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A round-up of June 2011's best dental news

June is proving to be a busy month for interesting dental news, and we're only just halfway through it!

Holly's new braces pride

TV presenter Holly Willoughby has proudly announced that she is wearing braces.

The This Morning Star used Twitter to tell her fans and followers: "Brace yourselves. I've got braces… eek!"

A picture of the 30-year-old's happy smile accompanied the tweet and yet there was little sign of the braces in the photo.

This was because she has had invisible orthodontic braces fitted. People looking to copy Holly's discreet braces look should check out braces such as those made by Invisalign. London dentist Ethicare provides Invisalign treatment and might well experience a surge in demand now that Holly has gone public.

Ms Willoughby is understandably keen to maintain her smile's dazzling impact. In May she topped a British Dental Health Foundation poll to discover who the public think has the most welcoming smile, pipping second-placed Kelly Brook.

(In the male category, David Beckham and Prince William finished joint top.)

Taking the pain out of dental injections

A new system to reduce the pain of the anaesthetic injection given by dentists to patients has won a health award.

John Meechan, a senior lecturer at Newcastle University, told Radio Four's Today programme that it's not the needle going in which causes the stinging sensation that makes the prospect of having dental work done so frightening for many patients.

Dr Meechan stressed that the needle causes very little pain and can be masked quite easily with surface anaesthetic – rubbing cream on your gum.

It is the acidity of the anaesthetic in the syringe itself which causes the stinging sensation when it enters the tissues.

And, surprisingly, the solution is acidic purely for storage reasons – the anaesthetic solution loses its effectiveness if stored in a non-acidic environment.

Dr Meechan and his colleagues claim to have reduced the pain by developing a syringe which adds a neutralising solution to the anaesthetic just before it is injected into the patient's mouth.

The concept is not a new one but the award has been granted because the researchers at Newcastle have come up with a way of putting the anaesthetic and the neutralising solution in one syringe – other systems have been more cumbersome.

If you don't understand all this, don't worry, it's just good to hear Dr Meechan summarise the concept's success by saying: "It's not painful and it works quicker."

The Newcastle research team is hopeful that the invention will be mass-produced soon.

End of National Smile Month

While the dental world looks forward to saying hello to the new syringe invention, it's time to say goodbye to National Smile Month which ended on June 15th.

We will all miss learning about National Smile Month polls such as the one conducted to find out the thinks which make Brits smile the most (a simple bar of chocolate, followed by "seeing a loved one").

And how can we forget the findings of the poll organised to find out the most popular use for old toothbrushes ("scrubbing bathroom tiles").

Let's hope the rest of the month brings us more dental news to smile about!

 

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Whiter Teeth Solution To Brighter Smile

A simple solution for a brighter smile is certainly whiter teeth. Read this site if you want teeth whitening dentist information.

 

We all hope for a gorgeous smile and many of us feel like our teeth are not as bright as we would like. Tooth discoloration may be caused by biological factors (your genetics just did not provide for sparkling white teeth) or environmental factors, like coffee, red wine, or tea.

 

Whether your teeth are a bit discolored or far from the shade you want, whitening your teeth is probably something you've had in mind for a while. Teeth can also become discolored as we get older. Thankfully, whitening your teeth may aid in deducting years from your looks.

 

When you decide to whiten your teeth, you should see your dentist to assist in the process. The dentist will make a cast of both your lower and your upper teeeth. These are then sent off to a laboratory. To get a closer look on professional teeth whitening visit this site.

 

The dental laboratory takes your impression models and makes a cast identical to your teeth. From the casts, trays are created from a plastic material. The lab sends these trays to your dentist.

 

The dentist will demonstrate the proper method of putting the trays in your mouth and offer suggestions on the manner of using the kit. It's as simple as applying whitening gel with the provided syringes into the mold on each teeth you want whitened. Then you put the trays in your mouth before bed and wear them overnight.

 

You keep doing this until your teeth are as white as you would like. In general, patients see results literally overnight; but the treatments can continue from two to three weeks. If the discoloration is caused by tetracycline or fleurosis, the process will take much longer-- up to six months.

 

Should the person be planning on having restorative work done after the whitening, it is recommended that such work be postponed for a couple of weeks to permit the color to stabilize. In most cases, this treatment is a one off. Studies done on the long-term effects of teeth whitening show that many patients still had white teeth years after the treatments.

 

Some people will have some degree of sensitivity in the beginning of, or at some point into, the treatment. The sensitivity is typically tolerable and will disappear once treatment ends. Sensodyne toothpaste really helps to sooth this problem.

 

In addition to having a whitening treatment done by your dentist, there are products offered over the counter which are considered very safe. It is questionable if they can achieve the same degree of whitening. In most cases, these over the counter products will not yield a great change in tooth shade, although you could see a little reduction of the stains and perhaps a very small amount of teeth whitening.

 

If you are going to try an at-home product, try one with mouth trays you can mold to your particular mouth, or plastic strips. These give the user a custom fit, but can also be very expensive.

 

Avoid any type of staining agents for at least two weeks after undergoing whitening treatment. Cigarettes, coffee, tea, and red wine are known to stain teeth. It's very important you talk with your dentist if you experience extreme pain or sensitivity, or have extravagant irritation while using the kit.

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