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City of Leeds dentists ensure long-term oral health with dental check ups

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

For enduring oral health, regular visits to your dentist are vital. Without check ups by a specialist, you could be compounding existing health problems with your teeth. Having healthy teeth allows you painless eating, drinking and talking. They look better too and you will be able to smile with confidence. Make an appointment today to safeguard the health of your mouth.

Effective care of your teeth at home is vital and can be achieved with regular flossing and brushing. Brush your teeth twice a day for three minutes and, to ensure that you have reached the parts that toothbrushes cannot, floss. To compliment this, a visit to your dentist every six months is crucial. At some point in our lives, 90% of us will suffer from gum disease, proving that we need to do more to protect our teeth.

Seeing a City of Leeds dentist every six months will do more to help ensure lasting oral health. They will give your teeth and gums a thorough examination for signs of disease, locating any problems early. Dentists are trained too to spot signs of oral cancer; a condition which, if diagnosed early, can be effectively treated. Allowing your dentist the chance to diagnose any problems swiftly lessens your chance of having to undergo invasive procedures.

Make an appointment every six months and you and your dentist can stay on top of your oral health. There’s no need to be embarrassed if you have not had an appointment for several years; it’s not too late to start addressing your dental hygiene and ensure long-lasting healthy teeth and gums which will allow you to live well and smile with confidence.

Dental Implants and their advantages. By a Leeds Central dentist

Monday, July 5th, 2010

A Dental Implant is a dental science advance developed in the 1960s, and is still a popular and preferred method of permanently replacing teeth says a Leeds Central dentist. Many people cannot stand to have dentures, so they either suffer in silence or they can have a dental implant. The procedure is not complicated, but it isn’t quick either, it takes between 3-6 months to complete and is available to most people who have a strong jaw bone. It involves a Titanium plate being slid under the gum and screwed straight into the jaw bone. The Titanium reacts with the bone and produces new tissue that grows over it and integrates it into the jaw. In the plate are one or a series of pre-drilled and screwed holes. 3 to 6 months after this, the gum line is opened up again and posts are then screwed into the holes and glued to set them. Then the dentist will complete that operation and slide the newly designer made ceramic teeth into position. These too are glued on to seal them in place. Now you have a set of unique, better than the original, teeth. They require no more looking after than your original teeth, that’s just flossing, brushing and rinsing; they are not subject to interior infection and are easily replaceable if they become accidentally damaged. They really are a wonder of dental science and research, and definitely a good alternative to dentures for anyone who has problems with artificial teeth on a plate.