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DENTAL
FAQ's Cosmetic
Dentistry
It's
better to look good than to feel good... Perhaps there is no facet of modern
dentistry that describes the "New Paradigm" of health care
private practice as concisely as cosmetic dentistry. While the concept of
rendering cosmetic dental service is as old as dentistry itself, the focus
on appearance as the sole treatment objective is new. Savvy dentists have
seized upon this opportunity to exploit the fact that it's easier to sell
what people want than what they need. In so doing, the health care
provider has moved beyond health care and into the territory of the
cosmetician... Q: What are
the effects of whitening your teeth? Can it damage the teeth? A: If by
whitening you mean a dentist-administered bleaching treatment, it is
currently thought to present little risk except for some short-term
soreness of the gums and a transient increase in tooth sensitivity to
heat, cold, contact, and sweets. It is a relatively new technology, and
the long term cumulative effects, if any, are not known. This may be
significant, since bleaching may need to be repeated at indefinite
intervals to maintain the whitening. The same
degree of safety cannot be assumed for unregulated over the counter
bleaching agents, due to the unknown nature of their content.
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