Tobacco is no good. Anyone will tell you that, even the ones who consume it. Even if they don’t say it, they know it. Smoking, we have said many times, is bad for your smile. Any type of tobacco consumption is. Let me paint a grim picture for you on the ill-effects tobacco has on [...]

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What makes your smile dull. Here are a few culprits:

Yellow teeth: Yes, this is the most common hindrance to a perfect smile. In fact, there are a lot of people who cover their mouths when smiling.
Chipped or broken teeth: Chipped, uneven, and worn out teeth are another reason that makes people shy away from smiling.
Wide [...]

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What are dental crowns?
Dental crowns are restorations for teeth that have been severely affected by cavities or badly broken or damaged. The crown essentially restores the shape of the teeth by filling in the gaps. The adjacent teeth’s shape and structure help design the perfect crowns. A crown is typically made of porcelain. However, crowns [...]

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You must have come across prose and poetry at some point of time describing one of those perfect smiles. Who doesn’t want that perfect smile? Yet, we would take care of our Tuscan more than we would take care of our teeth. Wouldn’t you want your teeth to survive as long as the Tuscan, even [...]

A dental implant is basicly an artificial tooth root. They are used in prosthetic dentistry to anchor in restorations that look like a tooth or a group of teeth. Professor Per-Ingvar Branemark from Sweden discovered that titanium could be easily fused into bone which forms a structural and functional connection between the titanium implant and [...]

Dental implants are becoming increasingly common, but what are they really?
The simplest answer is that, when a tooth is completely lost because of severe decay or an injury or accident, a dental implant can be used by the dentist to create a permanent replacement for the lost tooth. Unlike a partial denture that needs to [...]

Are you missing teeth but not wanting to get dentures? Don’t worry, you don’t have to if you get dental implants. Of course, dental implants will cost you a little more than dentures, but you will find that they are superior in many ways.

Dental implants are permanently implanted. Your false teeth will [...]

Pearly whites that are not so white, damaged or misshapen teeth, chipped teeth, missing teeth, these are not problems that you have to live with. Cosmetic dentistry can fix them and it is probably easier, less painful and less time consuming than you imagined.
One relatively minor problem that can have major consequences for our [...]

Of all the dental procedures you can get, dental implants are probably the most expensive. The cost of the procedure is often compounded by the fact that most forms of dental insurance will not cover the cost of implants. There are, however, some very good reasons for getting dental implants.
Dental implants are [...]

A lot of people are put off the prospect of dental implants because of the nature of the treatment. A dental implant is quite simply a tiny screw that is implanted in your jaw. The screw is constructed from titanium so as to minimize the chance that it would be rejected by [...]