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If you are in the unfortunate situation of needing a filling, you are often faced with a choice between white fillings or silver ones. The debate has raged for many years on this subject. Here we try to give you a balanced view.
Posted: 2008-10-06
Category: Dental
An alternative to porcelain veneers are composite veneers, these are built directly on to your tooth by the dentist. This means that after the planning stage, treatment can often be completed in a single visit. The material also does not require so much tooth removal as it can be used in very thin sections. Additionally if the veneer does eventually chip or your gums recede it is easy to repair it with more of the same material.
Posted: 2008-09-29
Category: Dental
We all want to look our best and realise that now more than ever that a great smile can help us to get on in life and feel better about ourselves. This article can help you to avoid making decisions that may be damaging to your long term dental health.
Posted: 2008-09-25
Category: Dental
We all love to nibble on food from time to time, hectic lifestyles and busy people have changed the way that many of us eat. The trend is away from three set meals to a habit of snacking or “grazing” as it is often known.
Posted: 2008-09-16
Category: Dental
The more you can tell the dentist about your current smile the better. All of us have a picture in our heads of the way we would like to look, the trick is to work with your dentist so that you both share the same picture. The right place to start is with your current smile, assessing the features that you do and do not like.
Posted: 2008-09-11
Category: Dental
After reading all about how to have fresher breath you might now want to know just what you can do to make sure that your breath is the freshest it can be at all times. There is no substitute for speaking directly to your dentist to enlist their help with this problem. There are lots of things that you can do at home yourself to get the process started. Why not try some of these top tips as recommended by Edinburgh Dentist John Booth.
Posted: 2008-09-01
Category: Dental
We all want to make sure that our smile does us justice. Making our teeth whiter brighter is just one part of having the confidence to really smile but what about your breath, is it as fresh as you would like?
Posted: 2008-08-24
Category: Dental
Here is another part of our series on choosing the best home care products to look after your smile to keep it looking gleaming and white. Today we are focusing on dental floss. In many years as a dentist in Edinburgh, I have discovered that many people really do not like to floss. Now while learning to do this well is not easy starting with the right tools for the job will make a difference to your chances of success and keeping a healthy smile for life.
Posted: 2008-08-13
Category: Dental
Avoid Chips and cracks – Some tooth cracks can become so large that they let bacteria into the teeth leading to nerve problems or tooth breakage. Prevent these cracks from building up in your teeth over time by following our simple advice. The things that do the most damage are, crunching ice cubes, biting fingernails, using teeth to bite open crisp packets, chewing pens and pencils and biting threads. Avoid these and you will reduce the chances of extra cracks forming in your teeth.
Posted: 2008-08-08
Category: Health & Fitness
We all know that a white bright smile is this seasons hottest look. Many of us find flossing a difficult task yet cleaning in between the teeth is absolutely critical to prevent gum disease and tooth decay as well as keeping our smile looking its best. So what are the alternatives to floss that a dentist would recommend?
Posted: 2008-07-31
Category: Dental
Personality development is very important in current professional age. Even better personality is the key to success in several endeavors in personal life too. There are several factors behind a powerful personality. Healthy and whiter teeth are an important aspect behind someone's powerful personality. Well, one thing is universally true, a healthy breathe not only helps a person in development of personality, but it also creates a pleasing and attractive factor for others.
Posted: 2008-07-19
Category: Dental
