Cosmetic Dentistry
11/30/2005
Brightening up your pearly whites may give you a healthier looking smile, but according to a new study, the bleaching process may actually be weakening your teeth.
Michelle E. Dickinson, a staff scientist with Minneapolis-based instrument maker Hysitron, found that over-the-counter and professional dental bleaching solutions reduce the hardness of tooth enamel by as much as 82%. Dickinson presented the research on Nov. 28 at the Materials Research Society meeting in Boston.
Before going to market, commercial tooth whiteners undergo safety testing.
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11/14/2005
Some are taking the attainment of white teeth to the extreme by exclusively -- and excessively -- using over-the-counter teeth-whitening products.
The most widely used of these over-the counter products are whitening strips and a tray-based technique, in which a plastic tray, containing a bleaching gel, fits over a person's teeth and is worn for part of the day.
Some experts are reluctant to call this mania an addiction. "No, it is not possible to become addicted to teeth-whitening agents," says Robert Gerlach, DDS. Gerlach is principal scientist for worldwide clinical investigations at Procter & Gamble, the maker of Crest Whitestrips.
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11/10/2005
This study reviews the literature concerning the success or failure of dental implants and provides the general dentist with information to decide whether to recommend dental implant therapy to a patient. The authors conducted an extensive literature search for articles relating to dental implant failure. Meta-analyses and multi-center studies were predominant in the selection.
Predictors of dental implant success or failure were gleaned from various articles and presented in the form of text and tables.
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10/23/2005
About Aesthetic Dentistry
Cosmetic dentistry is the name given to a group of procedures that are performed to create a more aesthetically pleasing smile. A cosmetic dentist can whiten teeth, replace missing teeth, and repair chipped teeth through a variety of cosmetic dentistry options, including tooth bleaching, porcelain veneers, dental implants, bonding, porcelain crowns, and dental bridges.
Cosmetic Dentistry Procedures
A cosmetic dentist can use a variety of techniques to create a more pleasing smile.
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10/23/2005
Dental Bonding
Dental bonding, also known as tooth bonding, is a cosmetic dentistry procedure that can be used to repair chipped, cracked, or discolored teeth. Composite bonding material can also be used to fill in gaps between teeth, protect the root of a tooth, or serve as an alternative to silver amalgam fillings. Dental bonding takes approximately 30 minutes to one hour to complete, and is performed in a single visit to a cosmetic dentist.
The Tooth Bonding Procedure
The cosmetic dentist begins tooth bonding by selecting a shade of composite resin (bonding material) that is closest to the shade of your teeth.
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10/19/2005
Teeth whitening.
One of the greatest benefits of the process of teeth whitening is that it can be one of the simplest and least expensive ways to make an improvement in a person's smile. Typically a dentist will make plastic trays that fit over their patient's teeth. Teeth whitening gel is then placed into these trays and the patient is instructed to wear them for up to a couple of hours per day, for a few weeks. We discuss this bleaching method in detail on the pages of our Teeth Whitening topic.
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