Do You Have Yellow Teeth? Know What Causes It

Do You Have Yellow Teeth? Know What Causes It

Do you miss your pearly white teeth?

Having yellowish teeth due to discoloration isn’t exactly the best sight to see. Discolored set of teeth can reduce one’s confidence and overall appearance.

But how do you exactly avoid tooth discoloration? It starts by knowing what causes tooth discoloration.

Here are some factors that cause tooth discoloration:

  1. Disease/s – Some diseases actually affect enamel (the hard surface of the teeth) and dentin (the underlying material under enamel). The same can be said for some treatments as they can likewise affect tooth color, except Whitened Bleaching.
  2. Poor Dental Hygiene – This one is obvious. Some people are too lazy to maintain good oral hygiene, you better not be one of them, and that, of course, causes tooth discoloration. It’s simple logic. If you don’t clean your teeth regularly, don’t expect them to keep their natural color intact.

Inadequate brushing, flossing and rinsing with an antiseptic mouthwash can lead to tooth discoloration as that prohibits you from removing stain-producing substances and plaque.

  1. Habitual Tobacco/Cigarette Use – There’s another reason for you to quit smoking. Smoking, given cigarette’s stain-producing substances, can stain teeth. Stay away from it. You have tons of reasons to.
  2. Advancing Age – Yes, aging can be a factor, too, when it comes to tooth discoloration. This is because as you continue to age, the enamel’s outer layer on your teeth eventually wears away, prompting your teeth to be yellowish due to a revelation of dentin.

Some of these causes can be avoided while some are beyond one’s control. Still, there’s are certain ways to achieve set of pearly white teeth again and fight off discoloration.

Tweaking your lifestyle for the better is the way to go. Teeth discoloration can be avoided by constantly brushing, flossing and using mouthwash on a daily basis. This can be resolved by Laser Teeth Whitening procedure.

Shinagawa Orthodontics offers advanced Laser Teeth Whitening for your teeth discoloration woes, call our Patient Care Lines (+632) 368 5238 | (+63) 917 862 7454 | (+63) 921 217 0517 to book a schedule.

Knowing if your Teeth are Crooked or your Bite is Misaligned 1

Knowing if your Teeth are Crooked or your Bite is Misaligned

Do you often feel like your teeth might be crooked or your bite might be misaligned?

It’s uncomfortable and irritating, right?

Instead of comfortably using and flaunting your teeth, you feel that something might not be right.

In this case, it’s always best to visit a dentist to know the real score.

A dentist can surely determine where your teeth are crooked and/or your bite is misaligned through a thorough and detailed examination of your teeth.

For the dentist to see the specifics of your teeth, it must look for these signs:

  • Abnormal alignment of your teeth
  • Discomfort and difficulties when it comes to usual chewing and biting
  • Abnormal appearance of the teeth in the face

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Should all or any of these signs are found, there might be a good chance that you indeed have crooked teeth and/or a misaligned bite.

But still, there’s only one way to find out and be sure. That’s to have a thorough dental consultation.

Our dentists and orthodontists are more than ready and equipped to fix your crooked teeth and/or a misaligned bite, call our Patient Care Lines (+632) 368 5238 | (+63) 917 862 7454 | (+63) 921 217 0517 to book a schedule.

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Reasons Why Adults Should Get Braces

Aging doesn’t only apply to changes in our overall health and appearance, it also applies to our teeth.

As we continue to age in our adulthood, it is quite common for our teeth to eventually shift due to natural growth, health-related issues and physical injuries. Sometimes, having straight teeth can run its course.

Moreover, adults are prone to TMJ disorders, a kind of temporomandibular disorder that causes pain in the jaw joint and in muscles that control movements of the jaw.

That’s why it is advisable for adults to get braces as that will certainly help your teeth’s overall cause.

Here are some reasons why adults should have braces:

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1. Keep Teeth Aligned – Even if their teeth are healthy, as mentioned, they can move out of place at any age and having braces can prevent that from happening.

2. Maintain Oral Health – Getting braces is also a tested way to help maintain oral health and avoid teeth and mouth problems that can occur.

