It's time to smile

Many of us are self-conscious about our smiles. Perhaps our parents didn't have access to good dental care when we were children and we've never found ourselves in circumstances that allowed for correction as adults. Or we may have complicated genetic and/or lifestyle issues that lead to a set of teeth we'd rather hide than highlight. Cosmetic dentistry is the perfect solution to all our mouth maladies. Cosmetic dentists offer a wide variety of services, though perhaps the most well-known are veneers.

Some dentists want to pull all of your teeth the day they put in your new dentures. One of the biggest problems after the surgery is figuring out which foods you can or should eat. Your entire mouth will be tender, so chewing is not a good idea at the moment. But you still need food, so you have to find something that works. These tips and suggestions will help you find foods that you can comfortably and safely eat.

Orthodontists, like those from Care Dental, rightly advise you to avoid hard and sticky foods such as candy treats and nuts. Not only can they compromise your treatment by damaging wires and brackets, but these kinds of foods tend to leave your braces in a sticky mess that takes time to clean. Almonds, which are currently the most popular nut in the world, are also one of the hardest nuts. This makes them a threat to your braces.

Nobody really knows why wisdom teeth are so-called. Some people think that is it is because they typically start to "erupt" through the skin in the late teens to early 20s, when adults typically mature. Whatever they are called, however, they can frequently cause trouble. What do you need to know about these molars, if you're experiencing some issues? What Are These "Extra" Teeth? Wisdom teeth are sometimes known as "

For children, the discovery of a loose tooth is often something to celebrate. For a child, it means that the tooth fairy will soon be leaving a reward under their pillow in exchange for a tooth. However, for adults, discovering that you have a loose tooth can leave you panic stricken, as you begin to imagine the possible consequences. If you discover that one or more of your teeth are loose, you need to act quickly to diagnose and treat the problem—with the help of a dentist of course!

The ideal time for people to get braces is in their teenage years, between the ages of 10 and 14, when their jaw and teeth are still developing. Today, however, more and more people are embracing the power of braces to correct orthodontic issues and fix their smile in their adult years. Such issues can include teeth overcrowding, overbites, underbites, crossbites and others. That said, your braces are only as effective as your determination to regularly maintain and clean them.

If you're learning any kind of fighting style, be it martial arts with a master or just rough housing in a dingy kickboxing gym, you need to protect your teeth during sparring by wearing a mouth guard. Easy enough if you have regular teeth, but things get a little complicated when you add braces to the mix. Your mouth guard needs to protect your teeth from hits, your braces from displacement, and your lips and inside of the mouth from your braces.