Hollywood Smile

Porcelain Veneers have become an incredibly popular and easy way to correct and improve your smile. Veneers are a thin porcelain shell that is bonded to the surface of the tooth. They have an instant effect on the look of your smile. Tooth veneers can be used to cover teeth that are crooked, damaged, discolored, crowded teeth and can be even used to fill big gaps between teeth. Any imperfection can be corrected.

Imagine. In just a short time, you can have a dazzling Hollywood smile . . . a smile that's been designed just for you. A smile that is straight, white and even. You'll be looking younger and feeling more confident. And it's all possible. With porcelain veneers.

Tooth Decay Prevention

Taking good care of your oral hygiene is crucial to prevent Decay as well as Gum disease.
The best way to do that is:
- Brush your teeth at least twice a day with a fluoride-containing toothpaste. Preferably, brush after each meal and especially before going to bed.

 
- Clean between your teeth daily with dental floss or inter-dental cleaners, such as the Oral-B Inter-dental Brush.

- Eat nutritious and balanced meals and limit snacks. Avoid carbohydrates such as candy, pretzels and chips, which can remain on the tooth surface. If sticky foods are eaten, brush your teeth soon afterwards.

- Check with your dentist about use of supplemental fluoride, which strengthens your teeth.









- Ask your dentist about dental sealants (a plastic protective coating) applied to the chewing surfaces of your back teeth (molars) to protect them from decay.

- Drink fluoridated water. At least a pint of fluoridated water each day is needed to protect children from tooth decay.

 
-Visit your dentist regularly for professional cleanings and oral exam.

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Caries

Dental caries are a disease where bacterial processes damage hard tooth structures leading to their breakdown.

This is due to multiple factors:
- Tooth surface
- Caries-causing bacteria
- Fermentable carbohydrates
- And Time.
Meaning when you eat, bacteria present in your mouth use carbs to fabricate acids responsible for the breakdown of the hard structures of the teeth and this process takes a certain time to reach a level where the decay is visible to the eye. Solution???

Teeth

According to Wikipedia- the free encyclopedia,Teeth (singular tooth) are small, calcified, whitish structures found in the jaws (or mouths) of many vertebrates that are used to break down food.
Teeth have to be very hard to withstand all the chewing and crunching of food. The hard material of the tooth is composed of calcium, phosphorus, and other mineral salts. 

We have four different types of teeth, each with a different function:

Incisors for cutting off bites of food.

Cuspids (sometimes called canines because of their long sharp points) for tearing food

Bicuspids (with two points) to tear and crush food

Molars with large relatively flat surfaces to crush and grind food.

The structures of the teeth can be damaged by infectious disease called Caries. What are Caries also known as Decay???