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Bleaching is not harmful to your teeth, assuming no halogen lamps or laser are used! Old techniques: Bleaching gel, which used to be (and still is) applied to teeth, is dried using laser or halogen lamps. This supposedly „activates“ the gel. But this is not true! The light dries out the tooth,which looks whiter for a very short period. The whitening effect only holds for about 1-2 days, once the tooth starts absorbing moisture, it turns darker. Drying out a tooth can damage it and the tooth nerve. - This...

Receding gums can have many causes, but cleaning alone won’t help! Some things that may cause your gums to recede are * untreated periodontitis * faulty tooth positioning * anomalies in dental enamel (protrusions, bubbles) * generally any kind of illness such as HIV, diabetes, or nicotine dependency - During the second trimester of pregnancy, hormonal changes also make a woman more susceptible to illnesses of the gums.  But proper therapy can help to prevent receding gums during pregnancy! - Depending...

Always talk into your dentist’s right ear instead of their left! Whether your dentist lives in London, Dublin, NY or wherever, no matter which rating you’ve read here, always talk into your dentist’s right ear! Requests heard through the right ear are more likely to be heard and granted. This is because sounds coming into the right ear are processed by the left side of the brain, and the left side contains the area involved in language comprehension and establishing contacts. - The...

Receding bone around implants Bone sometimes tends to recede slightly around implants. You may not even feel any pain! About 0.2 mm a year is considered „normal“. This is usually attributable to the implant system used, for example Astra® and Ankylos® implants hardly cause any recession at all. Actually, these systems often cause bone to accrue beyond the head of the implant, due to the conical connection of the abutments. Watch a video on this topic here. - If bone recedes more than 0.2 mm,...

Permanent or removable dentures? Cost of dentures, free dentures, Chinese dentures, cheap dentures – common queries, but the most important question is: permanent or removable? Patients are often faced with a choice among different types of dentures, either removable ones or ones that stay in the mouth. Here the pros and cons at a glance: – Permanent Pros: comfortable, looks better, good for your self-esteem Cons: usually very expensive - Removable Pros: usually cheaper Cons: a reminder that...