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Want to find out how to Revitalize and Desensitize your smile in only 10 minutes a day?

Sounds like you need to find out about our new Revitalizing trays!!  So what are they and how do they work?  Well, most of us at some time or another have experienced decay at gum line or some sensitivity while brushing our teeth especially along the gum line or when drinking something cold.  In more severe cases just having the air hit our teeth can send us through the roof.  In my younger patients this is mainly because they are too busy and too tired to clean consistantly well along the gum line.  These hard to reach areas are prone to cavity causing bacteria especially on teeth that have crowns.  For my more mature patients (over 40)  these same areas are prone to bacteria and sensitivity at the gum line due to gum recession allowing root exposure.  Roots are 7 times softer and more prone to decay than enamel.  You combine this with clenching and grinding your teeth and you have a real problem.  Finally, I'm seeing more patients (over 50)  who are on medications which decrease salivary flow or have dry mouth.  Unfortunately this group is most prone to decay at the gum line and under old crowns because the antibodies in their saliva have been dramatically decreased.

The solution for these patients is a mixture of a special flouride and calcium hydroxide mixed in a tray (like a bleaching tray or invisalign tray) to be put into the patients mouth for 10 minutes each night before they go to bed.  We call this a Revitalizing Tray!  It revitalizes your smile by desensitizing, remineralizing and sterilizing the root surface of each tooth and around crown margins where the crown meets the tooth.

If you have root sensitivity or want your crowns to last longer and have fewer cavities on the root by your gum line then ask me about revitalizing trays when you come in for your preventitive care appointment with Melissa. 

Hygiene Hello

This month I thought it would be fun to test your knowledge about oral health. Good Luck!!

True or False:

  1. Fifty percent of Americans do not receive regular oral health care.
  2. Periodontal disease is the primary cause of tooth loss in adults 35 and over.
  3. Every year 8000 people die from oral cancer.
  4. More people use red tooth brushes than blue ones.
  5. You should change your tooth brush every 6 months.
  6. Smokers are two times more likely than nonsmokers to lose their teeth.
  7. People who drink more than 5 sugary sodas daily have 62% more dental decay, fillings and tooth loss.
  8. 50% of systemic diseases have oral manifestations.
  9. More than 300 types of bacteria make up dental plaque.
  10. 80% of people are not happy with their smile.
  11. The average woman smiles about 62 times a day.  The average man smiles about 50 times a day.
  12. Kids laugh about 400 times a day. Adults laugh only 15 times a day.

Answers:

1. True  2. True  3. True.  4.False- Blue are more common than red  5. False- Every 3 months  6. False-3 times  7.False- Only 3  8.False 90%  9. True  10. True  11.False-Men only smile about 8 times a day   12. True

Let's let the last question be a lesson for all of us. Remember, it takes more muscles to frown than to smile!   

Cool Dessert for a warm Spring!!

One package of fun size butterfingers, One tub of cool whip and a graham cracker pie shell

Crumble up the fun size butterfinger in a bowl, add in your cool whip, mix together, place in the pie shell and put in freezer for 24 hours then serve!!

Have a great April!

-Aesthetic Dentistry Centre