In dental care world, one of the most asked and sought after procedure world wide is teeth whitening. Having a white teeth and a bright smile has always been a prominent sign of beauty. Hollywood and all types of magazine covers also boost this ideology that you need to have a perfect smile to look attractive.But, science also backs this up with studies. We, as human species, respond more positively to an all white teeth. Not only we find... read more
All of the dental treatment options, tooth extraction (along with dental implants) has always been considered as one of the scariest and painful procedures around. This might be due to the scary childhood memories of losing our baby teeth or the general conception of a forceful image of tooth removal.Whatever the reason is, tooth extraction should not be feared and patients should realize that tooth extraction is only performed as a last result. Every dentist will try their best to... read more
Have you ever woke up with a sore jaw? If you did, chances are you are actually teeth grinding. Bruxism, commonly known as teeth grinding or jaw clenching, is the act where you subconsciously tighten your teeth against eachother. İn moderation, it doesn’t seem to pose any threats to oral health.But just like other things in life, if you are doing it every night, there might be some complications on the way. Bruxism, mostly happens while you are sleeping... read more
Dental treatments are becoming bigger and bigger every year. We all have reasons to take these procedures. Some of us don't have teeth , some has chipped or stained teeth or some people downright want to change their overall smile. Aesthetical changes are pretty much the most common treatment that we do in İstanbul.But we don't take our gum health as seriously as we should. It's a matter that always falls behind our teeth problems. Because they play a... read more
WHAT IS A PLAQUE?Ever felt a tingling feeling at your teeth when you wake up? Plaque build up is the reason for that feeling. Our mouth is a ecosystem on it's own. It holds millions of bacterias in it and these bacterias form huge groups that lach on to our teeth.The formation of these bacterias has a name. We call it ‘plaque’ formation. It becomes most apparent when we don’t brush our teeth regularly. It makes your tongue... read more
Oral thrush is a type of yeast infection that effects your inner mouth cheeks and tongue. It appears as yellow in colour with being white in some cases. It's easily spottable when it appears at the tongue area and can be hard to spot when it grows on the inner cheeks of the mouth.Oral thrush is an infection and therefore it mostly affects people with weaker immune systems like toddlers and older people. More often than not it's not... read more
Brushing your teeth might seem like one of the easiest things you can do. Most people would be even offended if you tell them that they are brushing their tooth wrong. However, it is not as easy as it seems. Most people brush their teeth in non optimal ways.Some people only brush their teeth for 30 seconds. Some people don’t use the right angles and technique. Some people brush way too aggresively and some people don’t even use tooth... read more
Here comes the grand saviour of people with bite and teeth problems. Braces are among the most famous treatment procedures in the whole wide world. From kids to teenagers, people who face orthodontic issues get braces to fix their situations. Why is it so famous you might ask, because they work swimmingly.Generally, you need braces if you have crooked teeth or different types of bite issues. These can be an underbite, an overbite or even a crossbite(link for bite... read more
Ever had fever, diffuculty in swallowing, rash and a sore throat? Chances are, you experienced a mild strep throat. Strep throat is an infection caused by a group A bacteria. This bacterial infection causes you to feel pain in your throat and a mild inflammation in the throat area.Because of the inflammation, patients experience diffuculty while eating foods, drinking water or beverages and swallowing. All of these symptoms usually start to show within 2 to 5 days of infection.... read more
Having healthy, white teeth is one thing, showing it, however, is completely another thing. Some people naturally show more teeth because of their gumline. This is due to gumlines starting the point and the distance between where the gum starts and ends. Some patients however experience the opposite. They show too much gum and fewer teeth.Most patients who have this issue usually mistake it and think that the problem is their teeth size. They think that shorter teeth show... read more