When it comes to children it is sometimes hard to keep a trace on what they are eating or how well they clean their own teeth, but there is a way to protect your children’s teeth from the issues of tooth decay that could arise from such issues.

Looking after your children’s teeth

The best way to ensure that your children’s teeth aren’t affect is through the use of fissure sealants, which is a white fluoride enriched coating that is applied to the biting surface on the back of the teeth. These are recommended for children, as the surfaces located on the backs of the teeth are not smooth and flat, but instead are crisscrossed with small pits and fissures. If these aren’t protected then deep occlusal fissures can occur, which means food remnants can get lodged within the backs of the teeth and can’t be addressed by the use of a toothbrush. This then causes bacteria to multiply and produce acid, which then attack your children’s teeth resulting in issues such as cavities and tooth decay.

Sealants for children

However the fissure sealants can prevent issues like this happening as the top surfaces on the backs of the teeth are sealed off with a special varnish, which can reduce the risk of decay by six times compared to teeth without fissure sealants.

To ensure the sealants work the dentist will first render the backs of the teeth completely dry so that the thin composite material can be applied and then hardened with a special UV lamp, thus rendering the teeth protected.

It is wise to have the fissure sealant administered on your children’s teeth around 15-18 months after the teeth erupt in the oral cavity, and should then be checked at least twice a year and usually changed one every four years. Contact Dublin18 Dental Care near Stillorgan for more information.

Over time your teeth can become weak through your normal day-to-day activities when it comes to your teeth, such as what you eat, whether you smoke or from not having the best dental hygiene routine.

Dental crowns

If this happens to you there is something you can do, get dental crowns, which will act as a protective cover to the damaged tooth in question. The main aim of the dental crown is to restore and protect damaged and cracked teeth and even teeth that may have broken down over time.

Different types of crowns

At Dublin18 Dental Care near Dublin18 there are a wide range of options available such as porcelain crowns, procera crowns, post and core crowns and crown lengthening, which all act to protect your teeth. However there is another option in the form of the Cerec Crown, which may be useful to patients as they can be completed in just one visit.

CEREC technology

Cerec Crowns are only available in 16 clinics within whole of Ireland and Dublin18 Dental Care is one of them. This new technology allows your dentist to fix decayed teeth and replace them with crowns; it can also remove any unreliable amalgam filling all in just one appointment.

The procedure is straightforward and requires the use of a camera instead of the traditional x-ray to take a digital image of the prepared tooth. After this is completed, the computer and the Cerec 3D software will turn the digital image into a virtual model of your prepared tooth. This also means that the patient won’t experience any discomfort whilst waiting for impression molds of the tooth to set.The restoration piece will then be created for you there and then while you wait, before it is milled and polished and bonded into place within your mouth.

This new software also means you won’t have to wait several weeks for your crown to be prepared while you deal with a temporary one.

 

 

Wrinkles are something that everyone will have to deal with at some point in their life, as the ageing process will eventually take its toll and cause places such as the eyes and mouth to form the dreaded wrinkle.

Premature ageing

But for many the effect of wrinkles may come a little prematurely due to the stresses of day to day life, and with the summer holidays causing heightened stress among many parents as they battle the daily chores of being a parent why not treat yourself to a few anti wrinkle injections to make yourself feel and look better.

Dublin18 Dental Care near to Foxrock not only offers an array of dental surgery, they also offer a range of cosmetic surgeries as well, and anti wrinkle injections just happens to be one of these.

Facial injections

Anti wrinkle injections are ultimately a facelift without the hours of painful surgery, and involve injections of purified protein into the most affected areas on the face to give you that new youthful look. You don’t even have to worry about recovery time, as the injections don’t cause the same amount of strain of the body as major cosmetic surgeries would.

The injections themselves are mostly painless and are often completed in a time frame of 10 to 20 minutes, which can act in your favour, as they won’t take too much time out of your day to have completed. The effects also last quite some time and can remain visible for up to three months, so you won’t be required to attend consistent visits to help you maintain your new wrinkle free life.

For more information make an appointment and discuss the benefits of the anti wrinkle injections and find out how you can get your fresh youthful skin back.

 

 

Braces can be a bit like an unwanted lodger, or a well meaning friend overstaying their welcome, but learning to work with your brace can lead to a far more harmonious co-existence between you and your brace.

Avoid certain foods

If your braces had feelings, avoiding certain foods would make them happy. Essentially anything that could break or dislodge your braces should be avoided: Hard sweets, nuts, pizza crusts and bagels are to be outright shunned. Some hard foods, like apples or carrots, would be dangerous whole but are perfectly fine if chopped up. Sugary and starchy foods are also best left alone, not just for general oral healthcare, but because these foods can produce a lot a plaque and your teeth, whilst you are wearing braces, can scar if they are not cleaned properly. This brings us swiftly to our next point…

Cleaning your teeth!

