The very idea of having a piece of metal inserted into the jaw bone sounds awfully painful and to those that don’t like going to the dentists in the first place, this must sound terrifying. When dental implants first came onto the scene, the operation could leave you looking like something out of a horror movie for months. Now however, technology has developed immensely and having this treatment has become easy, fairly pain-free and very widespread- you will find most dentists in Leeds offering you this treatment today. And the benefits of having it done are amazing, not just to the way you look and smile, but for the health of your mouth as well. When you lose a tooth, it’s important to replace it so that you can retain the structure of your face and to maintain the mouth’s occlusion (bite). It’s also important to prevent further things from going wrong after tooth loss- movement to the other teeth, infection and gum disease. Having an implant will last you for life and be the perfect foundation with which to house the new tooth. It can also help to retain other fittings in the mouth such as bridges and crowns. But for those that wear dentures, the dental implant has proved to be heavenly. Four or five in the mouth will enable the dentures to lock solidly and give extra freedom to the wearer who will be safe in the knowledge that they are not going to fall out.
If you’re one of the many people being seduced by the thought of having perfect teeth in central Leeds, then you are spoilt for choice, because there are an awful lot of options on offer to you. For a start, you need to get your teeth in straight first and there are some very fast and efficient aligners and braces on the market to get the job done; only then can you get the cosmetics required to give you that ‘model’ look. If your teeth are just a little discoloured, you can opt for some teeth bleaching at home, or at the dentists. More serious problems such as wear and tear, cracks or chips, can be treated by dental bonding or with dental veneers, and in a lot of dental surgeries, this can all be done in a couple of hours. Tooth loss is no longer a problem, as you can opt for a dental implant or a bridge to plug the gap. Looking after your teeth has become an exact science too. A dentist is there to make sure that your teeth are free from plaque and gum disease, things you may have missed at home, and they have an incredible array of modern treatments to make your visit comfortable and pain-free. The modern dentist is also abreast of new products on the market, so will be able to help you make the choices to keep your teeth in shape.
With all of the modern technology, pain-free treatments, modern sedation techniques and the fact that most dentists in the city of Leeds understand the worries of their patients, you’d have thought dental phobia would be a thing of the past- sadly this is not case and awkward patients will always make the dentist’s job very difficult to administer the correct health care to their patient’s mouths. Dental phobia will always be an uphill struggle for the dentist, but not as much for the person actually going through the experience. Phobias have a habit of feeding off each other and as soon as one is allowed to develop, it will cause others to manifest. There’s no point in wallowing in your phobias and letting them prevent you from getting the treatments and check-ups that are so important for the health of your mouth. What is required is professional advice and help and ironically, the best place to start is to go to your dentist for a chat- just by going into the surgery and talking, knowing that there is no treatment coming, can be beneficial in itself. The dentist can explain to you the way modern procedures work (most phobias are borne out of ancient treatments and the way people conceive them). They can help you to understand modern sedation techniques and explain to you that things have moved forward in the world of dentistry. If at that point you still are not convinced, your dentist can refer you to someone who can get to the very root of your phobias- in the end, dental phobia can be a dangerous threat to your health.
There are many ways to cover up the aging process of the teeth in; things like cracks and general wear and tear in your teeth can affect your confidence and leave you feeling depressed. But you could do no wrong by opting for porcelain veneers to get you up and out there again. It’s not an expensive treatment- it’s even available on the NHS and it’s an easy, painless experience. Your dentist will first shave away the tooth’s enamel and then take a ‘putty’ imprint to send away to the lab so that thy can make your veneers. Until then, you will have to wait a couple of weeks, whilst wearing false veneers, but this is nothing to worry about because as soon as you have the veneers cemented onto the surface of your teeth and look in the mirror for the first time, you will be overwhelmed by the transformation. Porcelain is a beautiful material. It looks so natural and compliments the mouth, leaving you with a smile you thought you had lost forever. And if you have worked yourself into an excited frenzy about having this treatment done to the point that you can’t wait those two weeks, find a dentist in Leeds that offers CEREC treatment and you can be in and out with new veneers in 2 hours!
If a lot of you were being honest in central Leeds, you probably expect the dentist to bail you out of trouble if something goes wrong in your mouths and they’re only to willing to do so. But what you would imagine, is they must get pretty well fed up when they see that you have made no effort at all to look after your own teeth at home and it’s not like the opportunity isn’t being laid on a plate for you, what with all the products on the market to help you out. It starts with a good brush and toothpaste that suit you and any condition you may have in your mouth. Okay, you don’t always get it right at first but it’s important to persevere until you do. Then there are dental flosses to help back up the brushing process, as they can reach into the areas that you and your brush can’t. The important factor here is that you are removing any bits of food that may be stuck deep between the teeth and avoiding any build of bacteria and plaque. Then you should take advantage of using a mouthwash for extra protection. This should be enough to stave off any major problems until your next check-up. Once you get into a routine of doing this at least twice a day, it should become as natural as putting your clothes on. But most important, you should see yourself and your dentist as allies, two people that work in unison and that are in it together to protect the health of your mouth and body.