3. Affordable and Reasonable – At this point in time, braces are now more affordable that’s why it is more reasonable to get them more than ever for your teeth’s good.

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4. Enhanced and Advanced – Due to dental advancements, braces are better nowadays, quality wise. Also, there are braces that are now less noticeable, allowing one to have a better presented smile.

5. Boost Self–confidence – Having braces also helps in boosting one’s self-confidence. Preventing crooked teeth normally makes adults feel more good about themselves, being in a position to express themselves better.

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6. Improve Biting and Chewing – Pain and difficulties caused by various teeth problems can also be improved with the big help of braces. Chewing food at ease will be attainable by having braces.

7. Keep Teeth for a Lifetime – Perhaps one of the most important purposes of braces is allowing you to keep your teeth for good. By effectively keeping your teeth intact, having braces will surely go a long way, as a long as you live, in fact.

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With these significant reasons to consider, it totally makes perfect sense for adults to have braces given all the benefits they present.

Our dentists and orthodontists are more than ready and equipped to provide you with perfect braces that fit you best, call our Patient Care Lines (+632) 368 5238 | (+63) 917 862 7454 | (+63) 921 217 0517 to book a schedule.

The Importance of Finding a Good Dentist

The Importance of Finding a Good Dentist

All of us need help when it comes to our teeth and oral health. However, it is important to entrust your teeth to an experienced and capable dentist.

Finding a good dentist that can provide you with the right and effective dental treatments and procedures for your teeth is essential as a big part of your oral health depends on that.

Dentists who have a variety of specialties in their dental arsenal will surely be helpful for you should your teeth develop any complications as time goes.

Doc Darwin of Shinagawa Orthodontics

“The most important factor to look for in a dentist is experience and expertise. What’s important for a dentist is to have a broad experience and knowledge in terms of orthodontics, general dentistry, braces and other dental specialties,” shared Dr. Darwin Dela Pena, DMD.

Also, an ideal dentist spread confidence and trust in his patient to follow all advice and recommendations aimed at oral health to be achieved.

Doc Hilado of Shinagawa Orthodontics

“It’s important to find a dentist that a patient can be comfortable with and also, someone whose dental capabilities are updated, too,” said Dr. Stephanie Hilado, DMD.

Another reason why you need a dentist that you can depend on is that your teeth need help every now and then. Ideally, twice-annual exams and cleanings are needed to maintain good oral health.

At Shinagawa Orthodontics, our well-experienced and proficient dentists and orthodontists can cater to the needs of your teeth. They are renowned and recognized nationally for good reasons.

Being well-rounded in terms of dentistry and orthodontics, they can provide the right care and treatments that are well-suited for the needs of your teeth and oral health.

Our dentists and orthodontists are more than ready to welcome you for your FREE Dental Consultation, call our Patient Care Lines (+632) 368 5238 | (+63) 917 862 7454 | (+63) 921 217 0517 to book a schedule.

Save Your Tooth through Root Canal Treatment

Save Your Tooth through Root Canal Treatment

Are your teeth damaged or infected by in any way?

There’s actually a proven way to get them right.

Root Canal Treatment is your answer as it is designed to eliminate infection from teeth’s root canal to enable tissues to regain health. Its primary purpose to serve is to save badly damaged teeth, something that other simpler dental procedures cannot fully fulfill.

Trusted and effective, Root Canal Treatment removes the damaged and infected pulp from a diseased tooth. What this treatment does is save a tooth that can otherwise be extracted if left untreated.

As to how it is performed, Root Canal Treatment is done by first creating an opening into the crown of the damaged tooth. The root canals and deep pulp chamber then get cleaned, sealed and filled with an inert material in the process as well. The access opening is bound to then be covered with a permanent tooth filling.

Save Your Tooth through Root Canal Treatment

Despite the removal of the pulp, the tooth will remain anchored in the bone, enabling it for chewing and biting.

Often times, Root Canal Treatment can be completed in a single visit but still, several more trips to the dentist are needed after to fully complete the process.

Have your own trip to the dentist and save your tooth with the help of the Root Canal Treatment, call our Patient Care Lines (+632) 368 5238 | (+63) 917 862 7454 | (+63) 921 217 0517 to book your FREE dental consultation.