Personal Dental Care: You First, Before The Dentist
Personal Dental Care: You First, Before The Dentist
Most people think that it’s the dentist’s job to take
care of people’s teeth. It’s quite true but the fact
is, it’s the responsibility of every individual to
take care of his teeth first before going to the
dentist.
Simple personal dental care such as brushing and
flossing are enough to maintain the hygiene of the
mouth and teeth. Dentists are only for treating and
curing abnormalities and diseases of the mouth, as
well as for giving regular oral prophylaxis at least
twice a year.
If you would just depend on your dentist for the
hygiene of your mouth, you would surely be spending a
lot of money. As they say, prevention is better than
cure that’s why you should be responsible enough to
prevent cavities and other teeth and mouth-related
diseases from existing in your mouth.
Smile Like A Movie Star A lot of people dream of
having Julia Roberts’ million dollar smile. It’s not
actually difficult to achieve that kind of smile. As
long as you maintain proper personal hygiene and
regularly visit your dentist, it won’t be long before
you can achieve your very own movie star-like smile.
However, if you are not blessed with straight and
perfectly shaped teeth, do not lose hope! You can
still achieve your very own million dollar smile –
that is, if you can afford to spend some money to
“repair” your teeth.
Most movie stars who seem to have brilliant pearly
whites didn’t actually have those set of teeth
naturally. About 80% of the celebrities in the movie
industries have undergone teeth enhancing or teeth
restructuring just so they could flash their perfect
smiles on screen.
Although having one’s teeth look exactly like those
seen on TV can be a little bit expensive, if you can
afford it, then go ahead.
However, these kind of processes and procedures still
require healthy teeth as a base or foundation. Dentist
wouldn’t really go ahead with the procedure if they
see that the original teeth are brittle or damaged.
Before enhancing one’s teeth and making it look like a
movie star’s, dentists would still go back to the
basics and repair the damaged or decayed set of the
original teeth.
A Fence For Your Teeth Kids and teenagers are usually
the ones who are commonly seen with braces but there
are also a great number of adults who can be seen
wearing braces.
Although wearing braces can be quite awkward and can
make one feel as if his or her teeth has a fence
around it, braces are actually very effective in
aligning crooked teeth. People who have crooked teeth
can still achieve their million dollar smile by having
their teeth put in braces.
The duration of the braces in one’s teeth greatly
depends on the severity of the crookedness of the
teeth. When the braces are already taken off from the
mouth, retainers have to be worn in replacement of the
braces. Retainers need to be worn to reinforce the
alignment of the teeth.
To know more about personal dental care and other
dental services that may be useful to you, a visit to
your local dentist may just be what you need.
Investing in your teeth is actually something that
would boost your self-esteem and may even land you
your dream job.
