Most people love to believe that a really great tooth paste will compensate for a bad brushing technique or improper oral hygiene .But it isn’t so! Brushing well is much more important than getting the newest and best toothpaste in the market. You can even try getting your own toothpaste made at home according to your requirements .Here is a quick listing on how to make your own toothpaste with ingredients from any London local store.
Herbal toothpaste Ingredients
4 tsp glycerine
6 tsps baking soda
15 drops peppermint oil1/3 tsp salt
Directions:
All you have to do is take the ingredients and mix thoroughly. You can even add flavoring by adding a few drops of peppermint or wintergreen oil. Keep this in a separate container or add with half and half of commercial toothpowder to get a much better clean of your teeth. For making it more toothpaste to look at you can add one tsp of food coloring and then mix it up with sufficient water to form a paste. Fill up one of the toothpaste tubes with this and you’re done

Really fragrant toothpaste ingredients
1/4 tsp powdered orrisroot
1/4 tsp water
1 tsp ground sage
1/4 tsp arrowroot
1/4 tsp peppermint oil
1/4 tsp spearmint
Directions:
Add all the dry ingredients together and then add sufficient water to make a thick funky paste. You can add different flavoring pastes as well as coloring agents to get a really tooth pasty looking mix.

If your face is your fortune, then a wonderful smile is really guaranteed to get you places. Most people are influenced by first impressions and if you have a smile filled with gaps then it going to be really hard to create a good one! But for the vast majority of people born without perfect teeth a specialized branch of dentistry evolved to make sure every one had the pearlies they’ve always desired!Welcome to the world of Cosmetic dentistry! This branch of dentistry deals with visualizing and creating that wonderful smile you have always dreamed of. Although every London dentist can claim to be a cosmetic dentist here are few things you have to be careful of while choosing some one really suitable for your dental work.

• Check to see whether you dentist has accreditation form a reputable agency like the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentists (AACD) or any other recognized government body like the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD).
• A good cosmetic dentist should be able to listen to your needs and then plan out a series of treatments designed to suit your need .Make sure that the dentist you have selected has made cosmetic dentistry the cornerstone of his practice. Ask for his qualification and his experience
• Check out the ‘before’ and ‘after’ photographs of work done on patients preferable with references and telephone number of satisfied patients. Most experienced dentists will already have the information on hand and will be more than happy to share the information with you. In fact many dentist will be more than to share the type of treatment with you to brag about previous satisfied customers as well as what thy can do for you
• Make sure you check out the quality of the ceramics (or porcelain) or the lab which is working with the dentist. The level of training of the lab is as important of the cosmetic dentist as most of the porcelain art required for building you the perfectly matched bridge or caps is possible only with a trained Master ceramist

Your face may be your fortune and if you have a gap toothed, stained smile, expect your fortune to leak out pretty fast through those gaps. Most people like to get there teeth whitened professionally at a dentist in London but it’s not really possible for every one. Whitening teeth is pretty expensive and it doesn’t help that late night TV and Internet is flooded with cheaper do-it-at home types of teeth whiteners. Here is a list of weird teeth whiteners I found on the internet.1. Whitening Pens is an option been hawked really aggressively on the internet. Instead of the whitening strip and gels you have a pen which applies the solution directly to your teeth and its dries rapidly. You simply need to do 30 second applications per day for two weeks and then do the required touch ups as required .
2. Whitening Touch Up Mini in varied flavors are portable little ampoules to whiten your teeth immediately after you eat something your teeth, and makes you feel like you’ve brushed your teeth.

3. Whitening Dental Floss is supposed to contain whitening agent to freshen up the space in between your teeth as fast as possible.

4. There are Professional tooth whitening chewing gums to freshen your teeth while chewing as well as freshen you’re your mouth with artificial sweeteners

5. Some people also believe that wearing a blue colored lipstick or lip gloss brightens up your smile. The Liquid Cyber Lip Gloss in Alurabliss is just one weird metallic gloss supposed to contain metallic bits of blue color which brighten up your smile and make it whiter and whiter.

Keep in touch till next time guys!

