Archive for the 'Dental Health' Category

December 10th, 2010

When should you call your Dentist?

Posted by editor in Dental Health

by mheo soriano Dental and gum diseases should never be neglected as they may worsen if not treated immediately. Meet your dentist ASAP when you get these symptoms • When you have red, tender or swollen gums • When your gums bleed when you are regularly brushing and flossing • When your gums are pulling [...]


October 10th, 2010

A Restorative Benefit from Veneers

Posted by editor in Dental Health

By mheo soriano Aside from being visually pleasing, dental veneers also serves a functional purpose by protecting the surface of a damaged tooth. Sometimes veneers can replace the need for a dental crown, thus eliminating the need for more invasive tooth preparation. And because dental veneers are so thin, they might require little or-no tooth [...]


July 10th, 2010

Other oral health care tips

Posted by editor in Dental Health

by mheo soriano Brushing and flossing are regular methods of good dental care and oral health. To further improve your oral health you may also want to consider these oral health tips: • Try using an interdental cleaner, such as a dental picks or dental stick which are especially designed to clean in-between your teeth. [...]


December 10th, 2009

Veneers vs Whitening?

Posted by editor in Dental Health

by mheo soriano Teeth whitening is a process that whitens mildly discolored teeth. Cosmetic dentists will usually steer some people who are interested in veneers to the simpler alternative of whitening, perhaps combined with some simple orthodontic alignment. The placement of dental veneers requires the “shaping” of all teeth which are fitted with the custom-designed [...]


September 10th, 2009

Dental Veneers 101

Posted by editor in Dental Health

by mheo soriano What are Dental Veneers? Dental veneers, or sometimes called tooth veneers are bonded onto the teeth so to create a cosmetic improvement for teeth that are discolored, worn, chipped, or misaligned. There are two most commonly used materials in the manufacturing of dental veneers; composite resin and porcelain. Porcelain veneers and composite [...]


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