Dental Fenêtre

 The first thing most dentists notice in a person would be their Smile. Forget about them making eye contact. You greet a Dentist and their eyes would be on your teeth, instinctively. Now, teeth are only one portion of the smile...there's a golden proportion in the smile and the face...I won't get into the details of that... sometimes talking about the teeth we need to remember a component like the Lips are an important part of a person's smile . A person can have a high lip line where more of the teeth and gums are seen.  Sometimes in a low lip line, while smiling the above teeth are barely seen. So, what does the lip have to do with a habit correction?  I mentioned last time I would write about it. There are a few habits with the lips which are very simple habits we get from childhood that if we correct, can make the world of difference in your adult life. If the child has started sucking the lip or thumb as a routine habit in childhood, the teeth can start ...

Do you examine your mouth? Do you check if you have any white or red lesions or unusual swellings in your mouth? I have patients visiting me with precancerous lesions because they ignored the early signs and symptoms of an easily detectable disease. Ignoring a lesion or swelling or choosing to ignore it? Sometimes, it can be as simple as a sharp tooth scrapping against your cheek (linea alba), which requires smoothening of the sharp edge or no treatment required on a cheek bite or excessive force tooth brushing (frictional keratosis). Then, you need to ask yourself are you more afraid of sitting in the dental chair or more afraid of a possible disease? Since, the dentist can remove your fear of the disease with the dental treatment solutions available on your timely awareness. So, there's no need to fear the dental chair as we, dentists are there to help you, not cancer Next time, I'll write about a simple habit correction, which can make a world of a difference. ...