Dental filling are traditionally considered the metal materials which are placed in decayed or treated areas of the teeth. If you ask older people about the dental filling, they will tell you the names of a few metals which are used in the making of dental fillings. Nevertheless, it is worth mentioning here that dentistry has made huge progress in the recent times. Now, we have tooth-colored fillings which get adjusted with the teeth from the perspective of both functionality and aesthetics. However, it doesn’t mean that metal filling have become obsolete. They are still used for the weaker and damaged teeth and they still have some huge benefits to offer. Metal filling are normally called amalgams. It is named this ways because it has to do with an alloy of metals which normally include silver, copper, zinc and tin. Some of types of amalgams contain mercury which is normally considered hazardous for health. However, American Dental Association states that the amount of mercury used in the amalgams is too small to cause any risk to oral and/or overall health. However, if you are still concerned about the presence of mercury in the amalgams, you can consider getting composite or gold filling. Composite resin filling are also called tooth-colored fillings. They are made from a blend of plastic and glass. This way, the composite filling looks exactly like your tooth enamel because enamel is also a glass-like material covering the teeth. Moreover, the dentist may like to add colorings to the composite resin to make it indistinguishable from the natural part of your tooth. Another way of getting your teeth filled is to get a gold filling. Gold filling is made entirely of gold and it doesn’t have any other metal including mercury. And it is usually fitted in the decayed area of the tooth after an impression of the infected tooth is taken. This filling, just like the amalgam, is sculpted from a pliable material and then hardened after it is fixed in the tooth. This way, you may need only one dental visit to get the treatment completed. While you may like the idea of getting any particular type of dental filling, you need to make sure that you are getting that plan approved by your dentist before actually considering going for that plan. You may have very little idea about how a particular type of metal would react when it becomes a part of your tooth. Having it discussed with your dentist will allow you to go for the safest option.
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Tooth discoloration is not something desirable. If you want to get rid of those stains and achieve a bright white smile, you are going to have to consider some teeth’s whitening options. To maintain whiteness of your smile, it is necessary that you reduce the consumption of foods and beverages that can stain your teeth. However, it is not easy for everyone to give up on a cup of coffee in in the morning and a cup of tea during a specific time of the day. Moreover, it is may be quite difficult to get rid of the stains no matter how well you brush your teeth. In this scenario, you can consider getting in-office teeth’s whitening treatment which can deliver immediate whitening to the teeth. In this article, we are going to discuss different options for teeth whitening. In-office teeth whitening In-office teeth whitening procedure is a teeth’s whitening process carried out by the dentist. Therefore, you are going to have to visit the dentist in order to get your teeth whitened. While dentists may use slightly more abrasive ingredients for the whitening of your teeth, the procedure on the whole is safer and highly effective. You will be able to get your teeth whitened in just an hour. After teeth whitening, you will have to stick to best oral hygiene practices in order to maintain this whiteness for a long time. Tray whitening Tray whitening involves a tray which you need to wear on your teeth and the whitening gel contained by the tray. The gel is prescribed by the dentist. And the tray is a custom-made device which you need to wear on your teeth. Your dentist will recommend you to wear the tray for either night time or some specific hours in the day. You may need to wear these trays anywhere from 30 minutes to a few hours. Whitening strips If you want to go for an over-the-counter teeth’s whitening treatment, you can consider using strips. These strips are usually thin flexible plastic dipped in peroxide. You can purchase these strips from any pharmacy or drugstore. This treatment usually involves the use of a set of a certain amount of trays for a period of two weeks or more. You will have to attach these trays on the front of your teeth. Typically, you will need to wear those strips for 30 minutes every day for two weeks. Since it is a treatment for which you may not require any prescription from the dentist, the peroxide tends to be less abrasive then the ingredients used in in-office treatment and tray whitening. And the result from this treatment last for 4 months. Toothpaste