Keeping your teeth can be pretty boring. All dentists say brush your teeth two times daily and don’t forget to floss at least once a week, right? But what if you had yet more different and unique products to use to clean your teeth rather than boring old toothpastes and dental floss?
London specialty stores as well as online stores are now offering one of kind specialty dental products to suit your every need. I did find a few really weird and a few really useful but do use them with caution as we don’t really have the scientific basis or proof of thee new products.1. Melaleuca Tooth Polish- Really weird toothpaste which contains tea tree oil. Now I do know that tea tree oil is a great antiseptic is really effective in controlling bacteria but the taste is really nauseous and made me throw up. And to add to that no one in my family agreed to use the toothpaste due to the disgusting taste and color of the toothpaste. I’m now stuck with three pairs of this really revolting herbal toothpaste .Any taker out there?
2. Fresh Umbrian Clay Toothpaste. Hellooooooooo, was the marketing department sleeping while making this product? Who one earth will use mud or clay in their mouth can you just imagine the taste? The box does say that it’s flavored with lemon and wild mint extracts for a refreshing feeling. OHH, I guess that makes it alright then!!!!!!!!!! Not for me any way!!!!!!!!

A few more really nasty one waiting in the wings so keep in touch guys!

Going to any dentist can be a really painful experience and most people do require something or the other to be done on their teeth. But with careful care you can maintain your teeth in perfect condition and just get follow up care very six months. Here are a few tips on how you can maintain perfect dental health for yourself.• Use a straw while drinking soft drinks. Most soft drinks contain a large amount of carbonic acid which can etch the surface of teeth. You can feel this after having soft drinks; the surface of your teeth immediately feels rough. The carbonic acid eats away at the superficial layer on your tooth and causes it to retain food particles. These can later on form cavities. You can avoid this completely by sipping soft drinks directly through a straw which prevents the soft drink from washing against your teeth.
• Drink water with every thing sweet you eat. The water washes away all the sugar and prevents it from lodging in between the teeth where it does the most damage.
• Drink a lot of water and, make sure you swish it around your mouth. Most countries and cities, especially London, now have compulsorily fluoridated water which is good for teeth. Combine this with a fluoridated mouthwash and with fluoridated toothpaste and you can’t lose. Just be careful with children under the age of two.

I’ve always wanted to whiten my teeth but coudn’t really decide, whether it was safe or not! Most of the time the news is filled with stories of how a London dentist messed up a persons bleaching process so badly, that they couldn’t even talk due to the severe sensitivity. But there are a whole different range of teeth whitening products and it’s difficult to find out which one is the best one for you SO you opt for home bleaching or professional blenching done at a dentist? What about the numerous belching product readily available on the supermarket shelves? Are they effective and do they work? In this article let’s just discuss what happens after you bleach your teeth.Dental bleaching at the dentist-whitening your teeth can really brighten up your smile and your face too. If done properly the process is really painless and very effective. Most of the times getting a qualified dentist to do the procedure can result in a glowing smile of the right hue and tint to suit your face. You can try a chair side procedure or professional laser whitening which is done in a few minutes with instant results or you can try the home bleaching system. In the home bleaching system the doctor will give you a custom made teeth tray to be filled with a professional bleaching agent and worn for a set amount of time everyday.

Dental bleaching done at home with supermarket products-Although ingredients may be the same, most supermarket products are not properly calibrated for different tints of teeth. This can only be done by a dentist who can accurately judge the amount of time and strength of product required to whiten your teeth. Some supermarket products may cause extreme gingival sensitivity or even tooth discoloration due to the strength of the bleaching agent.

I’m always ready to admit that I’m the eternal skeptic but this really blows my mind here! Can holistic dentistry really be good for the patient or is it just another scam dreamed up by savvy practioners to milk you out of your hard earned money? I don’t really know but I usually carry a healthy disbelief in any thing new so I decided its time to research this new fad thoroughly before it takes the world and London by storm! Here’s what I learned!• Dentists who practice the “holistic” or “biological” type of dentistry claim that the body can be moved away form the state of disease by making sure that the body is perfectly healthy and well. If the body remains healthy there will be no cavities.
• Many dentist may use useless and difficult to understand tests like badly chosen diagnostic tests, prescriptions for costly dietary supplements or even homeopathic products, some may even recommend a plastic bite appliance, removal of perfectly good amalgam fillings as well as the removal of perfectly good root-canal-treated teeth.
• A few really dubious tests which can be done are hair analysis, or a detailed dietary analysis, several blood chemistry screening tests as well as muscle strength testing. None of these tests are recommended for use with dentists and some of them are not even recognized by scientists as legitimate.
• A few hundred dentists also claim mercury filings are toxic can cause health problems like sclerosis, headaches, chronic diseases, as well as mental and emotional stress. Some times they recommend removal of these fillings and replacements with other filing materials.

