From the runways of Paris, to pages in top magazines, we are seeing an increase in models with a midline diastema, the technical dental lingo for the gap.
The gap doesn’t cause any issues, from a dental standpoint, so most dentists are not concerned when a patient doesn’t want to fix it. In many countries in Africa, the gap is a symbol of beauty and fertility.
There is widespread debate whether or not Fluoride is a super hero or a villian. It appears naturally and artificially in the food we eat, the water we drink and at our dentist’s office.
Typically wisdom teeth start to appear between ages 15-25, ironically referred to as “The Age of Wisdom”. Normally, they push on the gums, never breaking through to proper chewing height, causing discomfort.
Start your new year off right with a resolution to take better care of your teeth and gums. A small, preventative measure like flossing, can save you money, pain and improve your quality of life. Try out the small dental flossers, they are very affordable and much easier to use than traditional floss.
There has never been a better time to smile. More importantly, our smiles have never been better. If you’ve been reading up on the tales of celebrity dentists who have purportedly perfected the smile, then you may be aware of talk about the “natural asymmetry” of one’s pearly whites, that makes a mouth more beautiful. [...]
Let’s face it. We applaud those who do, rather than those who watch and wait. That’s why the alarming trend towards costly procedures and the use of sophisticated detection devices has sparked a righteous debate in the otherwise demure world of dentistry. And you know what they say about debating dentists: they argue, ahem, with [...]
Health care reform has been a subject of debate long before the presidential campaign of 2008, through the presidential signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA ) on March 23, 2010, and is likely to continue as a topic of discussion well into the future.
Dr. Andrew Kaplan gives us the inside scoop on how to achieve a red carpet-ready smile Tell me, how do I get a movie star smile? Getting a movie star smile may not be all that difficult, but the question is what defines a “movie star smile”? I can tell you firsthand that some celebrities [...]
In 1965, a Swedish physician Dr. Per-Ingvar Branemark revolutionized the dental field by placing a titanium implant in the jawbone of one of his patients. He recognized the problems associated with wearing dentures; and the resulting success and reliability of implants has changed dentistry forever. We now have the ability to replace missing teeth without [...]
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but attractive smiles do have some common elements.