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How to protect your tooth enamel
One of the most important parts of the teeth, the enamel as this acts as a protective layer to decay and gives shine to your smile.
One of the most basic ways to protect the enamel is brushed their teeth at least twice daily, morning and night are periods of time in which more plaque and germs accumulate, and if possible in the afternoon also .
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Fluoride to Prevent Caries
Fluoride
Fluoride is a chemical element, incorporated into the tooth enamel, increased markedly this tissue resistance to acids and therefore very useful for the prevention of caries. It can be administered through the fluoridation of drinking water or applied directly or topically, in the dental office.
The practice of gargle with fluorinated liquids or elixirs may be done at home, and is a simple and effective in preventing tooth decay. It is used in older children. The use of fluoride toothpaste is always useful as a preventive measure to avoid development of caries.
Topical application of fluoride by a dentist
The direct application of products with a high concentration of fluoride on teeth is a preventive technique that can only perform the dentist after conducting a thorough dental cleaning. This is a simple procedure and nothing annoying, which is very effective when practiced regularly until age fourteen.
1 .- The dentist fills a special plastic tray, adapted to the shape of the teeth, with a gel of high fluorine content.
2 .- enter the chamber with fluoride gel in the baby’s mouth, so as to cover all his teeth have different flavors gels are not to be unpleasant to taste.
3 .- tray keeps in close contact with the teeth, three to five minutes, breathing in saliva to avoid accumulation
4 .- Finally, remove the tray and indicates the child to spit out the remains of the gel, as it should not swallow.
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Home Teeth Whitening
Beauty is now 1 of the influential in the life of any person, because we belong to a society influenced the visual, therefore, have a beautiful image and that makes us feel the environment is fundamentalpara felicesen stability in many fields, from from the emotional to the economic.
Ways of home teeth whitening are very easy and simple for anyone who does not want to go to hospital dental Malcon not feel this and have formascon which the goal of a radiant smile and spotless.
Before beginning treatments for tooth whitening home start of the basic principles of the teeth to take the necessary precautions in our habits, both in terms of hygiene as well as food consumption resultanperjudiciales for tooth enamel.
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How is placed and maintained a fixed appliance?
The placement of the fixed appliance requires great skill on the part of the specialist, but there would be no discomfort for the child.
In regular visits, usually made over a year to reach final alignment of the teeth, it is changing the relationship of the various components to regulate the action of the device.
1 .- After carefully cleaning and drying the surface of the teeth, the dentist paste clamps that make support for the wire with a special cement that attaches firmly to tooth enamel.
2 .- On the slots of the clamps is fixed steel arch wire that gradually imposes the shape of the teeth and small loops of rubber or springs to approximate or separate the teeth in the regular sessions appropriate modifications are made to adjust the machine and vary its action as the misplacement be corrected.