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The varied world of Braces in Leeds

Monday, December 31st, 2012

Orthodontics is that wonderful field of dentistry in Leeds that deals with getting your teeth straight at all costs in order to protect your occlusion (bite) for the rest of your life and to do this involves the wearing of braces or an aligner. If the treatment you need is very complex, you will be fitted with a bespoke brace in order to get you through your complicated procedure and it could take a few years to complete; many of the traditional fixed braces also take their time, but this means your teeth will be moved with extreme accuracy and precision and will ensure your teeth stay in place for the rest of your life. But there are fixed braces such as the 6 months smile and Damon that get the job done faster, yet work in similar ways. But it is when you move into the field of aligners that things really get interesting. Fixed braces, though brilliant in what they do, often look ugly in the mouth, but if you use Clearstep or Invisalign, you can barely see them in the mouth at all, plus they come with the added bonus of being removable whenever it suits you- they work fast too. All of these though work to a time where the teeth aren’t likely to spring back after the gadget has been removed, which can’t be said about the Inman aligner though: a retainer has to be worn to stop this from happening but there is a good reason for this though- the Inman can get the job done in as little as 6 weeks! You should talk to your dentist about all of these to find out what one is best for you.

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The benefits of the 6 Months Smile in the City of Leeds

Sunday, December 30th, 2012

If you have to wear braces, you’d like to think that there must be something else out there other than the traditional fixed braces that make you look like you’ve had the scaffold team in, something more demure; and also something that isn’t going to take years to complete. Well then you should take a look at the 6 Months Smile which is available now in the city of Leeds. It has all the good qualities of traditional braces but with a totally modern make-over. The plates that fit onto the teeth are made from clear ceramics for discretion and then joined together with an equally discreet wire that is anchored at the rear of the mouth. As the treatment progresses, the wire is tightened regularly by your dentist to keep the teeth on the move and they move fast too- in about 6 months. Though this brace addresses all manner of problems such as overcrowding and biting issues, it is primarily designed to deal with teeth that look out place when you smile, which is what makes this brace so attractive. Like all fixed braces, you’ll need to be extra vigilant when it comes to oral hygiene, but you will get the hang of it and besides, you’ll only be wearing for half a year!

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Placement of a Crown in Central Leeds

Saturday, December 29th, 2012

Everything that is done behind the closed doors of a dental surgery in central Leeds, other than keeping your teeth and gums free of decay, is aimed at ensuring that your jaws bite together correctly- your occlusion, and when you suffer from tooth decay or tooth loss, it is important to rebuild or replace the tooth in order to keep your bite true. To do this, you will need to have a crown fitted and it will also keep your smile looking vibrant as well. Now if you have the money and the inclination, you can choose whatever material you like to have your crown made from, but for the rest of us, there are three ways you can go with this. Porcelain looks totally natural alongside the rest of your teeth and there are two types to choose from, full porcelain or porcelain-over-metal. Both look wonderful, although the latter is designed for strength and would be normally placed in the mouth which undergoes a lot of biting and chewing forces. The other option is to go for gold; again, very strong but also, people seem to see it as a status symbol and like to show it of, which is why you will see it on the front teeth of some people. All do the job however and ensure that your mouth remains healthy.

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The craft of Oral Pathology in Leeds

Friday, December 28th, 2012

Behind the basic and complex treatments that you take for granted every time you plonk yourself into the dentist’s chair, behind the scenes is a whole world of dentistry going on and the immense work that goes on in labs, is fed into dental surgeries everywhere and the information gathered goes into making your visits in Leeds easy and comfortable. One such field of dentistry is oral pathology that deals with diseases in the mouth that can affect your health- and it’s a very broad field, because every millimetre of the mouth is taken into account in order that problems can be diagnosed and then treated accordingly. The subject matter in the list of areas studied numbers well over a hundred and then, there are the combinations of each of these as well. It also relates to diseases around the body as well and how this can impact on your oral health. This changes yet again when taking into account people who have severe medical problems already. Essentially, to make a correct diagnosis when disease is present in the mouth and how the problem is treated and medicated may work for one person, but may render another paralysed- it’s a very thin line. But by the good work that pathologist’s are doing in this field, it narrows down the chances of things going wrong during treatments……….hopefully!

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Recovering from Maxillofacial Surgery in the City of Leeds

Thursday, December 27th, 2012

Not everyone goes through life unscathed in the city of Leeds and we will all pick up things along the way, that’s if we haven’t already been born into a world with problems already. We will certainly have problems arise with our teeth but hopefully not serious ones. However, there is a specialised field in dentistry there to help when severe issues crops up and it goes under the name maxillofacial surgery. If you are born with defects to your mouth, and to the rest of your body from the neck up, this surgery will endeavour to put things right again. It is also used if these parts of the body suffer from severe injury, or the face has been left deformed by diseases such as oral cancer. The idea of maxillofacial surgery is to reconstruct and it does this in two ways. The main thing first is to get your parts working as they used to; for example, damage to the jaw requires it not only to function right, but also ensure that the occlusion remains true as well so that there is limited stress to the jaw joints in the future. Second, aside from ensuring the function side of the surgery, it’s also important, in the case of the mouth and face, that they look okay too.

