Exceptional Smiles - Winter 2008

Is Something Missing?

Crowns & bridges can bring back your beautiful smile!

A lot of life can happen to a person over the years, and some of it can defi nitely show up in your smile. Teeth can weaken due to cavities, root canal treatment, and unexpected trauma like a sports injury or accident, and even restorations can deteriorate or detract from your smile. The great news is that today’s crowns and bridges can be very effective methods to prevent the shifting of teeth, bite problems, and altered appearance that accompanies damaged or missing teeth. Here’s a rundown on crowns and bridges.

A crown is a strong replica of a normal tooth, and it can be made of gold or other metals but is usually made from materials that look like your natural tooth enamel. It can be used to cover, strengthen, and protect a damaged tooth.

To fi ll in gaps, crowns are combined with an appliance called a bridge. Crowns are placed on the teeth on either side of the space and artifi cial teeth are attached to them, bridging the gap. They look and feel like your own teeth, and no one would know there were ever any teeth missing. A stable, fi xed bridge Is Something Missing? Crowns & bridges can bring back your beautiful smile! has no clasps that show, and is usually preferred to a removable bridge.

Whether your teeth are damaged or missing, crowns and bridges are accessible and attractive in a range of materials to suit your smile needs.

Don't Hold Your Breath!

Dine with friends

A yellow, sulphurish-smelling stain which has survived on an arctic glacier has been linked to extraterrestrial life. You’ve probably felt a little alien yourself if you’ve experienced yellow stained teeth or bad breath from volatile sulphur compounds (VSCs) in your mouth. We can help with oral hygiene but you’re on your own with what you eat!

Volatile sulphur compounds are infamously present in some popular foods like onions and garlic. Both foods are low in calories and fat and have no cholesterol, but contain fi ber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Many people simply can’t do without their intense and wonderful flavors.

What can you do about garlic or onion breath?

Feed them to other people so no one will notice?
Eat a bouquet of parsley
Your best bet is to brush, floss, and rinse!

It Could Be Related!

Dental Origins

Paoli neuromuscular dentist David Kaffey, DDS

Millions of people suffer from discomfort that only seems unrelated to dentistry. Do you have any of these symptoms? Tender jaw muscles... restricted jaw opening ... clicking or grinding jaw joints ... earaches... facial or head pain? Call us. Dental intervention may help.

Here are some discomforts that may be dental in origin...

Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) can create head, jaw, and ear pain when the jaw joints located just in front of your ears become misaligned or traumatized, or when surrounding muscles become strained.
Chronic Heavy Snoring can interrupt breathing and usually occurs when your lower jaw and tongue drop back during sleep.
Headaches can be related to TMD, interrupted nighttime breathing, and nighttime tooth grinding.

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