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Date: February 10th, 2010
by: Christine Zafra
Smoking nowadays is a trend. The “cool dudes” in your school might be doing it, but do you really have to follow them? Aside from the health risks, “dentally” speaking, it can cause the darkening of your teeth. The nicotine stains can either tarnish the front incisors, or the back of your teeth. This can turn off a lot of people since it is not pleasant to look at. There is, however, a way to whiten those teeth of yours. You can have a regular prophylaxis (or cleaning) to remove those ugly nicotine stains caused by smoking. Visit your dentist regularly to achieve healthy, not to mention nice to look at, teeth.
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Parents must observe their children for habits such as lip-biting and thumb-sucking, which can result to impaired oral and facial development. Children should start having an orthodontic evaluation by age 7. Some orthodontic problems maybe inherited (crowded teeth, excess space between teeth, protruding teeth, extra or missing teeth and jaw growth problems, etc.) while some are result from thumb or finger-sucking, mouth breathing, mouth disease, abnormal swallowing, poor dental hygiene, the early or late loss of baby teeth,lastly accidents or poor nutrition. There are a lot of innovative treatments which includes brackets that is attached to the back of the teeth, light wires and clear, tooth-moving, removable appliances. But some treatments may not be appropriate for all patients. And the average length of treatment is 1to2 years.
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Date: December 10th, 2009
by: Christine Zafra
Have you seen people with braces wear those colored rubber bands on their mouths? Do you think it looks cool that’s why people (normally kids and teenagers) out them over their mouths? No. Actually, those colorful rubber bands have a purpose. They’re not there for aesthetic purposes only (if they are!). These bands are there to correct the positioning of the teeth. If a person has underbite, overbite or deep bite or perhaps crossbite, chances are they’ll be wearing a couple or more of these colorful rubber bands. It actually helps the braces draw together or apart the jaw, so as to minimize the said wrong bites.
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Date: November 10th, 2009
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If your child or any child in your family that is, develops thumb sucking and in time doesn’t stop from the habit, it is possible some teeth to get misplaced, crowded or crooked. And this will lead to Orthodontic treatment and braces/brackets might be required to correct these teeth problems. Try to find a good Orthodontist from your area, have the child be seen and scheduled for the treatment. Then, brace yourself for the amount you need to cash out because it’s not a joke having braces nowadays.
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Most patients with brackets also have their responsibilities to avoid things like hard candy, which can be difficult for some. These are hard, very sticky candy which could break brackets, bend wires and may contribute to cavities. Good hygiene should also be maintained before, during and after treatment. Even when active treatment is over, patients should stay committed to maintain their beautiful hard earned smile. Compliance is very critical, patients have to wear their retainers on their orthodontist’s recommended schedule, which is different for everyone. The result, when patients do follow their orthodontist’s plan, it is usually a long-term stability of their beautiful, functional smile.
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Date: September 10th, 2009
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The word “Lingual” comes from Latin and it means “on the side towards the tongue”. Lingual orthodontics refers to the correction of misaligned teeth by means of fixed appliances (braces) bonded to the inner side of the teeth instead of the usual position. As a result, correct tooth positioning can be achieved without the braces being seen.
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by: Christine Zafra
Dentures are actually helpful to those who have a lot of teeth gaps. If you are not familiar with the other procedures and wouldn’t want to experiment (yes, there are some people who are like that), then might as well settle for this old yet handy type of teeth reparation. Although you’ll get a lot benefits when using dentures (cheaper than the others, teeth that look brand new etc.), the costs outweigh the benefits. You have to put paste every day (products like Fixodent) to keep them attached. Also, you can no longer eat the things you used to love before like corn fritters or gnaw on spare ribs with special sauce your wife cooks for the kids every Sunday etc.
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There are at least some advantages in choosing lingual treatment compared to the classic one. As the inner side of the teeth of the patient is more robust and less susceptible to decalcification and caries, with lingual orthodontics there is less likelihood of permanent damage to the teeth than with labial orthodontics where the braces are worn on the outer side of the teeth. If white spots or traces of decalcification appears on the outer side of the teeth even before therapy has started, lingual orthodontics is definitely the method of choice for these types of problems.
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Another common situation that will lead to orthodontic treatment is “crowding of the teeth”. In this situation, there is insufficient room for the normal complement of adult teeth, which can sometimes makes the teeth being extracted in order to make enough room for the remaining teeth. But, with Orthodontics this problem can be resolved by placing braces over the teeth involved.
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These days there had been a great increase in adults seeking orthodontic treatment. And a lot of young adults are realizing the impact of a great smile and deciding to seek treatment.
For some, treatment is easier and thanks to innovative brackets designs, light wire technology, brackets that can attach to the back of teeth, and clear, tooth-moving, removable appliances. Most patients – adolescents and adults – wear braces 12 to 24 months, depending on the complexity of the problem, dentists’ says.