A previously simple task is now made a little harder by our orthodontic compadre. You should brush your teeth after every meal in order to remove any food remains from around the teeth. At night, avoid rinsing after brushing: The small amount of fluoride left in your mouth can help strengthen your teeth. The brace itself also needs cleaning; Interdental brushes are useful for this as they can flex around a fixed brace’s brackets.

Sport

Contact sports, much like anything which might involve you being hit in the mouth, can cause problems for braces. A special mouth guard can be produced to fit comfortably around the braces.

Loose brackets and broken wires

There is little you can do about this. It is simply important that you contact your dentist should your braces require any repairs. For more information contact the team at Dublin18 Dental Care near to Carrickmines for more information.

 

 

 

When you’re trying to take care of your teeth there are a number of different things you do, such as brushing, flossing, using mouthwash and even taking part in regular dental and hygiene check ups. But what many forget is that while you may be taking care of your teeth while you’re awake, you also need to take care of them while you sleep.

Dublin18 Dental Care near Leopardstown understands the importance of mouth guards to protect your teeth, and while you may think that they are mainly used to protect you whilst playing sport, you can also use them to protect your teeth while you sleep.

Night grinding

The most common need for a night guard is bruxism, which is the grinding or clenching of the teeth whilst you sleep. This can have a severe and damaging effect on your teeth and your jaw joint, as grinding your teeth whilst sleeping can wear the teeth through the enamel and into the dentin of your teeth and can loosen your teeth by destroying the bone supporting them. By wearing a night guard this problem can be dealt with as it distributes the bite forces evenly within your mouth, and acts as a barrier between any trauma that may be caused between the teeth and jawbones.

Night Guards

Dental night guards can also help those who suffer from snoring or mild sleep apnea, as the mouth guard can pull the lower jaw forward slightly which will open your airways and reduce the volume and frequency of the snoring. Many people who have used mouth guards have reported that other issues such as headaches and facial pains have also been reduced due to their use.

Night guards are also available in an array of forms such as soft night guards, hard/soft night guards and hard night guards. Contact the practice at Dublin18 Dental Care for more help and advice on night guards.

 

 

It is important for everyone to get a dental health check no matter what their age in order to ensure that their dental health is in good shape and doesn’t deteriorate into something more serious.

Importance of check-ups

Dublin18 Dental Care near Deansgrange work especially hard to make sure all patients are made to feel comfortable, and at ease during their dental health checks. This is because the dental health checks are extremely important and it is also important that the patient feels at ease.

Dental health check

Each patient will experience Dublin18’s 13 point dental health check that will ensure that the health and appearance of the patient’s teeth and gums are in great shape. This 13 point check will look for a number of different things such as; checking for signs of tooth decay, signs of erosion and cracks, check for symptoms that may cause bad breath on the tongue, a mouth cancer screening, check the jaw joints and jaw muscles for any abnormalities, check your gums, ensure that your oral hygiene routine is on top form, check the salivary glands, assess bridges and crowns and check your bite for any problems or abnormalities.

A thorough check-up

The dentist will also assess your medical history and discuss any problems you may have been experiencing. Sometimes x-rays may be required that are used to find undetectable tooth decay, check the quality of your jaw bone, look for cysts, tumours or coming teeth and look for roots that may require attention.

As it is important for people of all ages to have these assessments done to ensure good oral hygiene, Dublin18 Dental Care also allow children to come in and view their parents appointments to help them adapt to the surroundings and ensure that they will feel at ease when they also need a 13 point dental check.

 

 

 

In his classic children’s story The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry famously wrote that “What is essential is invisible to the eye”. The problem with most brace treatments, however, tends to be quite how visible they are. Orthodontic treatment can last for up to three years and will publicly be on display for the entirety of it – or at least, that’s how brace treatment is typically viewed. Thankfully now there is Clearstep…

Camouflaged dentistry

Clearstep braces are constructed from thin, see through plastics which will be almost entirely invisible to the eye. Treatment with Clearstep consists of several positioners which adjust the teeth incrementally. These positioners have drawn comparisons to ultra thin sports mouth guards. The positioners are far more comfy to wear than their wire & elastic counterparts and will also have little effect on your talking or eating! The ability to remove them also helps to maintain healthy oral hygiene as this allows for ease of access to your teeth for brushing and flossing. A lack of wiring and brackets also means less mouth ulcers! If you grind your teeth at night, Clearstep also provides protection for that during treatment. Clearstep is also designed for easy use with other dental treatments (such as a smile makeover).

