These days there are several cosmetic dentistry procedures to improve our teeth. Teeth whitening and teeth bleaching are two options to enhance the beauty of our smile. Such treatments help us to smile sans constraints.

Our teeth tend to get discolored due to many reasons such as smoking, caffeine, cola, or old age. This is because such activities accelerate the changes in the mineral structure of our teeth.  However, over a period of time, we have learnt the importance of...

Discolouring of teeth is a very common phenomenon. This discolouration happens primarily because of the aging process, consumption of coloured beverages like red wine, tobacco in any form, tea, coffee etc. There is little doubt that discoloured teeth can be a put off for people who you may meet for the first time. Also, shiny and white teeth are the key to a broad smile.

As common a phenomenon discolouring of teeth may be, there are a number of treatments available to make...

Porcelain veneers or dental porcelain laminates are a recent, revolutionary development in cosmetic dentistry. They are shells as thin as wafers and can be fixed on the visible side of the teeth that have become discoloured, worn out, damaged or have lost their alignment. Porcelain in itself is very brittle, but attached to something that has strong substructure like a tooth, its durability increases.

In appearance, the porcelain veneers are translucent. This is the most crucial...

The materials and methods used by dentists have improved by leaps and bounds. For instance, the tooth fillings have become a lot more customisable. This means, dentists can modify their shape, size and colour to meet any requirements. One example of this is white fillings or tooth coloured fillings.

These white fillings can be customised to fill gaps found between teeth; to fix a damaged tooth or reshape it to make it look even. In the process of filling, dentists clean the...

Have you ever taken a really good look at yourself in photos that you have taken over the years? I was doing this one day while looking through a family photo album. I was shocked at what I saw.

I realized that over the years I had stopped smiling in pictures that I took with family and friends because of the fact that I did not want everyone to see just how yellow my teeth were. I looked mean and tired in my photos just because I did not want to smile in order to hide my teeth....

Practicing excellent oral hygiene and regular dental exams play a vital role in maintaining good oral health. And if you continue to delay dental care, it can prove costly in the long run! According to scientific reports, there is a strong association between gum disease and certain serious health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and stroke. As per a report published by Oral Health America, early dental treatment is quite cost-effective and improving oral health through...

Grinding of your teeth, an improper bite, age, fillings and tooth decay can all be contributing factors in the wearing down, cracking or breakage of your teeth.Dental capscover the entire visible surface of your affected tooth and add strength, durability and stability. Crowns are a type of dental restoration which, when cemented into place, fully cup over the portion of a tooth that lies at and above the gum line. In comparison, fillings are dental restorations that fill in or...

FACT:  Less than 3% of our population has a dental plan in place. Even when our economy was doing fairly well, this sad statistic was still the same.

FACT:  Most employers do not offer dental insurance, even when they offer medical insurance...In spite of the fact that the health of our mouth has a direct impact on the rest of our body.

We are so busy and focused on caring for those...

It is important that older people can chew as long as possible well on their food. That concludes Roxane Weijenberg of the department clinical Neuropsychologie of the free university Amsterdam in its Article in the illustrated magazine Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. People with a reduced jackdaw function have, as it happens, a larger chance of dying, disabled of becoming - and also to develop dementia.

Roxane Weijenberg studied a lot of different international study to...

There are many products on the market that help you to ensure your gums stay healthy. But sometimes we can end up spending a fortune weekly to maintain healthy teeth and gums.

In reality, a lot of your supermarket own branded products will the same as the more expensive ones. But did you know that there is a simple method that you can use to ensure that your teeth and gums are looked after - without spending a fortune.

For this method you do not need to spend more than a few...