By: Güzin Kırsaçlıoğlu, Md.
All dentists are aware that the words they use during the initial examination will either soothe their child patients, or switch them into a panic mode. How many children love hearing the words “injection” or “injectors” as they settle onto a dentist chair? The fear of the unknown is a significant reason behind the uneasiness and even fear experienced by children during their dentist visits.
By: Güzin Kırsaçlıoğlu, Md.
Piercing is a trend that is gaining popularity day by day among teens. Although it is a seemingly harmless trend, when applied onto lips or tongues, they are quite harmful for teeth and gums.
By Güzin Kırsaçlıoğlu, Md.
A hectic working life, meetings, seminars urge us to neglect ourselves and our health most of the time. Sometimes a neck pain, or any other pain may be relieved with a painkiller. Yet, toothaches do not go away by popping a painkiller.
A businessman I personally know had one eye closed by his cheek during a presentation due to his aching tooth. He had to repeatedly delay his root canal treatment appointments with the rush the conference brought upon him, so he had to give his feared speech with one eye shut. In order not to go through such an unwanted experience, you should help resolve your dental problems before they cause you greater problems.
In this post, I will discuss what each dental problem may mean.
By Güzin Kırsaçlıoğlu, Md.
Bad breath is a problem with which everyone may have to deal at some point in our lives. Though, it is not a socially desired condition. No matter how well-groomed you are, this condition may compromise your reputation. Here are 10 SECRETS FOR A FRESH BREATH to protect your reputation:
By: Güzin Kırsaçlıoğlu, Md
Nowadays, everyone wishes to look perfect. To achieve the perfect appearance and get rid of their “imperfections”, people turn to cosmetic treatments.
It is possible to alter a person’s teeth cosmetically, elements that have a great role in a person’s appearance.
The need to have a pearly white smile brings along fast-paced developments in the sector of dentistry. One of the most popular methods developed in this aspect is dental veneers. They are applied just onto the outer, visible surfaces of a person’s teeth.
Just like coating furniture with a thin layer of varnish onto the inner parts of furnitures to achieve a desired look, or a particular color, a person’s appearance may be altered by porcelain, or composite, veneers that are applied onto the outer surfaces of their teeth. While keeping their actual teeth intact behind the veneers, veneers in desired colors or features may be applied onto them.
By: Güzin Kırsaçlıoğlu, Md.
The first thing that comes to our mind about ozone is the layer that protects Earth from the harmful rays that may cause skin cancer. Though, today, many fields make use of ozone. As it is extremely reliable, it is widely used:
-To sterilize water and mineral water in big cities,
-In air cleaning systems,
-In swimming pools,
-To store and clean fruits, vegetables, meat, chicken and fish,
-In the field of medicine, a use that is gaining popularity every day.
Ozone was first used in the field of medicine due to its healing ability. In 1900s, in the US and across European countries, many researches were conducted on ozone. When the advantages of its destructive effect on viruses, bacteria and fungi, dentists adopted it, as well.
By: Güzin Kırsaçlıoğlu, Md.
Today, being thin has become an obsession. As losing weight and looking thin gains popularity day by day, various eating disorders are also on the rise. APA has classified these eating disorders into three groups.
1.Anorexia Nervosa
2.Bulimia Nervosa
3.Other Eating Disorders
By: Güzin Kırsaçlıoğlu, Md.
In addition to the improvements we witness in dentistry each day, protective treatments are also on the rise. These therapies aim to provide protection for your teeth before they decay. This is achieved by strengthening tooth enamels and making them more resistant to decays. Along with fissure sealant applications, fluoride varnishes are used on adults regularly, as on pre-school children.
Fluor varnishes include 5% sodium fluoride. This percentage is quite high, compared to toothpastes or mouthwash liquids. They increase the fluoride level in your enamels by 77% following their application.
(6 robler SR, oquard B, Rolla 6, flouride uptake by sound enamel atter in vivo Duraphant application J. Dent Assos S. Atr 1983; 38:55-58)
By: Güzin Kırsaçlıoğlu, Md.
Irregularities between gum levels affect your appearance, just like they affect your teeth.
For example, here, the gum levels of the incisors are as they should be, but those of the small molar teeth are irregular. As a result, these teeth appear shorter than they actually are. Without any adjustments on gum levels, these teeth will look short, regardless of the procedures applied.
To deal with the irregularity, the gums should be shortened by 1-1,5 millimeters.
By: Güzin Kırsaçlıoğlu, Md.
LASER BLEACHING
Today, everyone has a motto – “A better look”. That is, looking better in the physical sense. Nice-looking hair, glowing skin and pearly teeth. For your teeth to look well-kept, they should have no stains and a white, shiny appearance. Of course, you need healthy gums too, but that is a different issue.
There are various reasons for your teeth to look darker than usual. Some people have yellow or stained teeth since birth. It used to be destiny for these people, but it is now possible to solve the issue of yellow, or stained teeth. Through many bleaching methods and techniques, your teeth can have a whiter appearance. One of these methods is laser bleaching and we will be discussing it further.
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