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Instant Orthodontics
Your bright, happy smile is one of your most precious attributes. But, as we go through life, your smile finds lots of enemies that can make it a pale imitation of the original. Discolored or chipped teeth, teeth that are pitted, misaligned, or simply crooked are among the most common conditions that may make you self-conscious about your smile. Of course, the only way to hide you teeth is to not smile which is hardly an option.
Porcelain veneers could be the answer. Veneers are super-strong, ultra-thin pieces of sculpted porcelain that fit over the front of your teeth. They're extremely durable, easy to maintain and have often been called instant orthodontics because they can straighten severely crooked teeth in two weeks...not in two years! If you're ever tempted to hide your smile. please come and see us for a consultation.
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top left: This diastema (space between teeth) can be corrected through the construction and placement of cosmetic veneers.
middle left: The veneer is bonded to a prepared tooth by curing it with a special light for about 60 seconds (left). With a veneers you retain the strength of your natural teeth. The enamel is only modified about 0.5 mm (right).
bottom left: Veneers are polished and look just like natural teeth. What can take months or years of wearing braces can be corrected with veneers in as little as two to three office visits.
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My lower front teeth before and after 6 veneers. Why wear braces for a year, and wear retainers in-definitely, when I had this done in two one-hour visits, two weeks apart. I have had no drifting since I placed the Porcelain Veneers and wear no retainer.
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A Hershey's Kiss
It's so depressing: "This snack will ruin your health. That dessert will clog your whatever." So here's some good news for us all. Chocolate may actually be good for your teeth. It contains tannins, a compound that helps prevent cavity-causing bacteria from sticking to the teeth and gums. When mixed with sugar, tannins reduce the bacteria that cause dental and gum disease. But don't let this good news fool you! After eating chocolate and other sweets, you still need to brush your teeth.
Even better news? Kissing has been linked to the prevention of tooth decay! Because it stimulates the flow of saliva that naturally buffers and neutralizes the acid produced by oral bacteria, kissing helps reduce the incidence of cavities. Saliva also washes out the mouth, and helps remove the cavity-causing food particles that accumulate after meals. So kissing is actually nature's cleansing process. Stuck for a partner? Chew sugar-free gum. It can stimulate the mouth to produce three times the regular amount of saliva.
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