Relaxation

 It is crucial to align with the team, much like the alignment required during orthodontic treatments, full-mouth rehabilitations using crowns or bridges, or foundational dental implant work.

Balanced occlusion is vital. Sometimes, when the internal curvature of the teeth is not maintained, it can affect the external curve of the smile and lead to jaw problems. As mentioned in our blog SOS: Enhance Your Posture, maintaining the right posture—like a dancer’s properly positioned neck or correct sitting, typing, and writing postures—can be transformative. Similarly, practicing postures like those in Surya Namaskar in the morning is a meditative way to begin the day, stretching like a kitten or cat to relax and prepare for the day ahead.

When you arrive at work, you may notice that your team is "firefighting" issues. This often happens in corporate settings, hospitals, or MNCs because the team roles are not aligned. Proper alignment ensures that team members know their responsibilities, can take independent decisions, and work harmoniously—much like the canine tooth serves as a cornerstone for dental alignment. Misaligned teeth or poorly placed restorations can lead to recurring issues, like veneers popping off or fillings breaking.

This concept of alignment also applies to maintaining a balanced environment. For instance, I remember presenting my ideas on increasing productivity by optimizing air conditioning temperatures to my late professor, Dr. Thomas Geoghegan, in the USA in 2011-12. These insights were published recently in 2023. Staying cool, maintaining good posture, and having the confidence to carry yourself with swag can make a significant difference.

Visit our clinic in Bengaluru to experience this firsthand. Whether it’s aligning your teeth with bridges, orthodontics, or just enjoying the right climate in our air-conditioned clinic, we ensure a seamless experience.

Additionally, we have adjusted our price points after 3-4 years of no increases to align with inflation, ensuring transparency. Our Preventive Care Dental Packages start at ₹1,000. While preventive care is affordable, we also emphasize the importance of addressing any issues early on. Should urgent care be required—such as after-hours or special accommodations—we communicate fees clearly to maintain trust and integrity in our private practice.

Health is wealth, and we are here to help you invest in it wisely. Also, relax, don't grind your teeth, and be confident. Don't go for aesthetics just to be confident at a young age. You might get it done in your 20s, and then, suddenly in your 40s, everything might be falling apart. Get it done for good reasons, like citric acid cracking, fluorosis stains, or something valid—not just two months before your wedding. "Band Baja Baraat" to look good and then suffer the rest of your life is like choosing the right life partner—your dentist. Sometimes, plan well in advance, whether it's your parents or you as young adults, to look good for that special day. The happy light from inside you will make you look good, as mentioned in the previous Ortho blog about rotten apples.

Timelines for treatment are recommended, but there’s no fixed timeline if your gums are healthy and your bone is strong. You can still get your Invisalign, invisible braces, or regular braces done—it’s also preventive dental care. Why root canal that supra-erupted tooth? I sometimes ask myself if it’s time to put in an implant below. Maybe it’s time, not to wait and watch. Case selection is more important, with new technology around the corner and updates constantly reaching us.

So, I’d like to be your preventive family dentist, with every important member of our team.

Kindly note: Every practitioner, including us, has the freedom to decide their time and fee, and the treating doctor has the autonomy to do so. It is your choice to agree or be conscious of asking about it before starting the treatment—not questioning it later. It’s your duty to be aware, and ours to serve you.

Sometimes, cities like Mumbai, Bengaluru, and others in India can have varied costs. While we have tried to keep the elite dental cleaning and checkups at the same cost, so you can walk in anywhere with confidence, please understand that the rest of the costs may vary. Also, some insurances like Star Health Insurance or your office insurance might be covering the costs, which is your responsibility to clear, just like your credit card.

Finally, the onus about your health rests with you and you alone, with your family members caring and supporting you when needed, along with family and friends, and your neighborhood preventive care dentist. Hopefully, one day, my vision is for you to have your GP before the GP.

So, you can just relax and enjoy the sound of the music or the drill, which you would have gotten used to, or the ultrasonic scaler, unless you have heart conditions, as previously mentioned by your periodontist.

It’s like a meditative state—similar to a religious visit, biannually or at least annually, or as recommended. Take the time to relax from the hustle and bustle of life, as giving your valuable health is giving back to society, wherever you are loved and located.