While traditional dentistry is focused on preventing, diagnosing and treating oral disease, cosmetic dentistry focuses on improving the appearance of a person’s teeth, smile and mouth. At the Aurora Family Health Centre we offer both traditional dentistry and cosmetic dentistry. Cosmetic dentistry may also have restorative benefits. For example, dental fillings are a common procedure used to treat decayed teeth. In the past, most dental fillings were composed primarily of gold, amalgam and other materials that left visible dark spots on the teeth.

Latest Dental Treatments

Today, you can select fillings made of porcelain or composite materials that closely match the color of your teeth, thus maintaining the natural appearance of your teeth and smile. It is now common for many people to cloose to have their older fillings replaced with newer, tooth-colored fillings to enhance their oral appearance. Today’s cosmetic dental treatments are more durable and predictable than in past years, due to technological advancements in natural-looking, tooth colored dental materials.

Cosmetic Dental Treatment Procedures

Cosmetic treatments currently in use at the Aurora Family Health Centre include: Teeth Whitening: Teeth are often stained from smoking, food, drink, or poor dental hygiene. Bleaching the teeth can enhance the appearance of your smile. Composite Bonding: Chipped, broken, discolored or decayed teeth may be repaired or have their appearance corrected using a procedure called composite bonding. Dental Veneers: Composite or porcelain laminates that are adhesively bonded to the surface of a tooth to correct and repair chips and cracks will improve a worn appearance or severe tooth discoloration. Veneers may also be recommended if you have gaps between your teeth. Inlays/Onlays: Inlays and onlays made from porcelain or composite materials are a long-lasting yet cosmetic way to provide a “filling” to teeth with tooth decay or similar structural damage. Dental Implants: Dental implants are artificial tooth root replacements that are used as part of a prosthetic approach to compensate for tooth loss. We invite you to visit our office to discuss the many ways we can help you to achieve the smile you’ve always dreamed of having.

A dental implant is an artificial tooth root replacement and is used mainly in prosthetic dentistry to support restorations that resemble a tooth or group of teeth. In simple terms, it’s nothing more than a metal shape placed into the jaw bone acting as an anchor for a false tooth or a set of false teeth. To replace a single missing tooth, a series of missing teeth, or for repairing the entire mouth, implants are the best choice.

The Need for Dental Implants

As people grow older, the dental mechanism wears out and the need arises for a permanent dental replacement system. Dentures and removable bridges cannot be relied upon as they are loose and unstable. Here is where implants come into the picture. Dental implants can serve people with replacements that are both functional and esthetic. Anyone in reasonable health who wants to replace missing teeth can undergo implantation. The only thing is that you must have enough bone in the area of the missing teeth to provide for the anchorage of the implants. People in whom all the teeth are missing are excellent candidates for dental implants, but today, they are used to replace small bridges, removable partial dentures and even missing single teeth.

Types of Dental Implants

There are several types of dental implants, but the two major ones are Osseo integrated implant and the fibro integrated implant. Osseo integrated implants are the ones that grows bone right up to the implant surface. In this case there is no scar tissue, cartilage or ligament fibres dwell between the bone and implant surface. As Osseointegration happens, the implant is well fused with the bone. Titanium, which is strong and easily fuse with bone is the metal used for dental implantations. Osseo integrated implants are the most widely recognized and successful implants today. Usually it takes four to six months period to complete this type of dental restoration treatments.
Subperiosteal implant and the blade implant are the fibro integrated types. Contact your dental practitioner for more information on types of dental implants and the ones that fits your bill.

Gaps between your teeth can be embarrassing and at the same time annoying. To some the effect can be so overwhelming that they shy away from friends and social gatherings. But its not at all a worry anymore as advanced dental treatment methods are now available to close teeth gaps. Considering each patient’s gap condition your orthodontist will decide which dental procedure best suits you. Dental bonding, dental veneers, dental crowning and orthodontics can be used to close the dental gaps. But being the cost-effective and easier one dental bonding captures much attention. And it is the most commonly used method to hide tooth gaps, so most patients prefer it. Apart from hiding gaps, gap bonding is employed in situations like:

• Masking teeth cracks
• Concealing tooth stains
• Protracting teeth if it is required
• Tooth whitening
• Act as a preventive to further damage
• Strengthen and protect roots
• For fixing chipped, decayed, broken, misshapen teeth.

Dental Bonding

Dental bonding is simply the process of adding resin plastic, which will blend perfectly into the existing teeth that to be reshaped. The composite material selected will be conditioned to the tooth forming a bond hence the name ‘bonding’. Whether the patient is looking to repair only a single tooth or he/she wants several teeth to be bonded, the technique is applicable. It only takes a single visit to your dentist. The cause factors of each gap case will be different, so are the remedies. Remember, only a proven dental specialist can recommend you a solid gap bonding treatment plan, else the result can be harmful in more ways than one.

