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Dentists in the City of London help patients with their brushing and flossing technique

August 19th, 2011

You can’t just rely on the help and advice of your City of London dentist, you need to take excellent care of your teeth at home too. It is a big responsibility because you only get one set of natural teeth and one can easily take them for granted. The cornerstones of this desirable routine of excellent care of your teeth are brushing and flossing and below you can find some handy hints and tips about how to improve the way you are carrying them out.

Give your teeth a bit of attention at least twice a day. The best times are thought to be first thing in the morning and last thing at night too. Many people like to do so after some of their meals too, especially if they have eaten a significant amount of sugar or starch (the biggest culprits when it comes to plaque production). The only danger here is over-brushing which can damage the gums and wear away the enamel from your teeth.

Make sure that your tooth brush is comfortable to hold and manoeuvre and with a head that is not overly large; remember, it needs to fit into all the corners of your mouth. Replace your brush (or the head if you use an electric tooth brush) whenever the bristles start to fray. At this point your brushing will be less effective so you will need to sort it out.

Using a tooth paste that contains fluoride will help to strengthen the enamel on your teeth and guard against the dangerous incursions of plaque that causes cavities. Flossing is the final piece in the jigsaw because it will rid your mouth of plaque that is in the gaps between teeth.

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Get accurate fluoride information from Central London dentist

July 9th, 2010

There is much information, especially on the internet, that can give very conflicting opinions so it is often hard to know what is the best solution. This is especially true when it comes to the health of your teeth. One very clear example of such confusion is when it comes to using fluoride. Some reports say that it is good for the teeth but others say it could be potentially damaging not just for the teeth but for the rest of the body as well. So how do you know which advice to follow?

The first thing you need to know is that fluoride is already present in most water supplies and some toothpastes so it is clearly no cause for alarm. However, the issue arises when it comes to adding more fluoride into your dental health care routine.

Fluoride undoubtedly does help to strengthen the teeth, which is the reason it has been added to water supplies for so many years. The number of patients suffering from tooth decay has fallen significantly since this has been happening but fluoride can pose a risk for children’s teeth. This is why dentists advise against using fluoride when it comes to children. This includes not giving them fluoride in the form of toothpaste and other dental health products. This is because it may cause discolouration later in life.

Adults should use small amounts of fluoride in their dental health products as once the teeth have fully developed they are less likely to suffer damage as the result of an excess of fluoride. The best way to know if you are getting the right amount is to ask a local expert, and who is going to know better than your local Central London dentist.

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London W1 dentists tells history of teeth whitening

September 21st, 2009

Our teeth have been fundamental to the survival of mankind. Not only are they used for biting, chewing, ripping and other eating methods, they also have an important social role to play. The display of the teeth, either by smiling or in anger, are some of the most demonstrative displays we are capable of as humans. For almost as long as there have been humans there has been a desire to protect our teeth.

One of the most primitive yet brilliantly simplistic methods of dental care involved chewing on sticks. Not only did this physically remove dirt and keep teeth clean, but certain trees contained chemicals and antibacterial agents which helped to preserve teeth.

For those who are afraid of the dentist now, consider the alternative in the middle ages. Barbers not only doubled up as surgeons but also as dentists. Fancy having a haircut, an amputation and a tooth pulled all on the same day. These barbers also mistakenly used nitric acid to whiten the teeth. Unfortunately this acid, although whitening the teeth also eroded the enamel and caused massive tooth decay.

As the age of the industrial revolution sparked a new era in technological progression so the fields of medicine and dentistry also advanced in the 19th century. Dentistry for the first time became a reputable profession in its own right and with the discovery of fluoride in Italy, the first genuinely viable alternative to the destructive nitric acid became commercially available.

As in all other fields, dentistry has been transformed by the advances in technology over the past 30 years, to the point where it is almost unrecognizable from its rather archaic and brutal past. Tooth whitening procedures have been a part of this great leap forward and you can now purchase tooth whitening pastes and kits in any pharmacy in the developed world.

However, if in the past it wasn’t wise to let someone else try and whiten your teeth, especially if he said he was a barber, today it is much wiser to leave it to the professionals. A London W1 dentist will be able to offer you the state of the art whitening procedures and there won’t be any nitric acid in sight.

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Is the water in central London being enriched with Fluoride

June 21st, 2008

Fluoride is found to be the trace element that is needed to keep teeth healthy. Ever since this fact was made known the business of adding fluoride into dental care products boomed. We are able to find toothpastes and even some mouthwashes with fluoride. Some countries even add fluoride into drinking water. However studies also showed that too much fluoride can cause mottling of the teeth. So how much fluoride is too much. Is the fluoride contains in the natural foods sufficient to ensure healthy teeth?
When there are so many evidences against water fluoridation, why there are still so many countries still continue the process of water fluoridation? Is there any hidden agenda lurking in these 50 years of fluoride controversy? Are the authorities around the world still use Sodium Fluoride (NaF), a deadly poison with no effective antidote at low levels in their water fluoridation? Why despite knowing that human only need a trace amount of organic Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) to build healthy bones and strengthen teeth which is found in the natural foods still continue the water fluoridation with non-organic Sodium Fluoride? Sodium Fluoride a water-soluble poison to the body has a cumulative effect of causing brittle bones and teeth when exceeded the required amount.
A great number of evidences showing that water fluoridation did not reduce dental cavities against the 50-60% reduction of the dental decay in the four studies of fluoridation-In Grand Rapids, Michigan; Evanston, Illinois; Newburgh, New York; and Brantford, Ontario.
Below are some researches discoveries about fluoridation:
1. In1988 Mark Diesendorf, a health researcher in the Human Sciences Program at Australian National University had found that dental cavities were as great in non-fluoridated as in fluoridated areas by comparing the results from 24 studies of un-fluoridated districts in eight countries.
2. In 1965 Robert L. Glass of Boston Forsyth Dental Centre, noted that after more than 20 years of fluoridation, the reduction of dental decay were only minimally for Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Newburgh, N.Y., as that of the entire U.S., which then was about 33% fluoridated.
3. The Journal of the American Dental Association recorded that the decline in dental cavities in the U.S. and other Western industrialized countries were about the same in both the fluoridated and non-fluoridated communities.
4. The many cases of skeletal fluorosis throughout the world (India, China, Africa, Japan, and the Middle East) from drinking naturally fluoridated water.
Fluoridation of drinking water is the greatest case of scientific fraud of the 20th century. It is an evil form of mass medication with lies, greed and deception. It is not justified to treat a non-life threatening disease by using a highly probable toxin sodium fluoride. Why trying to kill the small fly (dental decay) with a shotgun (sodium fluoride)? Educated people of the London please see that you are no longer be fooled by the fluoridated water.