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The Problem of Tooth Discolouration in London W1

February 22nd, 2012

3488681_blogOne of the main reasons that many of us in London W1 turn to cosmetic dentistry is because of our teeth becoming discoloured over time. It is easily rectified, but the real cause of the problem should be recognised in the beginning so that we do not keep falling into the same trap- after all, there are only so many times that you can keep whitening your teeth before the enamel gives up fighting.

The causes behind the discolouration in our teeth lies in what we put in our mouths on a daily basis over and over again. Acids from food and drink can stain and though we clean our teeth regularly, your teeth will discolour if bombarded everyday-have you ever tried getting a beetroot or red wine stain out of a white shirt- now imagine that on your teeth.

Another award winning discoloration duo are cigarettes and coffee. Again, using the white shirt analogy- nicotine and caffeine are incredible notorious for ruining the colour of your teeth. There are a lot of ingredients put in foods, especially curries that are there to ‘enhance’ the look of the food, but you can be sure, they are going to have the same affect on your teeth too unless you remove them. Good oral hygiene should help you to prevent your teeth becoming stained and if need be, a gentle whitening toothpaste should keep your teeth in check but if the problem persists, then you should have a chat with your dentist.

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Getting Your Smile Made-over in London W1

February 21st, 2012

1567900_blogIf you and your teeth have been feeling a little sorry for yourselves and have been looking a tad jaded of late, then you will find no solace at all if you live in London W1- an area where you will be constantly bombarded with images of people who know how to smile with beautiful pearly-whites.

On posters, in newspapers, people who amble by smiling on the pavements, on TV….over and over you will be reminded of how bad you look. Harsh, maybe, but the fact is you too can quite easily look as good if you get down to your dentist for a chat and find out what’s on offer.

First, make sure you get your teeth and gums into shape, plug any gaps with a bridge or an implant and crown, then you can begin your journey. There are home bleaching kits, toothpastes and bleaching pens that can use to simply touch your teeth up at home. You can also get a laser bleach blast from your dentist that will regenerate the way you smile.

For the more decrepit teeth, dental veneers and bonding will cover up everything and make you run around like a puppy again. Without being rude though, all this is great but if you have advanced in years, your lips around the mouth may still betray your age- whatever you have had done to your teeth. Lips get withered with age, but, with a few dermal fillers or a touch of Botox, you too could be that person in the poster- don’t beat them, join them!

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Brushing Your Teeth in London W1

February 14th, 2012

3403082_blogThere are four important things we should learn naturally,  as we grow up in London W1: walking, talking, eating and teeth brushing.

Now as we get older, we can often get these horribly wrong- ‘stop talking, eat your kebab and I’ll order a taxi…did you bring your toothbrush because you aren’t borrowing mine!’ The thing is, making sure that you brush your teeth correctly on a daily basis can ensure that you do the other three with ease throughout your life.

You brush to avoid the perils of plaque that can lead to gum disease and tooth decay and in the long run, tooth loss and heart disease, which can affect the way you talk, eat and walk. If you back up your brushing with other products such as floss, inter-dental brushes and mouth-washes, you can do all of the above lyrically, but you do need to kick it all off by getting the right brush for you.

There are a myriad of variations on the market, angled ones, flexible ones, up and downy and round and round electrical ones- there are even ones that pulse as they work, designed specifically to attack plaque and tartar. Once you have settled on your choice, then as silly as it sounds, you need to learn how to use your brush properly in order to get the best results. Your dentist is your best aid here and once you have mastered the basics, you will have no problem in looking after your teeth and gums.

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The Links Between Poor Teeth and a Poor Economy in London’s W1

February 9th, 2012

3520145_blogIt is never a good time for anyone in London’s W1 when the economy goes through a crisis and the credit crunch kicks in and as it bites harder and harder, you may find yourself reeling in what you spend your money on.

Sadly, you may start scrimping on really healthy foods and just opt for the basics of survival. Leisure activities may go, you may find yourself darning and sewing more as opposed to buying new clothes, but dangerously, you may find yourself skipping health appointments such as a dental check-up with the view to maybe going to the next one.

Now, this is understandable to a point, but if you have already stopped eating ultra healthily, you may have started to deny your teeth the nutrients they require, you may well have also opted for a cheaper package on the oral hygiene front to save pennies. Which is why it is all the more important that you maintain your visits to the dentist however you can, because by ignoring your teeth at this point, you may be paving way in the future for serious issues to crop up in your mouth.

If you have to cut costs, find other ways of doing it, but at all costs and for the sake of your health, do not cut back on the dental treatment you need.

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Calming Lavender for Dental Patients in London W1

February 3rd, 2012

386703_blogThere is nothing more relaxing than to kick off your shoes, light up a scented candle or essential oils and cuddle up in front of a roaring fire after a busy day on the beat in London W1. But the reason why this works is because the sense of smell can literally transform you to another place and help you to forget….lovely eh?

This is why you will find a lot of aromatherapy being used in dental surgeries these days. Dentists will always have a battle against phobias in their patients, which can make it difficult to administer treatments with precision, but although this is rapidly on the decrease and the use of aromas such as lavender in the surgery and beforehand in the waiting room, can induce relaxation.

Lavender is top of the tree for this and it has been proven that whenever it has been used before treatment, it tends to break the anxiety or panic in a patient as it tends to break the concentrated fear and move the mind-set to a different place.