Typical treatment

You would be wearing one positioner for about two weeks. During this time your teeth bring you that bit closer to your goal. Treatment tends to last between 9 and 18 months; will gradually be moved closer towards the desired point. Each new positioned will a similar stretch of time to conventional braces, the main difference being that no one will be the wiser about you are wearing them!

Sounds good, what now?

Well, we at Dublin18 Dental Care near to Monkstown are proud to offer Clearstep treatment. Why not call us if invisible orthodontics sounds like the thing for you?

 

 

 

Your wedding day is often considered the most important day in a person’s life, not only will you be declaring your undying love to someone in front of all your friends and family but it is also that special day when everyone will be looking at you.

Importance of a perfect smile

After months, if not years of planning to get that day right you no doubt want everything to look and go smoothly, but in the process of choosing the best outfits and hair, have you given any thought to having the perfect smile?

Your smile is key to making you feel and look good, and with a wedding album full of photos that you’ll have for the rest of your life you’ll want to look good.

Teeth staining

It’s easy to let the brightness of your teeth slip away through daily life, from smoking to drinking cups of tea and coffee your smile can be deeply affected. But with Dublin18 Dental Care in Dublin there is a selection of teeth whitening techniques on offer to help your look and feel great on your big day.

Treatments available

Firstly there’s In-Surgery Zoom, which is one of the quickest whitening techniques around that will give you great results within one hour. It’s very straightforward and after a quick preparation of your gums and lips, to ensure your safety, gel will be applied to your teeth and activated using the help of a specialised light to give you pearly white teeth.

However if you don’t want to sit in the dentist having this done, there is always the home whitening kit. This consists of a tray that is customised for your teeth, and once the whitening gel has been applied to the tray it is then held in your mouth for around thirty minutes. Within a few days or weeks of doing this patients will notice their teeth can change to up to seven shades lighter, giving them that optimum smile for their big day.

 

 

 

Aside from visiting your dentist the most important person you can visit to prevent any damage or decay to your teeth and maintain your general oral hygiene is a hygienist, as visiting a hygienist can prevent 90% of a dentists work.

Preventative dentistry

At Dublin18 Dental Care near to Foxrock the hygienists play a key role within the practice as they are trained to help patients prevent gum disease and can also educate you with ways to help keep everything in your mouth healthy, which will help prevent treatment risks in the future.

What is the job of a hygienist?

Many will be wondering what it is a hygienist does, and this is a simple and straight forward set of procedures. Firstly, they will remove any hard deposits of calculus, otherwise know as tartar, which has built up on your teeth and instruct you on ways in which you can prevent this from reforming within your mouth. The hygienist will also carry out a number of teeth cleaning procedures that may be required by the patient, such as deep root planning and a scale and polish. They can also help by looking at your diet and any other potential dental risks within your day-to-day life to help keep your teeth clean, and can provide tailor made programmes to help prevent any serious dental conditions in the future.

Oral health

It is recommend that patients visit their hygienist at least twice a year, however this can change from patient to patient depending on an individual’s oral health, and regular check ups can help determine how many yearly check ups each person will need.

By attending these visits your oral hygiene can be kept in check and in the long run help prevent problems such as gum disease and will help improve your overall health situation, as studies have suggested that issues such as gum disease are related to other more serious conditions such as heart disease.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restylane is one of the most tried and trusted brands in facial aesthetics. They made their name through producing the first dermal filler based on hyaluronic acid (a substance found naturally in the body) to be approved by the American Food and Drug Administration. Their products have also reportedly been used in over 11 million procedures worldwide in the last fifteen years. Dermal fillers create volume and smooth out wrinkles from within, but now Restylane have branched out into skin care products which hydrate and nourish from the outside. We at Dublin18 Dental Care near to Foxrock are proud to be one of only a select few who stock Restylane skin care products in Ireland.

So what is so special about this cream?

The hyaluronic acid utilised in Restylane dermal fillers are incorporated into their skin care range as tiny particles which will make your skin glow. These creams will also help fill out minimal lines and help maintain moisture. The range incorporates several creams which will have more of a specific impact than the general benefits provided above. The night cream, for example, helps to counteracting ageing of the skin and will have your skin looking enhanced in as little as 4 weeks.  The night cream is very similar to the makeup of skin and helps to build up a protective skin barrier which will help your skin breath and recover at night. A night ‘serum’ is also available which contains retinol – one of the most effective ingredients available for reducing wrinkles and age spots. The day cream, in contrast, improves the skin’s detoxifying ability and results in improved smoothness and hydration. The range also includes a hand cream and facial cleanser. Restylane even produce a ‘recover’ cream, with natural anti-inflammatory qualities, which can help your skin recover from other cosmetic treatments.

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If you live near to Foxrock, you live alongside one of the few Irish distributors of this range of creams. Why not take advantage of this? Come in and check out the range today.