Our teeth make up one of the foremost components in our overall appearance. Teeth, as much as it can be a reason for behind several enchanting smile, it can also be causal to much social embarrassment, if they are not in their perfect shape and colour. However, a fact of equal import is that not all of our teeth are perfect and not all of us naturally own that perfect smile. In addition, several other external factors cause our teeth to decay, assisting in the lost lustre of our beautiful smile. It is to this end, various dentists have come up with a variety of dental cosmetic treatments that will not only restore that beautiful smile of yours, but also ensure your oral health and hygiene.The rather popular dental cosmetic treatments in London, as availed by more and more people today, includes, though are not limited to, tooth coloured filings, used to fill dental cavities, dental whitening, used to lighten discoloured teeth or to restore natural teeth colour, veneers, used to restore the shape and colour of worn out teeth, and orthodontic treatments. Orthodontic treatments have become a major area of practice today, whereby thousands of people are availing the procedure for curing malocclusion, or inability to use the teeth properly for oral activities. Although a rather lengthy process, the popularity of orthodontic treatments owes to their long term relief to the patients.

Generally, dental cosmetic treatments are a means to improve the way your teeth appear. These tend to last longer and look better if you have a healthy gum and teeth. Otherwise, dental cosmetic treatments should ideally follow needed oral medical treatments.

Did you know the fact that acidic foods can cause tooth decay? A lot has been written about this subject. The acidic foods such as the acid found in sodas, energy drinks, juices, wine, etc. can all cause wearing off of tooth enamel in turn causing tooth decay.It must seem a bit different to hear, but one should not have acidic foods before going to bed. The major reason for that is the decreased production of saliva during that time, which can cause increased acid exposure.

Another thing, which can help you provide better protection against acid decay is to brush your teeth about half an hour before consuming acidic foods. It should be noted here that you should not brush after having acidic foods.

Therefore it is always best to have acidic foods in moderation and at right times, which can help protect your teeth and obviously your beautiful smile. Take care of yourself as much as you can. Better health to my fellow Londoners.

A new research has opened up an entire new avenue as to how cannabis can cause tooth decay and even tooth loss. This fact was not known until recently and has made the dentists add this problem in their checklist.The research showed that about 900 individuals were checked for tooth problems. Among them there were about one third of the new cases reported in individuals who had been smoking marijuana since age 18.

When the history was taken from these patients, the fact revealed was quite stunning. It showed that they had been smoking 40 cigarettes of marijuana a year. When their teeth were examined, it showed that there was not only tooth decay but also gum recession.

I will greatly emphasize this fact to all the dentists in London to make sure that they pass this vital information to all their patients who are active marijuana users. This will not only help to spread knowledge but also a better understanding about this problem.

A rough estimate says that 3 in children and 1 among 20 adults unintentionally grind teeth, mostly during night. The sound that comes by grinding is called bruxism. A wife came in complaining of night grinding of teeth by her husband to the extent she had to shift her bed to another room,” says a dentist practicing in suburbs of London.
The noise truly is loud enough to bother people around. Not just that, unfortunately it renders disastrous effects on the person that grinds his/her teeth than he/she knows.
“Bruxism can exert great pressure on teeth surface that one can imagine,” says the expert; “to the tune of 10s in 100s of pounds per square inch.” This pressure can deal badly with the gum the tooth sits in as well as the bone that supports tooth, sometimes even a jaw joint can also face the music of bruxism.
Although, people who do grinding of teeth say that they do to release excess tension or emotional stress and/or nervousness, dental experts believe the cause is there within the mouth of a bruxist; grinding could be a person’s unconscious endeavor to tweak in the irregularities of their respective biting as well as chewing teeth surfaces, to correct inappropriate bite. Dental experts say that it is malocclusion.
If you notice a bruxist in your house don’t escape from him rather bring him/her to a dental expert before there is serious damage to teeth, gums and jaw joints,” says the bruxism expert in London.

“Veneers are used as alternative to dental crowns and bonded to teeth calling for some tooth grinding; however, Lumineers that are a recent revolution in the field of cosmetic dentistry are very thin translucent porcelains that are leak and crack proof and perfect alternative to veneers because there is no need for tooth reduction to fit these Lumineers to the teeth. Also a veneer procedure can be hurting to a patient but not the Lumineers, and the teeth are intact and strong as ever,” says an expert that offers cosmetic dentistry service here in London.”Lumineers are very thin porcelain shield-like things that are fixed to teeth to recreate a change in one’s smile. Fortunately, these require little or no preparation and best part is that in a great majority of cases absolutely there is no need for even a shot or a drill. The entire process may take a maximum of 2 dental visits at a time of 1 hour each visit. A patient can remove these for any reason and they are reversible,” remarks the specialist.

Lumineers are a great way to make your smile beautiful without really altering a painful tooth! These last for up to 20 years as well and there are Lumineer experts in London that offer a replacement guarantee of procedure for up to 5 years. Having said that remember that these mimic the tooth enamel very much so care should be taken and one should use a low-abrasive toothpaste that will not harm them.

The expert says that these are the predisposing conditions wherein Lumineers can be used to correct a large variety of tooth distortions as well as conditions: to hide teeth discoloration, to fill in noticeable ugly gaps between teeth, to camouflage stains on teeth and broken teeth. Furthermore, Lumineers can also complement existing dental crowns and bridges.

Aesthetic Dentistry has gone a step forward, and similar to nail art and body art, there is something called tooth art as well for those fashion geeks that want to make their style quotient pronounce loud via this new-found art. Not just for the emo-styled people, today there are kids coming to the dentiques and asking if a dentist could offer these services. London dentists are gearing up to offer these to the fashion-conscious Londoners.It can be called a tooth tattooing too and the dentists say that it’s the most happening thing in the youth. Having said that, there are people who would want to lay their hands on it but left with some apprehensions.

