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Are human teeth recycled?

by admin on August 17, 2010 in Dental care with Comments Off

As usual, I woke up this morning, made a cup of Assam tea and breathed the day in. One of my teeth twitched with the heat of the tea and I thought maybe the enamel of that tooth was wearing. Last June I visited my dentist, Dr Maccle, for a check-up, so I guess another trip to my dentists Glasgow is due.

Opening my mouth wide in front of the mirror, I examined the tooth. Periodically, I use a teeth whitening product to give back the more natural tone to my teeth. Just looking at that tooth my vision started to zoom in and out (probably from all the focused concentration) and suddenly that particular tooth looked huge. Something like the tusk belonging to the elephant I saw at the zoo three months ago. I felt in need of an implant dentist Glasgow more than ever at that moment.

Thinking about this elephant and its tusk got me thinking about ivory, which is also dentine, and its use in creating piano keys. I tapped my tooth and the sound resonated in my head. A sensation is a bit like wearing ear plugs as you walk with the echo of footsteps in your head. Surely people all over the world must loose their teeth and those that choose to, replace these lost teeth with artificial teeth. I wondered if human teeth were ever recycled, a bit like hair to make hair extensions.

Orthodontics

by admin on March 18, 2010 in Dental care with Comments Off

This is a branch of dentistry and if you are new to this area then you might have been wondering if there are branches in dentistry and what they are. It is a special branch of dentistry which, dealing with diagnosis, prevention and correction of dental conditions that can occur due to Missing or extra teeth, crooked teeth, Misaligned teeth, Crowed teeth, underbite, overbite, incorrect jaw position, a bad bite or malocclusion and a disordered jaw joint among many more others. In orthodontic, teeth conditions are treated by use of braces which are made from wires and springs attached to tiny metal plates plastic moulds. Their mode of operation involves application gentle forces to the teeth, thus enabling them to move slowly such that they can adopt a different alignment from their original positions.

The best results are achieved when the treatment is performed on children; mainly due to the fact that their teeth are growing as a result they are flexible. IN adults, the process may take quite a while but hen you will always heal fully and gain the former glory if the condition was temporary. In addition, one the healing takes place, you can be sure that the treatment will last for some good time. An orthodontic treatment gives a long term dental health in addition to improving chewing & digestion processes, improving the quality of speech, and controlling premature deterioration of back-tooth surfaces.

The best age for administration in childhood is around age seven and overall, the best age to conduct the treatment is adolescence. Complications do arise in treatments involving adults but still it is possible to carry it out successfully and Nottingham dentists surely do this. If treatable conditions are spotted in childhood, they should be treated so as to avoid complication later in adulthood.