About Dental Implant

Some facts about dental implants…

  • Jun 21

    Many know of the many foods that stain teeth, from tobacco to underlying diseases that plagues millions each and every day. One surprising result from research has brought about a previously hidden culprit, white wine. It seems the chemistry of white wine allows stains to easily permeate the enamel resulting in dark ugly teeth. It has also been found that it seemingly preps the tooth for any stain to become readily absorbed necessitating bleaching, one of the dangers of this white alcoholic beverage. Red wine may have long been a culprit but this comes a s a surprise indeed for there is not much in terms of staining components in the wine type for it to be suspect, the growing bane of stained teeth.

  • May 21

    Many people have been to the dentist for teeth whitening sessions know of the dangers UV light can pose to your eyes and skin. This is why filtering goggles, and face shields are sometimes used to protect patients form the harmful, DNA mutating effects of UV light that is used to whiten the teeth more effectively. Light treatment as it is called cannot succeed if it were not for UV light but patients should be warned that any part of the face that is not to be leached should be covered with UV absorbing material to prevent burning your skin and losing your eyesight. UV light used for such cosmetic teeth whitening is 4 times more powerful than that which the sun rains down upon us. Having said this, people should be aware of the added dangers this effective procedure does work hopefully not on your skin and eyes for your sake.