It also allows the patients to relax more and get the best treatment that is available- what do you think of when you smell lavender, where does it take you? Try it and see and then realize that ten minutes have past before you get back to what you were doing before you picked up the scent!

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Grinding your Teeth to danger in London W1

January 27th, 2012

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Bruxism or teeth grinding in layman’s term is a very dangerous condition to have and seeing as the problem is borne out of a lot of stress related factors, there is a very good chance that you might have problems in a place as demanding as London’s W1. The first signs of it may become apparent when you start suffering from jaw or earache and the jaw itself clicks when you open and close it. Left unattended, the problem could cause damage to the neck, interfere with the spinal chord, and cause problems in the upper back. You will also be doing untold damage to your teeth- which although can be countered by having a mouth-guard fitted, will not get to the bottom of the problem behind why you are grinding teeth in the first place. It normally arises from stress and anger which you may be contending with throughout the day, and it doesn’t help if you do not know how to unwind when you get home. Solving this will require you to take up a stress and anger management course- to first attend to why you get worked up so much and then teach you how not to. Then you can be taught how to relax as well. By doing so you are truly saving your teeth and jaws from serious complications in the future.

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Going beyond the Brushing in London W1

January 18th, 2012

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It’s all very well equipping ourselves with the best toothbrushes that money can buy, but as we have no doubt learnt by now and probably been told by our dentist in London W1, just brushing is no longer good enough on its own, which is why you can find shelves stacked in shops with products to compliment the brushing process. You may have noticed on your way down the isles packets of tiny little brushes- these are inter-dental brushes and designed to get between the teeth and remove the food that your normal brush can’t. Such as it is with dental floss, though with this, you can work it up into the gum line as well for a really thorough clean. Then you can top the process of with a jolly good mouthwash and then you have done the ultimate clean on your mouth. There is a footnote to all of this however: if you pop into a natural foods shop, the shelves here will be full or herbal and essential oils such as tea tree, aloe vera and Echinacea tincture. A drop of one these on your dental floss and if you massage the gums afterwards with such alternatives, it has the affect of soothing and regenerating life into the gums and keeping the blood going.

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Pulverising Periodontal Disease in London W1

January 11th, 2012

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When you start out into the world of oral hygiene in London’s W1, you are trying to reduce the chances of serious complications occurring later on down the path. Along with your dentist, there is a good chance of avoiding this happening. You’ll find it written into the spiel on most tubes of toothpaste, the avoidance of plaque. This little devil is only the start of bad things to come in your mouth and if it is allowed to get a grip around your teeth, it can lead to deadlier dangers. It will soon start to lead to tooth decay and gum disease. At this point it is important to get this problem under control as quick as you can, otherwise, you are truly in trouble if periodontal disease gets a foot in the door. This will start to kill the tissues that support your teeth and then eat away at the jaws that support your teeth as well. It is treatable but there is a strong chance that your teeth will fall out. Recovering from the problem may require drastic actions such as bone and gum grafting, but even then, you are not fully ensured that it will save your teeth in the long run. Any sign of bleeding gums and toothache means that you are venturing into the world of periodontitis and means you should take immediate action in order to save your teeth. Your dentist will do all that they can to help you out, but in the end, it is down t you to keep your mouth as healthy as you can.

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Brushing to Health in London’s W1

January 5th, 2012

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Since the invention of the toothbrush and toothpaste, oral hygiene has been completely on the up and our mouths in London W1 have never been healthier. But even the way we brush has moved on radically with new modern brushes that have made the process an exact science in today’s world. The thing that dentists are consumed by is the removal of plaque from the teeth that will prevent further issues such as periodontal and gum disease from arising, and of course, make their lives a lot easier when treating you, and brushes have been developed in such a way as to ease plaque build up in the mouth. Just take a look at the range of brushes on sale right now- they are soft bristled, hard bristled and perfectly angled to get deeper in the mouth than ever before. They are colour coded so that they can tell you when to get a new one, but probably the best advancement has come with the introduction of the electric toothbrush. These too come in various guises; some rotate, some go back and forth, and there are even some that pulse will they go back and forth aimed specifically at removing plaque. Bit of a minefield, but check with your dentist first before slashing out on the latest gadgets, but it sure is a fact that you are now living amongst a world of toothbrushes that maximise your oral hygiene.

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Be gone Bad Breath from London’s W1

January 2nd, 2012

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To overcome bad breath in London W1, you must first understand what causes it in the first place. Usually poor oral hygiene is in the mix somewhere and if you are suffering from some form of tooth decay and/or gum disease, this can lead to toxins weeping into the mouth as well as drying up saliva. The mouth requires saliva to battle bacteria and without it, it is vulnerable to these problems a bad diet or heavy medication can also cause the mouth to dry out as well as those two ‘luxuries’ in life- smoking and drinking. One thing is for sure though- having bad breath means something somewhere is going badly wrong inside of you and needs to be looked at immediately. If you tackle your diet and habits first to rebuild your immune system, then the saliva levels should remain rich and while this is recovering you should try to keep the mouth as hydrated as much as you can by drinking plenty of water, sucking and chewing sugar free sweets and gums, whilst avoiding lot of caffeine based drinks. But it is in the oral hygiene based division where you should improve your game in order to have a chance of beating bad breath. From brushes to pastes to flossing, you should get the right tools and learn how to use them, and then back it up by trying out alternative methods such as incorporating herbal remedies into your daily regime.

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