“These tooth tattoos are temporary as well as tooth-friendly decals that can lie sticking to the front teeth and stay for a time of 24 hours and peeling them off is also very easy,” says a busy tooth tattoo expert in London.

“So, when you are going to meet your first love first time out, you can go out sporting a heart tattoo and your first love is going to fall flat for it, and if you want to patch up a strained relation with your buddy you can approach the person with a peace sign or a happy face tattoo on your front teeth and the tattoo can patch it up all than you can ever imagine,” says tattoo expert.

“What more? Since these are developed by dentists they are safe and non-toxic and doesn’t harm your teeth and you can go to any extant to create your own look and smile and go expressing the tooth way and you can smile your attitude,” proclaim the expert.

Sugarless gums have laxative and the sweet gums are rich in sorbitol. Dental researchers have always been exploring the myriad benefits of chewing a gum to the gums of people.According to researchers of Chapel Hill, people that chewed sugarless gum after a surgery to urinary bladder were brisker at work as related to those that did not chew gum at all. Most surgeries render digestive system to a slow down and to resume back to normalcy a recoup period of 60 hours is needed post surgery. However, since other metabolism would resume faster, patients would start experiencing nausea and abdominal discomfort.

The study by UNC-CH gave results to tell us that the chewing sugarless gum can resume back the alimentary canal functions. The study was done with treatment where patients were given a pack a day of sugarless chewing gums. Having said all the recommendation of chewing gum to post surgical recovery as laxative is still debated. Dentists and doctors would not recommend a patient to be on chewing gum, though, but they wouldn’t be challenging or opposing if an avid chewer wants to chew gum post operatively. They should work, says the researchers.

The goodness of chewing sugarless gum to the health of teeth and gums cannot be discounted and with studies showing other beneficial results of chewing sugarless gums, these should be enticed more than ever before,” says a London dentist, who is a gum lover himself.

“It is still not clear as to the benefits of fluoride on teeth can outweigh the harmful effect of the same on the brain by drinking fluoride-excess water,” reports the Institute for Children’s Environmental Health.”Fluoride is supplemented in tap water to reduce problems of tooth decay; however, it should be noted that there is ample fluoride in tooth supplements and products and a majority of foods and beverages are also rich in fluorine,” remarks a dentist based in London.

He further emphasizes that studies showed poor neurological development and deficient IQ in those children that born to mothers with poor maternal thyroid levels due to high ingestion of fluoride. Since the routes of excess fluoride ingestion are many it is very important to ascertain as to what level of toxicity will lead to poor IQ and other learning and developmental disabilities in children. Several organizations raise their voice to contain fluoridation of water so it can reduce ingestion of fluoride by some extent.

Children born neurological deficits such as attention deficit disorder, autism etc due to the toxic fluoride ingestion by their respective mothers challenge the entire dentists’ community who are of the opinion that fluoride is good for teeth hitherto and ask them to retrospect the same.

The National Research Council that has reviewed the effects of fluoride toxicology reported there is persuasive evidence of fluoride excess on brain functioning.

“Data collected from profile of dental professionals and compared with respect to bioethics and then some conclusions were drawn. Although, this need not represent everywhere, the scene could be no better as long as strong government regulations are there,” says an expert in London who wants to remain anonymous.Questionnaires were sent to registered dentists with regard to the usage of different biomaterials during various surgical procedures. Data with respect to the sanitary control was then compared. The results revealed that all of the dental professionals used biomaterials and about a half of them believed that their usage is safe for patients and a half of them did not categorize the biomaterials to be drugs. About three-quarters of the professionals had faith in the source that supplied biomaterials including bones and membranes. Almost all of them believed that the government authorities should lay strong regulations on the sanitation of the same. About 50% of the respondents emphasized that patients’ interference in treatment choice to be nil or very little.

Although, the study doesn’t pertain to any clinical research or study and is just data interpretation, it still points to one thing. Even professionals use biomaterials (includes drugs as well) regularly with out having to the knowledge of the same as to the risks and side effects they pose to the patients notwithstanding the principle of benefaction.

“Either government agencies or highly qualified professionals show any responsibility to bioethics and this means dentist-patient association in remains flat in the field of dentistry,” says the expert, “we need to retrospect about our bioethics seriously.”

For millions of people who are enduring sensitive teeth would say that the sharp pain and distress are close to hell; however, there’s a piece of good news for them. Now they can take in their favorite hot or cold foodstuff without any hassle.Lynda, a Berkshire teenage girl says that the pain from her sensitive teeth is just intolerable. It gets worse when I take cold or hot stuff. I cannot even smile on a chilling evening. I’ve tried all OTC dental flosses and pastes and they just don’t seem to relieve me of the searing pain, remarks Lynda.

She consulted her dentist in London who updated her that she can be relieved with toothpaste that’s going to hit London soon.

“Dentists of Maryland, United States developed an ingredient mimicking saliva with high-concentration minerals called Novamin and this is included in a toothpaste formulation gave a product that can soothe sensitive teeth. Its rich in minerals, therefore, non-toxic and natural as well,” remarks the dental pro in London. He further remarks that sensitive teeth develop due to diminishing gums exposing the roots of the tooth that possess small pores expose the nerve resulting in the sensitivity. The Novamin can plug the pores and thus there is exposure of nerve and no searing pain and discomfort. No Lynda you can smile and laugh to your heart’s content,” says the doctor. “Novamin is soon to be available here and you can take it,” quipped the doctor