Caring Dentist

I heard this random fact on a site
"On average, half of all false teeth have some form of radioactivity."
And want to know if this is true, and why it is? I'd rather live toothless.

False teeth are often radioactive. Approximately 1 million Americans wear some form of denture; half of these dentures are made of a porcelain compound laced with minute amounts of uranium to stimulate fluorescence. Without the uranium additive, the dentures would be a dull green color when seen under artificial light.

http://www.arcamax.com/trivia/s-300495-337048

On average, half of all false teeth have some form of radioactivity.

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I just had my braces taken off and would like my teeth whiter before i start school…

any strip that reallly work?

and if i combine strips with whitening toothpaste will that speed up the process?

I can say that most of my patient's have had some measure of success with the Crest Whitestrips, some more than others. Our office uses the Supreme which are 4 times stronger than what you can get in the store, but the others will work as well but take more time and possibly more than one kit. The results are usually pretty quick, noticeable in the first few days, best in a week or longer.If you can, do yourself the favor of using them right after you get your teeth cleaned as any staining and buildup (tartar, plaque, or orthodontic cement) will impede their ability to work. They will not whiten any white fillings you may have, but whiten uniformly. Also, don't use fluoride toothpaste before putting the strips on (same reason). You should not drink or eat anything dark for at least 1/2 hour after using the strips.
The strips/trays are your least costly whitening method as compared to custom made trays or in office whitening ($500.00+) All of the methods (strips, trays, custom trays, in office whitening) have the potential to make your teeth temporarily sensitive, but will not harm the enamel. If you get sensitive use the product every other day in conjunction with a sensitive tooth toothpaste. You might try to drink dark liquids through a straw and don't smoke. Most whitening toothpastes just remove stain on the surfaces of your teeth and therefore are not so effective. Whatever method you use it will not whiten your teeth for life, as you age your teeth will get darker and may need to be whitened again.

Good luck!

JAMRDH – a dental hygienist

* the whitening toothpaste in addition to the strips might make them sensitive

I'm interesting in whitening my teeth a shade or so, and I can't afford to get it done by the dentist. I wanted to know what is the best whitening kit to buy. Please only recommend if you have tried it or some one you know personally has tried. Thanks!

do this twice a day. once in the morning and before you go to sleep for a week and i can PROMISE you wil see a difference.

Get a ziplok bagie and put some baking soda in and keep in in the washroom. When you brush your teeth, once the toothpaste is on..dip it in the baggie and continue brushing your teeth with the baking soda on the toothbrush. And brush for a full 2 minutes. You need to remove the tough stains on your teeth and it doesnt take 15 seconds to do that.
It might burn the first time a little but thats because you removed everything possible and it wont hurt as bad the second time & so on.

Hope this helps/works..cuz it did 100% for me.

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I recently have had fitted(?) four false upper teeth on a plate. I believe that the false teeth close together with my bottom teeth before my own teeth. This hurts my gums above the false teeth. Should this happen? Can it be fixed? Should it have been fixed initially?
My first foray into private dentistry and I feel it was a waste of money as it is more pleasant to eat without the plate.

Have the bite adjusted. Often this is required, especially if the appliance that you describe was delivered immediately following extractions. It is very common for the bite to be off and the gums to be sore.Good Luck

The local dentist has a special if i get my teeth cleaned they do a free teeth whitening, anyone ever done one of these?
I use crest white strips on & off not consistent to see change as the strips are a sloppy process.

Yeah, the whitening done by dentist are often the best.. But there's also other ways you can to it yourself.

I have braces on now and after I get them off i need false teeth in place of 2 adult teeth i am missing.
I have heard that you can get your false teeth like drilled in to the place you need them. is this true and if so what exactly happens?

hey there, yes the false teeth are called posts. they look like a real tooth except they have a little sorta like screw type structure (dont be alarmed, i know many people who have had this done) they actually screw/drill it in place and it looks just like a real tooth!! i dont know if they numb you really good or if you have to be put to sleep, i dont remember that part….but i think they also take an xray of your jaw area to make sure nothing is in the way……lots of people have had it, you can google tooth posts……good luck!!!!!

I don't just mean one or two, a whole set that you have to take out at night.
I'm torn between dental implants (long and complicated process that means putting my current, very happy life, of travelling and working around the world on hold) or dentures (cheaper, less complicated but…it means false teeth at 25!)
I'm not in this problem because I negleted my teeth (I've always taken good care of them). I have a genetic problem that means my teeth did not develop properly.

You can travel anytime at your young age. Go for the implants, I know they will be expensive but they will look so much nicer than dentures. Take the advice from an experienced one, I had 6 on a plate at the age of 23. After a while they don't fit properly, and you can't smile properly because of the fear of them dropping, which they did. And there is nothing so embarrassing than dentures.I am 52 now and I am due at the dentist tomorrow, and I am enquiring on implants.

I want to get the teeth whitening trays from the store. Do they work? How long do they take to work?

Teeth whitening is commonly accomplished by applying a bleaching agent to the teeth. The longer the bleaching agent is applied the better it works. Or at least this is how every teeth whitening system is marketed.

The problem is that you really need to use a system that mimics what you would get at a Dentists office but in a more affordable at home do it yourself kit.

You see whitening toothpastes only contain minimal whitening agents and so for the few minutes alone in brushing your teeth it would take an extremely long time to produce any noticeable change.

Whitening “strips” while more effective then toothpaste again only contain mild oxidization activators within the “strip” so here again the results tend to take longer and not as long lasting.

You really need to find a system that is similar to the ones that dentists use, but in a more affordable solution. These tend to work much more effectively and doesn’t cost you hundreds of dollars like a trip to the dentist would.

While there are many great brands out there that follow this “dentists system” but the home teeth whitening system I like is