Justin Bieber, patient cancellations and LED teeth: a check-up of February's dental news
Bieber's braces
American teen pop star Justin Bieber has been speaking about his struggle to straighten his teeth. The American idol told Rolling Stone magazine that he has been wearing a set of Invisalign braces on his teeth for the past year. He said: "The teeth were pointing inwards a little bit so they had to bring them out."
Recession leads to dental cancellations
UK patients with money worries are cancelling vital dental appointments.
That is the finding of a survey conducted by the British Dental Association (BDA) which revealed that 59 per cent of dentists have reported patients cancelling appointments. Even more worryingly, 68 per cent of dentists have said that patients have deferred treatment.
The BDA thinks that these cancellations and deferrals are the reason that a third of dentists have noticed a rise in the number of people seeking emergency treatment.
US tanning salon teeth-whitening dispute
In North Carolina, America, a legal dispute about whether tanning salons should be allowed to carry out teeth whitening procedures looks set to continue.
The legal representatives of tanning salons in the area argue that a dentist's ‘monopoly' will drive the price up for patients.
But this month the state's dentists have hit back; launching a new federal court order.
If their action succeeds it could mean that only dental professionals would be allowed to carry out this highly-specialised procedure. Might this have a knock-on effect in the UK?
Vampire dental film
Northamptonshire health authority has posted a short film on YouTube which aims to motivate more young people to visit the dentist (40,000 young people in the county haven't visited the dentist in the last two years).
The film is named ‘Mouth Wide Open' and features a raunchy scene where a vampire's romantic hopes are dashed by the bad breath coming from her fangs.
‘Golden Voice' gets shiny new teeth
The American homeless man who found fame through a YouTube clip is now the proud owner of a gleaming set of new teeth.
Former radio presenter Ted Williams put 20 years of drug addiction and homelessness behind him when 20million YouTube viewers watched a clip of him speaking by a roadside in Ohio.
The clip attracted the attention of radio stations and film voiceover agents keen to use a ‘golden' speaking voice which has to be heard to be believed. The fame resulting from the clip has given him the money to carry out vital dental work so that he has new teeth to go with his new life.
Japan's glow-in-the-dark smiles
Japanese kids have started a trend for wearing LED inserts on their teeth which light up when they open their mouths to smile. The LED teeth can be controlled by remote control, a push of a button changing the colour of the teeth. There are so far no reports of how this new fashion accessory could affect dental health.
Questions and Answers
Today, a lot of folks are concerned with their particular seems and also physical appearance. And also, everyone understands the value of your best laugh in which not merely improves the self-esteem.
There are many people who are unhappy with their appearance in the world today. Some peoples’ teeth may have been unattractive for their entire lives, whereas others’ teeth may have aged and slowly become unattractive. For these reasons, many people decide to look into cosmetic dentistry.
When people talk of beauty, they cannot miss talking about teeth. There are many out there who have the best facial features, but when they smile and show ugly teeth, everything seems wasted. True enough, our perception of beauty has something to with a person's oral health simply because how one's teeth look like is a reflection of his personal hygiene. It seems that no matter how flawless a person looks, his smile can still make or break the way people judge his appearance. For this reason, a
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Dental braces are now considered not only as a way of making a person looks good by reshaping the outward growth of his or her teeth to become vertically inclined inside his or her mouth to preclude an ugly look that might otherwise destroy his or her beautiful face. Indeed, a beautiful face can be severely destroyed by a protruding mouth due to the outward growth of teeth inside the mouth.
Dental Health Care is without doubt one of the top prevention programs to ensure recent breath, wholesome mouth and tooth for life. Dental diseases should not considered to be fatal. Hence very often folks neglect the importance of oral hygiene.
Putting up with damaged or missing teeth is something which modern cosmetic dental dentistry has turned into a thing of the past. Dental implants will fill any gap and replace any tooth, or even teeth, in a manner which is simple, convenient and highly effective.
There are some things you may want to skimp on to save a few pennies: shoes you'll only wear once or twice, generic cereal that tastes just like the real stuff or sticky notes for your office that don't cost an arm and a leg. When it comes to your teeth and the health of your mouth, though, spare no expense. Finding dentists in Las Vegas is made easier when you know exactly what to look for.
When you are trying to decide on which dentist that you should go to in order to have a dental procedure performed, you can easily become overwhelmed by all of the choices that you will have. Chances are extremely high that there are large amounts of dentists that are practicing in your area.
The list of excuses for not brushing or flossing is endless, but according to a new study published in the Journal of Periodontology, these are two tasks that should not be omitted from the daily hygiene routine.
Researchers recently demonstrated an association between gum disease and the increased risk of stroke due to potential blockages of the main blood vessels leading to the brain (carotid artery). These blockages, or atheromas, contain calcium and can be detected on dental panoramic radiographs.
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