Visiting any London dentist is a stressful process for many people and its not unusual to find people reluctance to visit the dentist for the first time due to the myths and misunderstandings regarding dental practices. Here are a common few dental myths which are floating around.Myth no1-Using a home bleaching agent is much better than one given by a dentist.
Wrong! For most people only a dentist can decide when the bleaching process is complete and when you can get the best tint for your complexion. Dentists can also make sure you don’t over bleach your teeth which can lead to a whole new set of problems.

Myth no 2- Over brushing can remove the superficial layer of your teeth!
Yes, this is very correct! Most people just scrub away at their teeth without a specific direction and this can remove the hard outer layer called as the enamel. All you have to do is get a soft brush and learn how to brush using different techniques.

Myth no 3- Dental procedures are always painful!
No really! But the problem lies with patients. Most patients are so worried about the treatment that they refuse to go to the dentist when the problem is treatable. This result in the problem increasing beyond a certain limit and then the treatment can turn out to be mildly painful because of patient negligence. Its best to get your teeth checked every six months to catch such problems before they become difficult to treat.

I love mouthwashes! Doesn’t it give your mouth a really pleasant zing after you rinse out? Most London dentists don’t really recommend any particular mouth wash brand but they don’t really advice you against it either. Let’s take a closer look at what is present in most mouthwashes.• Almost all mouth washes contain a large amount alcohol and its really drying on the oral mucus membrane. The only way you can reduce the odor in your mouth is to kill the sulfur -producing organisms in your mouth. But most mouthwashes just dry out your mouth further exacerbating the problem.
• Almost every mouth wash contains a foaming ingredient which is universally used and is supposed to cause canker sores; this ingredient is called as Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and is a prominent feature of almost every mouth wash.
• Saccharine is another really useless ingredient use to sweeten the product to make it more palatable.
• Some mouth washes also contain Sodium chlorate to oxygenate the mouth. But it does not work as well as it is supposed to inside the mouth so many countries have banned the use of it in their oral products.
• Benzalkonium Chloride is also commonly used as a preservative to preserve the ingredients in mouthwashes but recent research has proved that the ingredient has been though to cause allergic reactions.

Whew! That’s enough to put me off mouthwashes totally!

My London-based granny absolutely used to love her gold bridge work as well as caps. She used to say this made her look prosperous. Although it did faintly remind me of Captain Blackbeard the pirate whenever she grinned! Well she passed on recently and bequeathed me a whole dresser drawer full of her old junky old bridge work! Initially, I had serious thought of excavating the old dame and burying the stuff with her but what the hell, eventually carted the whole stuff (with the dresser drawer) to the dentist ( no way I was going to touch that stuff with my bare hands!)Imagine my everlasting surprise when the dentist recommended I haul my little gold mine to the local goldsmith for a return on the gold in the bridge work. Although I’m the eternal skeptic, I was goggle brained when the goldsmith offered me a whopping several hundred pounds for the entire mess!

That’s right people with the price of gold now touching the sky around £600 per ounce; the price of reclaimed gold from fillings, crowns and cap has really touched the sky. Gold crowns, fillings and bridgework are preferably made of 16-karat gold, which is alloyed with special metal like silver, zinc and copper. These alloys are responsible for making gold dental work soft enough for the dental technician to work with but hard enough to hold pressure during biting. A single gold crown is usually made with one-tenth of an ounce of 16-karat gold, which can cost around £40 to £50. Much heavier pieces like the ones which I hauled to the goldsmith can cost mush higher! So go ahead get your old dental pieces to the dentist for an evaluation. You never know what you could get for them!