How To Give Mouth Care – Dental Care Tips

As far back as the 1930s, Charles Pincus, a Hollywood dentist, understood the importance of that magical “Hollywood smile” as an integral part of the image and personality of the actors and actresses.porcelain veneers the appropriate shape and color which were temporarily stuck onto the actors or actresses teeth while they were before the camera. A great believer of “mouth personality”, he once said, “A captivating smile showing an even row of natural, gleaming white teeth is a major factor in achieving that elusive, dominant characteristic known as personality”.
To create a characteristic smile of a character role, be it winsome, seductive, heartbreaking, so he made
Today, the power of a beautiful smile linked to the image of success. The porcelain veneers of those Hollywood days were facings which were held in place by adhesive denture powder, the bond of which was nearly non-existent. Furthermore, the veneers themselves were weak and fragile, lacking mechanical strength. Hence they could not stay in place for long. Since then, the science and art of dentistry has progressed long way. Advances in dental technology have brought about significant improvements in dental adhesives, enabling dentists to attach the veneers to tooth structures on a more permanent basis.
Porcelain veneer
Porcelain veneer is a thin piece of porcelain facing cemented onto the visible surface of a tooth to either change the color or shape of the tooth. The procedure involves the removal of a minimal amount of surface enamel and can be performed without local anesthesia.
Use of porcelain veneer
They may be used to solve the following aesthetic problems like fading of teeth color due to aging, spacing between teeth and rotating teeth.  It is possible to us porcelain veneers to create an aesthetic illusion of straight teeth for teeth which are rotated.
Peg shaped lateral incisors
Porcelain veneers can be placed to restore their proper proportion with respect to the adjacent teeth. Superficial restorations on the visible surface of teeth may loose its color with time, giving rise to unsightly patches on the tooth surface. A porcelain veneer can be overlaid on the surface to improve the aesthetics.
When there is severe overcrowding of teeth, that are heavily restored or teeth with a heavy bite, it may not be advisable to place porcelain veneers on them. Other treatment alternatives such as orthodontics or crowning are then resorted to. The advantages of porcelain veneers are manifold. Dentists no longer need to remove large amounts of sound tooth structures in order to crown the tooth. With the use of porcelain veneers, only a minimal amount of the tooth surface needs to be removed. Unlike other tooth filling materials, porcelain does not absorbed oral fluids which can stain filling. Hence, porcelain provides one of the best and most durable aesthetic material, with excellent color at ability and a natural fluorescence, giving rise to a natural vitality.
The procedures
Three visits in a month are usually required. An initial aesthetic consultation with your dentist is helpful to allow both the dentist to understand the patient’s needs and the patient to visualize the anticipated results. It also helps the patient to be aware of the scope, lemmatization and costs of the procedure. The desired shade is also discussed and selected.Local anesthesia is usually not required during the tooth preparation. After the tooth preparation is done, an impression of the prepared teeth is sent to the dental laboratory for the fabrication of the porcelain veneers. The patient then returns for the placement of the porcelain veneers. The ultimate shade of the porcelain veneers is brought about by the blend of the shade of the veneer itself, the cementing resin and the underlying tooth structure. The cementing resin takes about 72 hours to gain maximum strength. During this time, it is advisable to avoid any hard foods and any extremes in temperature. Alcohol and medicated mouth washes have the potential to affect the hardening process and they should be avoided.
Because the techniques of placement of the veneers is exacting, the dentist has to spend time to do the job well. Also, porcelain veneers are difficult to manipulate. Taking into account the time required, the level of technical and artistic skill, and the cost of a veneer is similar to that of a crown. But the end result, that “captivating, sparkling smile” is well worth the time and money spent on a job that is carefully and delicately carried out. Together with their desire for projecting a successful image and an attractive personality, more and more people are also conscious of their “mouth personality”. The development of porcelain veneers is a great step forward in bringing that “Hollywood smile” to the masses.