Cosmetic Dentistry Guide

Good nutrition and diet promotes oral health that acts as a channel to encourage overall health and development. This is because mouth is the beginning of the gastrointestinal tract and has the ability to chew and swallow, potentially, providing essential nutrients to the body for good health. Nutritional problems can manifests when there is inadequate dietary intake of a nutrient, which can affect our entire body including our dental health. Recent studies have shown that healthier immune system can mean healthier pink gums. Obviously we all need regular dental checkups. Daily flossing and brushing are a must, but even if proper dental hygiene  regime is already in place, unhealthy inflamed gums (gingivitis) and tooth decay may be caused by an inadequate diet. Below are several Vitamins and minerals that have a great significance in keeping our mouth healthy:

Dental x-rays are pictures of the internal structure of your teeth and bones. X-rays are a form of energy that moves in waves. When theses waves travel through solid objects such as your teeth, the waves are either absorbed or pass through the object.  As our teeth and the surrounding hard tissues are dense, so they absorb x-rays. Conversely because the gums are less dense, so x-rays continue to pass through them. This phenomenon results in such pictures that allows your dentist interpret the changes into several different diagnosis, which could help preventing any future dental problems such as tooth decay , cysts, abscesses, bone loss through gum disease, trauma, fractures, Bone infections or abnormalities, and detection of impacted teeth. There are currently three different types of dental x-rays commonly used for an oral examination, the frequency and the indication of these dental radiographs depends on the individual circumstances.

Healthy and beautiful teeth contribute significantly to our quality of life. They are essential part of our appearance. Choosing the right material is a vital part of any tooth replacement therapy or smile makeover procedure. The standard for replacing a missing tooth is the Titanium implant. However, new generation of metal-free implants are now available . The Zirconia dental implants are     made of special ceramic (Zirconium oxide, ZrO2) that originally was designed and manufactured for its use in the spaceships technology because of its high resistance to fracture and heat. This new generation of ceramic dental implant gives great advantages to the patients, as It is no longer necessary to implant Titanium or any other metal in order to have fixed teeth. Zirconia implant is the holistic dental implant for absolute metal-free dentistry. They can be used also by patients allergic to common implants and clients with thin soft tissues (thin bio-type Gingiva). ...