Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Different reviews on Flexible Partial Denture


Are you interested to know about Flexible Partial Denture? 

This is how flexible partial denture looks like (see above figure)? It’s called Partial Denture because it’s only replacing part of your teeth in your mouth, only the ones that you are missing. And it’s flexible because the acrylic is half based- 50% acrylic and 50% of a rubber based material. Hence it gets its name flexible. It’s great because there is a lot less adjusting with a flexible partial denture than there is acrylic, because acrylic is much harder. But with the flexible one, it flexes to fit your mouth. So, you don’t have to go to your general dentist frequently for getting adjustment done all the time in order to form it to fit into your mouth. It actually basically customs fits itself to your mouth.  Partial Denture material heats up with the warmth of your mouth and therefore becomes more flexible. So there is a lot less adjustments and also there is a lot less time you have to go to dentist. You can also choose the different kind of color of the acrylic; so therefore, they can match the shade of the gums that are in your mouth. Basically it’s lot more comfortable to wear and its lot easier to get used to because you will not tend to get as many sore spots as you would with an acrylic denture. So the pros when it comes to flexible partial denture is it fits a lot better and there is a lot less down time for you when it comes to getting a new flexible partial denture.
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If you have any additional questions please consult your dentist.

Dr. Thakur, BDS, MAGD, Orlando Family Dentist
Website: Thakur’s Family Dental, Orlando
Call 407- 517-0251 to book an appointment

Dental Office Location in Orlando:
5480 Curry Ford Road
Orlando, Central Florida.



Tuesday, February 15, 2011

How to clean your dental implants


Dental implants are becoming very common in the industry. Many patients out there have this. You may be one of those. Now tooth is on Dental Implants that is a crown or a cap, sometimes porcelain. It’s important to keep this clean just as your regular teeth. They are going to feel like your regular teeth, they are going to look like your regular teeth. So let’s treat them like such except there are a few little things you are going to look out with the dental implants.


There is an example on the figure in which you can see there is a window showing the implant in the bone. It’s just like have a tooth back. It’s really important that you clean around this to keep the bacteria down. You don’t want to get infections in the bones which can spoil your dental implants.
First of all Brushing. Just use a standard regular tooth brush and brush the tooth in every direction, biting surface and outside. You brush very little circles that are 54 degree angles to get those gums. Once you get those gums cleaned there, it’s also important to floss around that. 

It’s a fake tooth that does not mean you don’t need to floss. From the figure you see how to floss it. You floss it to get all the bacteria that might be stuck around your crown.

It’s important to bear something like plastic (shown in figure) to remove some food particles which might be bothering you around the implants. And it’s very important that you never use any metal like needle around your implants. If you use these things might be you scratch it and bacteria can be stick to it, which can give you a little gum infection or something. So be sure you use proper cleaning tools, plastic and never touch your implants with anything metals.



If you have any additional questions please consult your dentist.

Call 407-517-0251 to book an appointment

5480 Curry Ford Road
Orlando, Central Florida.


Monday, February 14, 2011

Cosmetic Dentistry: Little secret for feeling more confident

Here is a more little secret for feeling more confident fast. Imagine having a brand new to rob that   gorgeous smile in just one day. Just one!! You want to be that girl. The girl that everyone’s talking about. The girl that everyone’s asking what is your secret? How does she look so great? Now with the magic of Cosmetic Dentistry you can be that girl. The tiny little secret is, if you don’t know, you can go from having any frustration of problem that you might have with your smile to a glowing, sparkling like gorgeous smile and It’s as little as one hour to just one visit. Did you know the quality of your smile has a more directive fact on your personal and business relationship than any other part of your appearance?

In fact 88% of people in North America say they always remember someone with an especially attractive smile. Perhaps that’s why more than half of the adults in America wish they could change their smile. Some adults want to fix problems they have had since childhood like discolored, crooked, or irregular shaped teeth.  Others want to fix conditions they have developed over times like cracked, worn down or discolored teeth. There is a good reason for this.

Your smile can light up a room!! Or hiding your smile can prevent people from seeing the true beauty inside you. For hundreds of years, all the way from Monalisa to today’s Cover girls, the absence or presence of a dazzling smile has always carried great significance. It is reliable indication of a person’s sense of well being and has an enormous impact on a person’s health, self esteem and both personal & business relationship.

Not all patients have the same problems or desires. But there are some common solutions to the most common problems including stains, crooked, missing or cracked teeth. Some examples of these solutions are:

First, Teeth Whitening. Imagine having your teeth 4 to 12 shades whiter and as little as 60 minutes.

Secondly, Veneers and Crowns. If teeth are chipped, stained or crooked, a new attractive white smile is sometimes as easy as only 2 visits. Veneers are contact-lens thin porcelains that are bonded to the tooth to create white smile without shots or drills in many cases.  Crowns replace broken ugly teeth that are weakened by cavities or old fillings creating strong foundation for years of comfortable chewing. If your teeth are shaded or dark, you can replace your silver fillings with white fillings allowing them to look more sparkling white immediately.

So, if a smile’s so important, why don’t more people smile and why don’t people get their dream smile? Most of the time it’s because they don’t know what’s possible for them? Consult your dentist, they can find out a good solution for you.

If you are near Orlando our family dentistry can give you the right solution according to your problem. Visit us to feel the difference and get Beautiful, Healthy and Attractive Smile for a life time.

Dr. Thakur, BDS, MAGD, Orlando Family Dentist
Website: Thakur’s Family Dental, Orlando
Call 407-517-0251 to book an appointment

Dental Office Location in Orlando:
5480 Curry Ford Road
Orlando, Central Florida.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Procedure of Dentures

Replacement of several posterior Teeth with Partial Dentures can be much easier.  After Extraction the tissues will atrophy. For best support and fit small preparations are made on the teeth. These are called rests. Rests are very small and shallow and the teeth that are adjacent to the missing tooth space are prepared. The Partial Dentures replace the teeth and the atrophy gums on both sides and the two sides are connected by a thin metal bar. These tooth supported dentures have metal extensions that fit perfectly into the rests preparation and therefore the denture rests on the teeth, not on the ground. The denture also has clusps that fit around the teeth to keep the dentures in place.

If you have any additional questions please consult your dentist.

Dr. Thakur, BDS, MAGD, Orlando Family Dentist

Website: Thakur’s Family Dental, Orlando
Call 407-517-0251 to book an appointment

Dental Office Location in Orlando:
5480 Curry Ford Road
Orlando, Central Florida.