If you want to whiten your teeth slowly and consistently, you can use whitening toothpaste. The best thing about toothpaste is that it tends to re-mineralize your teeth’s enamel along with performing the whitening action. However, you need to discuss with your dentist regarding whether you are the right candidate for whitening toothpaste. It’s always funny to me when I hear someone spouting some sort of “factual” knowledge that sounds extremely unsound, illogical, or just complete bull. I never really go out of my way to push my glasses up my nose and tell them a piece of my mind, but it does irk me to hear people speak so definitively about topics on which they’re very limited in knowledge. Dental facts is one of those things. Sometimes you hear people say that brushing once a day is completely fine. Or that the dentist isn’t “worth your money.” Some of these things are easy to recognize as crap. Others, though, may actually put you in a position where you’re not too sure yourself and could find yourself believing in someone’s claim. Well, we did some lifting for you so that you could tell myth from fact. Tooth whitening products erode your enamel. It’s best to talk to your dentist about the best tooth whitening products for you before you go forward. But anything that’s dentist approved doesn’t hurt your enamel whatsoever. While it may be somewhat painful or cause a little bit of bleeding, the whitening product should never hurt your enamel. Crowding is why you need your wisdom teeth removed. This one can be factual for some people, depending on their teeth. But crowding is often caused by other things, so braces often fix the problem of crowding far easier than removing wisdom teeth would. The real reason that wisdom teeth are often removed is because they’ve grown in impacted or because they’re hard to brush and have already begun rotting. Sugar causes your teeth to decay. This myth is probably at the top of all dental misinformation. Sugar causes your teeth to decay if you don’t brush them and leave the sugar on your teeth. So rather than how much sugar you eat or have in your mouth any given day, it’s up to how often you brush your teeth and take care of them. Gum disease only affects a few people.
It’s actually opposite. The majority of adults in America are affected by some sort of gum disease. But, most of those people wouldn’t know unless they went to their dentist as frequently as they should (twice a year). By going, you can eliminate your gum disease and make sure it doesn’t get worse down the road. If they bleed easily, your gums are pretty much guaranteed to be affected by gum disease. Chewing on things while we’re babies or even children is one of those things that is socially acceptable, for the most part. Barring any extreme cases where the child is also sucking on those things too often or too hard, it’s fine to let babies and young children put things in their mouths from time to time. The thing is, chewing on stuff is something that extends into adulthood for some people. One of the number one reasons for this excessive chewing is stress. Whether it’s chewing on the end of a pencil or pen during a particularly tough test or biting your nails when distraught or worried about something that’s about to happen, chewing can be a negative thing. The thing is, it’s not just bad for your fingers when chewing on them or even whatever materials you’re wasting by gnawing too much at those. Excessive chewing can lead to other problems. First off, if the material isn’t necessarily soft or for biting, your teeth may be affected over time. And if the thing you’re chewing on isn’t healthy as it is (like plastic or other treated materials), you may get sick from exposing your mouth to certain surfaces. But a particularly serious condition that can develop from chewing on things during the day is bruxism, or teeth grinding. At some point, you’ve probably heard about someone grinding their teeth in their sleep, even though they don’t know they’re doing it. Teeth grinding can cause all sorts of problem with the mouth, especially because you’re literally whittling your teeth down everytime you do it.
Chewing during the day trains your jaw to become accustomed to the motion of grinding your teeth, and if it’s associated with stress (which it most likely is), you’re bound to do it in your sleep at night. That’s especially true if you’re not completely at peace with everything and have other things on your mind. Your body will naturally grind your teeth for you because that’s what you’ve grown to do during the day. Now, bruxism can be helped. Whether you get a mouth guard or device to wear at night or you figure out and fix the root of your stress, there are ways to help with teeth grinding. But I’m here to tell you that the number one way to get rid of the condition is to stop your bad habits during your waking hours. The more you let yourself chew on your nails or pen during the day, the more you’re going to grind your teeth at night. |
Blaine Behrens
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