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Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Health, Teeth Bleaching, Teeth Whitening on Feb 26th, 2009 1 Comment »
Over-the-counter or at home whitening kits and products generally have a low percentage of the main oxidizing ingredient (usually in the range of 2 to 6%).
In the office, we use a much stronger controlled solution and usually add to this a high power blue or white plasma [...]
Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Health, Teeth Bleaching, Teeth Whitening on Feb 24th, 2009 1 Comment »
Everywhere we look now we see people with bright, luminescent smiles and teeth. Rarely do we see anyone with yellow, discolored teeth on TV anymore. So, what actually is teeth whitening, why is it so popular, and what kind of results can one expect?
Basically, [...]
Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Health, General Dentistry, Preventive Dentistry on Feb 19th, 2009 Comments Off
Avoid chewing pencils, pens and other hard objects. Your teeth were meant to chew food, not writing utensils. Pencils, pens and other things that don’t belong in your mouth can fracture teeth, leading to otherwise unnecessary repairs.
If you feel the need to chew, its best to stick [...]
Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Health, Preventive Dentistry on Feb 17th, 2009 Comments Off
Used properly, a toothpick can be a great tool to remove food from between your teeth when you don’t have floss handy. But, if you are aggressive with the toothpick, it may injure your gums or break off between your teeth.
Be sure to use [...]
Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Health, Dental Technology, General Dentistry, Preventive Dentistry on Feb 12th, 2009 Comments Off
Although your teeth are strong, they’ll crack or chip with misuse. Here is a habit we’d love you to try to give up once and for all.
Avoid using your teeth as a scissors. Many people use their teeth to cut through string, open packages, or [...]
Posted in Dental Health, General Dentistry, Preventive Dentistry on Feb 10th, 2009 Comments Off
Teeth are for biting and chewing food, not for tearing packages open, pulling tags off new clothes, undoing knots or cracking nuts! We’ve all probably been guilty of using our teeth as a multi-purpose tool, but we should give our teeth much more respect.
Posted in Dental Health, Dental Technology, General Dentistry, Preventive Dentistry on Feb 5th, 2009 Comments Off
Replace your toothbrush every month because bacteria will grow on your toothbrush over time. Also the bristles become ineffective and can even hurt the gums.
Don’t forget, there is also bacteria on your tongue. Remember to brush your tongue or use a tongue cleaner/scraper. Dental floss is important to remove debris between your [...]
Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Health, Dental Technology, General Dentistry, Preventive Dentistry on Feb 3rd, 2009 Comments Off
The best way avoiding tooth decay lies in establishing positive habits. It is especially important for all of us to learn that frequent teeth brushing and eating the right foods is important to maintain healthy white teeth.
Bad teeth are usually caused by eating the wrong foods and not cleaning the teeth. A good [...]