Look at the mirror and observe your teeth. Do they have a natural yellowish-white color? Are your teeth properly aligned? Is your upper jaw symmetrical with your lower jaw? Color, alignment, jaw symmetry, and overall teeth appearance are the main concerns of cosmetic dentistry. It is an area in general dentistry that deals with oral aesthetics.Oral aesthetics include smile and facial structure. Hence, cosmetic dentists provide smile make-over and...more
EASING OUT ANXIETY (The practice of sedation dentistry Dental visits are one of the most dreaded activities by some people. Negative perceptions arose from previous experiences. The pain associated with dentists, clinics and related materials are the major causes of dental anxiety. Such behavior prevents people from consulting dental practitioners and undergoing any form of treatment.The resistance to any dental related activity happens...more
LAUGHING IT OFF (the benefits of nitrous oxide to dentistry) Anxiety is a common problem in the medical field. When the body resists any form of treatment, the success rate of the operation is reduced to a much lower percentage. There are involuntary body reactions that are induced by the brain when it attempts to make the body avoid certain treatments. Responding to involuntary actions like increasing pulse rate, flexing of muscles and the like diverts the medical practitioner's attention from the primary goal of the treatment. Hence, the event is deemed a failure because of the inability to resolve the primary problem.Sedation is a branch of medical practice that focuses on helping the body to relax to be able to carry out primary medical functions. There are various types of sedation available for different forms of Medical practice.Dentistry is one of the branches of medicine that largely benefitted from such technology. General Anesthesia for one, drastically helped operations like jaw surgery to be successful. Normal procedures like root canal and tooth extraction now use sedation in the form of pills (taken before and after the treatment) and trace amounts of nitrous...more
Good Qualities Of A Sedation Dentist Dentists are one of the most feared medical practitioners. People see them as doctors who carry out scary and painful procedures. This belief prevents patients from coming and visiting their clinics for treatments.However, due to the increasing number of people who refuse to go to the dentist, more...more
The success of a medical operation begins in consultation. During consultation, doctors inquire about a patients condition. This includes symptoms, current state of health, previous medical examination, and existing medication. In Atlanta, doctors consider consultation an essential aspect of medicine. It is the starting point of a patients...more
Those with knowledge about how insurance works doubted that it could be applied to dental care. They stated that as soon as a plan would be tried, people with poor dental conditions would immediately consult a dentist. The bills, as a result, would be huge. The insurance company would be unable to keep up with the costs. Now, however, people will now be able to get dental insurance. Presently, millions of Americans are able to use this protection. Dental insurance is a priority for labor unions. The facts provided by the US surgeon general's office gives us a clear explanation as to the popularity of dental coverage. As soon as they hit five years old, about half of the children living in the United States will have had decayed teeth. One out of four children would suffer from facial disfigurement because of badly aligned teeth. Each adult will suffer from tooth decay eventually in his or her life. Those who suffer from dental problems are usually unable to go to work. Dental care is a privilege enjoyed by only about a quarter of the US population. Dental insurance is greatly desired and also much highly valued. Usually, plans for dental insurance are only offered for big...more
Sedation Dentistry And Full Mouth Reconstruction There are now many dental facilities catering to every patient's need to be relaxed and calm during a dental procedure. Some dental practitioners turned their offices into dental spas to make...more
It has probably been mentioned before elsewhere that Atlanta is a city whose people smile a lot. The people here are nice and helpful and more often than not, they have great smiles. And this irresistibly brings one to the topic of dental care....more
If you are new in the place and you have not taken wind yet of the flourishing dental care industry in the city, it is probably best that you look around and read up on your options. Atlanta has over a hundred dental centers/clinics offering loads of...more
In Atlanta, people take their smiles seriously. The dental care industry in the city has enjoyed a high degree of significance and popularity over the years due to the increasing demand for straighter, whiter teeth for bigger, brighter smiles.The...more
Buckhead Dentists One of the most distinct characteristics of mammals is their Teeth. It serves various purposes for different classes of animals. These calcified structures that are found in the jaw. The teeth structure is covered by soft...more
Most people associate the dentist with a less than pleasureful and often painful experience. A regular dentist's main focus is to make sure that your teeth and mouth are healthy. However, your smile is most often the first thing that people will see...more