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Understanding Dental care in the City of Leeds

Wednesday, December 26th, 2012

In order to maintain the health of your teeth and gums in the city of Leeds, you will have to understand the principles of dental care, the first part of which you carry out at home. The way you manage your oral hygiene is integral to your future health and it starts with the basics: your toothbrush and paste are important so it is essential that you get these right from the beginning; there are a lot of brushes to choose from and there are toothpastes for every condition so make sure you choose wisely and then you’ll be well on your way. Then come your back up products of dental floss, inter-dental brushes and mouthwashes and as long as you use these at least twice a day, it should be enough to keep your mouth healthy. Having a few herbal products lying around the house as well can help to diffuse any niggling problems that may arise, especially in the gums. The second part of your dental care can be found at your dentists. They can clean, de-scale and polish your teeth professionally, covering anything you may have overlooked at home. Of course, if there are things that are wrong, your dentist can fix your teeth and prevent further damage from decay and disease. The two of you should act as a team and in the end, it will be your teeth and gums that will win out.

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Aesthetics and Dentistry in Leeds

Tuesday, December 25th, 2012

Cosmetic dentistry in Leeds covers so many areas of your mouth, but all with one thing in mind- caring for how your teeth look. This aesthetics of dentistry start as early as having braces fitted; yes, this treatment primarily is designed to control and care for your ‘bite’, but is about the aesthetics too and like an orthodontist, a cosmetic dentist will take one look at you, get you to smile and then make notes on exactly what can be done to give you the ‘perfect’ smile. If your teeth are straight, then the efforts are concentrated on other problems such as discolouration, gapping or tooth loss. Teeth whitening is the way to go if your teeth are in good shape, but it won’t work so well if your teeth are looking tired from years of wear and tear. To knock these into place will require dental veneers or cosmetic bonding to cover your problems up. Then there is the problem of tooth loss and when you smile, this can serious impair the way you look. If the loss is minor, a partial denture will be a simple replacement, but is you want something solid in place, a dental implant in conjunction with a bridge or a crown will give your look that extra solidity. But the whole image doesn’t stop at the teeth, especially as you get older: your lips may well start to get wrinkled, but you can make your forty something lips the new twenty something lips with a little BOTOX or dermal fillers for the complete look.

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Brushing those Teeth in Central Leeds

Sunday, December 23rd, 2012

Without being too patronising, but can you really say that you are brushing your teeth correctly? Odd question to ask maybe, but there are people in central Leeds that do tend to get lazy about this most simple, yet important task. 1: starting with hand held brushes, it is important to get one that suits you, whether it is angled or straight; but it is more important however that you get the right strength of bristle for your teeth and gums. 2: when you brush, the bristles should be brought down from the gums and onto the teeth to start with and old-school techniques state you should brush up and down. 3: it’s always good to brush in front of the mirror so you can see how your technique fairs and that you are brushing all the areas. Of course, all of this may sound terribly old-fashioned because today the electric brush has come of age. There are all types of brushes you can buy, that will do all of the things mentioned, but it is still good to use a mirror at first. It doesn’t sound hard at all, but you must ensure that you get to all areas of your teeth and gums, and give yourself a fighting chance against plaque, tooth decay and gum disease.

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The real skill behind Oral Hygiene in Leeds

Saturday, December 22nd, 2012

In Leeds, you are constantly being reminded of new products available to help you with you’re oral hygiene: on the TV, in magazines and in the shops. Although it can seem a little over-kill, it isn’t a bad thing either: new and better products come out every month and so it is good that you are reminded of all these current trends- that’s as long as you take notice. A lot of people don’t like change and tend to stick to what they know, which when it comes to oral hygiene can see you come unstuck. You start with a toothbrush and if you take a good look around, there are some gems on the market, especially in the electric range, so it’s best to ‘try and see’ first to get one that suits you. Toothpastes are also diversifying, so again, read what they are designed to do and then try them before settling on the best for you. Then you can back these up with dental flosses, inter-dental brushes and mouthwashes. As you know, using these products three times a day, especially after meals, is ample enough to keep problems at bay- and learn how to use them properly too; it’s amazing how bad some people are at using their brushes correctly and should you need advice about how you are going about all of this, then ask your dentist; they are not only there to patch you up should you get all of this wrong, but they can also advise you on what you are doing wrong as well.

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The story of Angle Orthodontics in the fair City of Leeds

Friday, December 21st, 2012

As more and more information is shared around the world concerning orthodontics, so then too does the subject matter become more splintered and research is conducted into minute areas of the mouth and how braces work within those areas. Though most braces and aligners claim to be bespoke to the wearer, they are manufactured on the basis that most people are basically the same and that they will fit around about 6 different arch sizes in the mouth that have been statistically charted after an intense amount of surveying. Yes the wiring and pads in braces can be tweaked to a certain client’s requirements, but the core of the brace/aligner remains constant based on the results of these surveys. In the city of Leeds for example, there are only a few variations in the size of arch of the mouth in the whole population against which a certain type of braces is designed to fit. The point of all this angle orthodontics though is to ascertain whether or not some braces can be ill fitting and if so, how it could affect the overall results once a treatment is over. If the plate of a brace doesn’t fit right, does that mean that then the treatment is working wrongly? Orthodontists will often take castings of your teeth, but rarely of the arch in your mouth. If you ever feel that once the fitting is in yet feels compromised, then you need to say so, otherwise, the final outcome could actually be compromising your bite as opposed to bettering it.

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