Benefits of Dental Bonding

Dental bonding can provide patients with an improved dental appearance that is functional and esthetic. Its a fact that the demand for gap bonding has been on the increase with every passing year. As our lifespan increases, the need for some type of dental bonding treatments becomes very important to keep our teeth in the pink of health. Anyone in reasonable health who wants to fill the gap between teeth can undergo gap bonding.

Patient oral hygiene plays an important role in orthodontic treatment time and the quality of orthodontic results. Implementation of quality oral hygiene program by your dental hygienist is beneficial to all parties involved in the treatment, including patient/parent, dentist and orthodontist. Success of such is program is not confined to patient clinical visits, but applies to good oral hygiene habits at home. At our office, emphasis is on patient education, encouragement, and building on their success at home.

We find better compliance from the patient with positive reinforcement and establishing routines that help them achieve their desired result. Please feel free to contact our office for further information.
Dr. Yazdani

Orthodontics is a branch of dentistry that in general is concerned with the growth of the teeth, jaws and face. A specialized medical field, orthodontics is hugely popular the world over cutting across age groups. Statistics show both adults and children alike are turning to this dental specialty in large numbers and at very rapid rates. The reason simply is that there is a lot on offer other than improving the oral health.

Benefits of Orthodontics

Orthodontic treatment can focus on dental displacement only, or can deal with the control and modification of facial growth. It can be carried out for purely aesthetic reasons as well as for practical reasons. Orthodontics adds to your aesthetics by improving the general appearance of teeth and face. Practically it is prescribed to provide the patient with a functionally improved bite. Also it helps to look after the long-term health of the teeth, gums and jaw joints, by spreading the biting pressure over all the teeth.

Dental Conditions Requiring Orthodontic Treatment

On to some dental conditions that require the healing hand of orthodontics. Protruded upper front teeth, Crowding, Asymmetry, Deep bite, Reverse bite, Open bite and Impacted teeth are some of the common problems for which orthodontic treatments are prescribed.

Orthodontic Treatment Methods

Typical treatment methods include the use of braces. A brace is a plate with delicate wires and springs attached, which move the teeth using gentle pressure.  They come in both fixed and removable types. Fixed braces are used most while removable ones can be taken out and cleaned. In addition, functional appliances are used to help the jaws grow and improve way the upper and lower teeth meet. At the end of treatment, Retainers are worn by the patients to hold their teeth in the new position.

Better Bites & Disarming Smiles

Thus, it’s all about making the best of your teeth, about making your jaws in perfect harmony with your mouth to give you the best biting experience. Now once you bite together correctly, you eat more comfortably and care for your teeth and gums more easily. And guess what, a truly disarming smile is what you would have in your armory.

So for all the folks in search of the best bites and disarming smiles, orthodontics is your road to riches. Off you go folks!

As Ogden Nash so succinctly puts it, dental problems can prove to be such a torture, both of the mind and the body. And unless you give due care to your dental apparatus you are inviting serious trouble that will hamper your health. Reason enough for everyone to practice safe oral hygiene and learn how to be in the prime of dental health.

What is Dental Hygiene?

Dental hygiene includes all the processes for keeping the mouth clean and healthy. It involves taking good care of your teeth, gums and the related structures of the mouth. Good dental hygiene is necessary for the prevention of dental caries, periodontal diseases, bad breath and other dental problems. Proper dental health is not only important to our healthy physical looks; it is essential to the well being of the entire body.

Dental Hygiene Habits

It is important to get into a regular habit of good dental hygiene. The three main steps in maintaining good dental hygiene are tooth brushing, flossing teeth, and visiting your dentist regularly. Brushing your teeth at least twice a day, with a soft-tufted brush and fluoride paste is a basic way of keeping oral problems at bay. Floss after brushing at least once a day, and by the way twice a day would be just fine. Cleaning the tongue and rinsing with mouthwash too can keep your mouth free of germs. Eating a well balanced healthy diet is also important. Limit the amount of sugary foods and drinks that you have for these are the things that bacteria thrive on leading to tooth decay. And last but not the least, be regular with your dentist, he is the man who can for sure make you smile more.

Child Dental Care

As with all other aspects of health, children need to be specially attended to in case of dental hygiene too. Good dental hygiene habits should begin before your child’s first tooth comes in. Wiping your baby’s gums with a soft damp cloth after feedings helps to prevent the buildup of bacteria. When teeth appear, start using a soft children’s toothbrush twice a day.

Simple But Effective Dental Care Steps

These are simple yet easy steps that can do a lot in making you a healthy human being. Still, people suffer due to sheer laziness and lack of knowledge towards proper dental care, with mostly the children and at times adults who often do not pay enough attention to teeth care. Observing these basics is the answer. Do it and the difference is there to be experienced.