Dental Restoration Trends

There has been a flood of whitening toothpaste on the market that all claim the same thing, whiter teeth without an appointment with the dentist. This may seem as the best option but may simply be hype and may even make things worse in the long run for some. Bleaching teeth has been around since man decided he needed whiter teeth for that all important smile.

May it be for employment reasons or pure aesthetics, whiter teeth seems to be the in thing nowadays(along with a complete set too…) But there may be no other substitute for dental clinic cleaning and bleaching which can give you whiter teeth for a longer period. Toothpastes use dyes and other chemicals to bleach the teeth but unless they are not so stained to begin with can succeed in helping one attain whiter teeth.

So which do you choose, your dentist would be the best one to ask and don’t go crying if you’ve been cheated on with the promise of whiter teeth from a tube for it really seldom works and do go see your dentist. They may be expensive but they are there to keep your smile for longer that a tube of toothpaste.

A common procedure to treat decayed and damaged teeth is by the use of dental fillings, and early on, the materials often used for this were gold and amalgam. The aesthetic aspect wasn’t considered because they appear as dark spots on the teeth.

Presently, fillings are either made of porcelain or other composite materials that match closely with the color of teeth. Amalgams are used in deep-seated caries because it lasts longer than composites or light cure fillings, but for visible areas such as lower molars the use of light cure fillings, usually lasting for 3 years, is preferred for aesthetic reasons.