Thursday, June 10, 2010

How To Have Great Teeth by Mark Etinger

Having beautiful teeth is only a slight part genetic, other than that, it's maintenance and lifestyle. There are some standards that are imperative to beautiful teeth. Let's get started.

1. Brushing: There is a proper way to brush. Brush below the gum line to rid the plaque that sits on your teeth and festers. Two minutes is necessary for proper tooth cleaning. Try brushing to one whole song, that'll be sure to give you a good amount of time. Don't brush hard; all you need to do is move the brush around in small circles. This should rid the plaque from your teeth.

2. Flossing: Do it first! The excess bits you remove will get washed away when you brush, but can remain if you brush first, then floss. Each tooth has five sides, and the ones that are most important to clean are the sides in between. This is where all the stank comes from, because small particulate matter gets stuck here and breeds plaque.

3. Soft Bristles: On your toothbrush you want sensitive bristles. You also want to change your toothbrush after every 3 months. Some brushes change color when they need to be replaced.

4. Fluoride: This mineral comes in the water of some states, but if you aren't getting your daily dose, buy a toothpaste that has it. It keeps your teeth strong and protects against cavities.

5. Brush at least twice a day: It's better to floss at night, but if you want to do it more than that, feel free!

6. Brush at lunch: It's good to brush after each time you eat something, so that the food residue doesn't sit on your teeth and cause plaque to grow.

7. Tongue: Scrape it. If you look at your tongue, you will see that it's kind of white. That's food. Scrape it off if you want to avoid bad breath. Brush the roof of your mouth too.

8. Avoid sugar: It can break down your tooth enamel and feed the bacteria growing in your mouth. Soda and candy are the worst for your teeth.

9. When you visit the dentist, make sure you take notes - if you don't know how well you are doing with brushing and flossing, you could be missing the point.

10. Wash after coffee or blacktea: Not doing so can allow stains to build on your teeth.

11. Use mouth wash.

12. Eat Vegetables: Crunchy foods can stimulate the gums and remove plaque.

13. Chew gum: as long as it's sugarless, chewing gum for 20 minutes after a meal stimulates saliva, which neutralizes acids.

14. Foods that can help prevent bacteria and plaque: Green tea, dark chocolate, raisins, citrus fruits, cheddar, mozzarella, Swiss, and American cheeses.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Choose the right implant dentist and smile again with the dental implants by Irwin Si

The dental implants provide a very firm and strong foundation for the permanent or removable replacement teeth that flawlessly match your natural original teeth. A dental implant is made of a titanium metal screw which is placed in the patient's jaw bone where there is an injury or a missing tooth. It acts as a sturdy anchor for the implanted tooth or a set of teeth.

Your Implant Solutions is a premier and a popular implant center in Chicago. As a leading dental implant center, the dental implant specialists treat their patients with the most advanced technologies and personalized care. We can say that they are considered the dental implant specialists in Chicago. The highly skilled implant dentists specializing in the field of dental implants at Your Implant Solutions have successfully treated many patients in and around Chicago and those patients are now experiencing a better quality of life as they have their original smiles back. Dental implants are much better than regular and conventional bridges and dentures. Over a period of time, they have proved to be more stable, comfortable, and reliable as compared to regular dentures and many other tooth replacement treatments.

Implant Solutions can help restore their patients' natural smile with dental implants that feel, look and function like natural teeth in just one day, thus accomplishing a drastic change in the patient's overall life. They have the best implant dentists taking care of their patients. For any other kind of information about the dental implants or the implant dentists.

The dental implant surgery should be done only by a dental implant specialist or the implant dentists-- if the surgery is completed successfully, patients can enjoy healthy and natural looking teeth for the rest of their lives. Dental implants are a more natural looking, strong and successful option as compared to traditional dentures or partials. Patients also see a great improvement in their speech, appearance, level of comfort, chewing, and oral health and in terms of durability after the dental implants.