January 2018 - Skipchessman - Comprehensive Dental Care for Over 27 Years

Dental Emergencies

For a knocked-out permanent or adult tooth, keep it moist at all times. If you can, try placing the tooth back in the socket without touching the root. If that’s not possible, place it in between your cheek and gums, in milk, or use a tooth preservation product that has the ADA Seal of Acceptance. Then, get to your dentist’s office right away.
For a cracked tooth, immediately rinse the mouth with warm water to clean the area. Put cold compresses on the face to keep any swelling down.
If you bite your tongue or lip, clean the area gently with water and apply a cold compress.
For toothaches, rinse the mouth with warm water to clean it out. Gently use dental floss to remove any food caught between the teeth. Do not put aspirin on the aching tooth or gum tissues.
For objects stuck in the mouth, try to gently remove with floss but do not try to remove it with sharp or pointed instruments.?

When you have a dental emergency, it’s important to visit your dentist or an emergency room as soon as possible.

Here are some simple precautions you can take to avoid accident and injury to the teeth:

Wear a mouthguard when participating in sports or recreational activities.
Avoid chewing ice, popcorn kernels and hard candy, all of which can crack a tooth.
Use scissors, NEVER your teeth, to cut things.

Invisalign aligners are nearly invisible so it’s difficult for others to notice the treatment.
Invisalign aligners are removable. You can remove them before eating/drinking and easily brush and floss to maintain good oral hygiene.
Invisalign treatment allows you to visualise each stage of the treatment process, from the beginning to the end, giving you a clearer picture of the treatment duration.
Approximately 6-8 weeks between doctor visits.

The wires and brackets of traditional braces are visible.
Most patients may feel pain each time braces are adjusted. The metal brackets may also irritate the mouth and cause ulcers.
Braces are fixed and not removable during the teeth straightening treatment. This makes it difficult to eat certain types of food (e.g. apples, nuts) and it can be difficult to clean and floss your teeth with the braces in.
Approximately 3-4 weeks between doctor visits.

No One Can Tell You’re Straightening Your Teeth A SECRET!
Smile more during treatment as well as after and it Does not affect social life.

Invisalign aligners are completely removable and can be taken out of the mouth when needed.
Traditional braces come with dietary restrictions due to their physical Nature, certain foods are difficult to eat and can cause the brackets to Come loose.
Invisalign allows the freedom to choose one’s personal diet due to the fact that they are removable.

Traditional braces are very bulky and can have sharp edges and ends. Because of this, they commonly cause irritation of the lips and cheeks.
Invisalign clear aligners are customized to fit tightly to the teeth and so they do not irritate the gums or surrounding tissues.

Since Invisalign aligners are removable and do not block any part of the teeth, oral hygiene is much better than with traditional braces in which it is difficult to remove the plaque from in between and around the brackets.