There’s probably quite a few of us living in the city of Leeds that have skipped a dental check-up at some point of our lives- maybe we were forgetful, maybe we just couldn’t be bothered because we didn’t like the thought of having someone poking around in our mouths after a heavy weekend or maybe our phobia of dentists got the better of us once again. Well, lets just hope we all have a pretty good program of oral hygiene at home, because whatever the excuse for missing an appointment, it could come to bite us badly in the future. There are a myriad of reasons why we should keep seeing the dentist at least twice a year. For all our best efforts to keep our teeth clean, we should also remember that bacteria can start eating away at the surface of the teeth within 24 hours- if it is allowed to. Plaque also develops very quickly and soon forms tartar which in turn can cause gum disease and also tooth decay. These are things we wouldn’t know were happening until these problems really start to get out of control- toothache for one. Our dentist would spot this straight away and deal with it, maybe with a filling, clean and de-scale. But if any of the problems start advancing, to rectify them takes more intricate work. Our dentists are there for a reason and that’s to protect our teeth and help us look after the health of our mouths.
Yes, it’s the news you’ve been dreading for ages, you are going to have to get your teeth straightened. It can be quite harrowing having to wear braces, especially if you have to be a school while it’s happening, for not only do you have to put up with the playground ridicule, if the treatment is complex, you may be wearing them for around three years. But before you run off and hit the panic button, you may well like to take a look of the range of options that are around in Leeds to get your teeth sorted out. Choice will always come down to what your dentist thinks is the best option and what treatment you need and what you can afford, but here goes. Firstly, braces are either fixed for the duration or the can be removed at certain times during the day so that may affect your choice from the start. Fixed braces have come a long way from the bad old days using modern materials to sit discreetly in the mouth and the good thing about them from the health of your mouths point of view, they move the teeth slowly and precisely allowing the teeth to grow naturally as they move- but they do pose a problem when it comes to oral hygiene as they are hard to clean-persevere and you’ll master it. This is not a problem for the removable aligner however and if you happen to be able and lucky enough to opt for one of the ‘invisible’ aligners on the market, you’ll definitely be free from ridicule anywhere you go. Your dentist will be able to show you the choices at your disposal.
One of the more, tried and tested (and cheaper) methods of putting the smile back on your face in Leeds is to have cosmetic bonding. This is one of the most versatile ways of patching up the cosmetic problems you may have in your mouth. Bonding can cover a multiple of sins from chips, cracks, gaps, discoloration and wear and it has its own unique way of doing so by using resins. The dentist will first prepare your tooth and then lay the first layer of resin onto the tooth’s surface, that’s then cured with a heat lamp. The procedure is then repeated and repeated and repeated until there is enough to work with. The dentist will then sculpture the resin to the desired shape and once happy, the tooth will be polished and if necessary, stained to match the rest of the teeth in the mouth. Compared to having a veneers fitted, this method is not as durable and suceptible to staining, however being so cheap and unlike the veneer, any problems are repairable. The work can also be carried out in one sitting and very quickly too, which makes it very attractive for those people that work, to fit in any repairs needed in their dinner hour.
There are many devices on the market in central Leeds that promise to straighten your teeth in all manner of ways, but if you have just the odd tooth or two that has been annoying you for years, the odd one crooked or misaligned, a few gaps, you may well like to ask your dentist about the 6 months smile, for it does exactly that- work in around six months. After some x-rays and a consultation, you’ll be fitted with the device. Now, it works just like old-fashioned braces, fits like old-fashioned braces, but it sure doesn’t look like old-fashioned braces as it uses tooth colored ceramic plates and braces. Once it’s in the mouth, you have to be extra vigilant with your cleaning and ensure that food is removed from around your mechanism- your dentist will be able to help and advise you here, and then off you go! Every month you will have to spend 15 minutes in the chair so that your dentist can adjust the tension of the wire. This device works on the theory that traditional braces work more gently and sympathetically on the teeth than some of the modern aligners, so the design has kept this in mind and taken the old-fashioned brace to the next level. And for around £2000, it comes in a lot cheaper than most others.
There are a lot of things that go on in our bodies that we take for granted in Leeds; from walking, talking, digesting…we just expect our bodies to perform naturally, and this also goes for when we fall asleep at night, we naturally assume we’ll wake up the next morning rejuvenated. However, if you find yourself waking up with headaches, still tired, grumpy and then as the day progresses, you still feel fatigued, then this is a sign that your body may not be working quite so naturally when you were asleep and, you may be suffering from Sleep Apnea. This is a condition that involves the way the brainstem regulates the breathing in the lungs and then the way the blood is pumped around the body by the heart, and if one part of this is interfered with, it can intermittently stop you breathing up to 10 seconds at a time and as all three of these organs rely on each other to function, the whole body can become confused. This is extremely dangerous because it can lead to the heart failing altogether. One of the main ways is to keep the airwaves free at night; a dentist can prescribe a device to aid the breathing, in some cases, medication can help, but in serious cases, surgery may be required
