissue is lost. Gum loss can occur as a result of brushing too hard, not brushing or flossing regularly. The exposed soft part of your tooth can cause pain. It can even affect or change your eating, drinking and breathing habits. When gum loss occurs, the part of the tooth below the gum line can be exposed. This is called the tooth root. There are tiny tunnels that contain fluid which pass from the  tooth  root to the tooth's nerve center. This nerve center is called the pulp. When heat or cold touches these tunnels, the tooth fluid can excite the nerve, causing pain in your teeth. What causes sensitive teeth? Brushing:  Brushing too hard or not brushing correctly. can cause enamel to be worn away - particularly where the teeth meet the gums. The freshly ex

Oral Habits in Children

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A habit is a frequent or constant repetition or acquired tendency which has been fixed by frequent repetition. -Buttersworth Is the habit of thumb sucking normal? New born babies normally have the habit of thumb sucking, if this habit continues for a long time it may cause severe damage to oro facial structure. Prolonged thumb-sucking may cause the teeth to become improperly aligned (malocclusion) or push the teeth outward. This usually corrects itself when the child stc humb-sucking. But the longer thumb-sucking continues more likely it is that orthodontic treatment will be needed. What are the other oral habits children that are abnormal ? Like the thumb sucking habit there are various abnormal oral habits in children, which are as follows. Tongue thrusting:  Tongue thrust is the forward movement of the tongue tip between the teeth to meet the lower lip during swallowing or speech, so that the tongue lies interdental. Mouth breathing: It is the type of breathing pattern which influe

Potential complications of implant surgery

People who undergo this procedure may experience complications during or afterward. The issues may include: nerve damage, resulting in altered sensation in the surgical area an opening of the incision following surgery movement of the implant exposure of the implant above the gumline infection of the implant People who experience movement or exposure of the implant may need to undergo additional procedures to improve the health of the bone and gums or remove or replace the implant. The following are some signs and symptoms that an implant placement has been unsuccessful: the implant is excessively mobile pus or other secretions come from the site pain when tapping the implant rapid, progressive bone loss Procedures Each person is likely to have a different experience of dental implant surgery . Factors that may influence this include: the number of teeth requiring replacement the location of the implants within the jaw the quality and quantity of