Cosmetic Dentistry Guide

Tooth bonding or cosmetic dental bonding refers to the use of special composite resins in order to rebuild part of a tooth’s missing structure.  The dental resins used for tooth bonding are quite durable. In addition, these composite dental resins are colour matched to your teeth so that they are virtually undetectable. Therefore It requires great expertise and an artistic eye to achieve optimal aesthetics. Tooth bonding is best suited to deal with minor chips and cracks on teeth that are cosmetic in nature and do not compromise the overall structure of a tooth. Cases of minor tooth discolouration or tooth stains can also be fixed through tooth bonding. For tooth damage along the biting surfaces of the teeth, composite bonding resins can be used to form inlays and onlays. The tooth bonding process is relatively simple and involves no pain or discomfort. A dental resin is selected that most closely resembles the natural colour of the tooth to be treated. The to...

Dentists Preston Blog: Mercury Free and Holistic Approach to Dentistry in... : We brush our teeth regularly, rinse with a strong mouthwash, and even floss now and then. And, when these efforts fail, we get our ca...

We brush our teeth regularly, rinse with a strong mouthwash, and even floss now and then. And, when these efforts fail, we get our cavities filled with "Amalgam". Most people would be shocked to discover that those amalgam or "silver" fillings are actually composed of over 50% mercury - the most toxic non-radioactive metal known to man. Over a million mercury fillings are still made world-wide every year and people have had this highly toxic metal packed into one or more cavities. These silver fillings in your mouth are actually an amalgamation of at least four different metals, Mercury, Silver, Copper and Tin and others. These metals combine to form a random mixture of alloys. Each alloy is separate and unique and therefore has a different electrical potential than the others. This amalgam is continuously bathed in electrolytes (saliva, tissue fluids etc.) The dissimilar metals in electrolytes can therefore act like a battery in your mouth and can ...

In spite of the fact that mercury is one of the most toxic substances on earth, over 75% of dentists in UK are still using mercury amalgam restorations in teeth. Amalgam fillings are made of four different metals: silver, copper, tin and mercury that binds them all together. They have been used for more than 150 years and it is in the past 15 to 20 years that the problems with mercury amalgams have come to light. Symptoms associated with mercury toxicity include fatigue, migraine, tremors, inability to concentrate, memory loss, mood swings, anxiety, immune suppression and autoimmune disorders, significant skin problems, seizures, and other neurological problems. Dentists have been educated to believe that once mercury has been combined into the filling material, it remains "locked in" and can't leak out; nevertheless the fact is that there is absolutely no scientific research in existence to support this hypothesis. To the contrary, all clinical evidence indi...

More and more, health conscious people are turning to natural medicine and holistic dentistry for their dental health care needs. In general, holistic dentists try to treat the underlying cause of disease by using the safest and least toxic forms of dental care possible Holistic Dentistry is essentially an approach to dental treatment, primarily caring for patient's health and safety from both a conventional as well as an "alternative dental care" point of view. In holistic dentistry, the aim is to find bio-compatible materials to use, in order to reduce the toxicity for everyone, especially the chemically sensitive. For instance Amalgam fillings (mercury Fillings) are avoided in holistic dentistry because of concern about possible toxicity problems. A holistic dental practice is constructed upon few basic principles; Never treat when you can prevent or heal instead  To Place safeguards to protect against exposure to known toxins like mercury Use non...