We finished this case recently here at Creative Smiles!
This lady travelled up from the South to see us as she was unhappy with the appearance of her old veneers and crowns, she wanted a more wider and rejuvenated smile!
We whitened the teeth then prepared and fitted new veneers and crowns to bring this Lady’s smile back to life!
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Another Top Result Using ABB at Creative Smiles in just 6 Months!
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A gum-shield is an appliance you wear in your mouth if you play a sport that involves contact to the mouth e.g. rugby, soccer, boxing, hockey etc. The first report of gum-shields being worn was in boxing in 1913, even then it was realised that this simple device reduced the incidence of knock-outs following blows to the jaw. Gum-shields are also know as sports-guards or mouth-guards. They are designed to protect the teeth and surrounding tissues from trauma. It does this by absorbing the pressure of the trauma and distributes it evenly over the whole jaw minimising the risk of injury. In addition it will also protect the lips and cheeks from laceration against the teeth.
There are different types of gum shields but the 3 main categories are:
Off the shelf gum-shields which are ready to use, can be used a temporary while waiting for a custom made gum-shield. Unfortunately they are a poor fit as they are designed to fit all mouths which are not all the same! They easily drop out and are sometimes uncomfortable to wear.
Boil to fit gum-shields. These are made of thermoplastic material and can be softened in boiling water then put into the mouth to shape. They are better than off the shelf ones due to the fit, again they can fall out easily and can be a bit fiddly to mould.
Custom made gum-shields are the gold standard gum-shield. They offer the best protection as they are made to fit exactly to the patients teeth. Numerous studies have shown between 80 and 90 percent reduction in dental injuries by wearing a custom made gum-shield. They remain fixed, never wear out and are tough enough to resist the toughest blows. They come in a variety of colours, stripes and checks.
Come along to see us at Creative Smiles so our staff can advise which gum-shield is best for you!
This lady below had worn an upper acrylic Denture for many many years. She thought that she was too young to be wearing dentures and hated the fact that she had to remove the dentures at night time and in order to clean them and her surrounding teeth.
She came to see us to discuss what alternatives she had to her denture and after a comprehensive assessment and discussing the patient’s needs in-depth we decided to place 2 upper front implants holding 4 upper front teeth as well as a third implant on the upper left pre-molar region to close the gap on the left hand side.
She is delighted with the result, is far more confident with her smile and no longer has to remove a denture from her mouth as she has a permanent life long fixture just like what her original teeth were!
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Another Top Result Using ABB at Creative Smiles in just 8 Months!
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Having Cosmetic Dentistry can have a positive effect on your overall facial profile. The case photos below show this very well.
This middle aged lady’s face (as you can clearly see from the before photograph) has collapsed. This is due to resorption of bone and wear of her old lower upper and lower dentures. This results in skin folds which have a very ageing effect.
We used Dental Implants here to stabilise a new set of upper and lower Dentures. By doing this it allowed us to increase the height of the ladys dentures to remove the skin folds and rejuvinate her face restoring it to what it would have been in her early twenties!!
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This year Grace, Laura and Sara from Creative Smiles teamed up with Streetwise Community Circus and The Beat Initiative to take part in the annual St. Patricks Day Parade.
The theme for the parade this year was reuse/recycle and together with groups from Sky’s the Limit, Extend the Choice, Everton Day centre and Action on Disability they dressed up to provide entertainment for the people of Belfast! The groups they teamed up with are to promote inclusion, independence and empower people with disabilities in the Belfast area amd provide an important function within the community. The team from Creative Smiles was delighted to join up with them and help them celebrate St. Patricks Day in the city of Belfast!
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At Creative Smiles we often have patients say that they don’t eat sweets,biscuits or have fizzy drinks yet they have decay occurring. Sugar is a sly creature and turns up in the most unexpected places! So if you want to avoid eating excess amounts you need to be prepared to do some label reading.
A lot of food products disguise sugars under names that are not always familiar. Other foods are savoury and so very often it wouldn’t occur to you to check the label.
Food expects currently state that a high level of sugar means there is more than 15g of it per 100g of the product. Some foods in the UK have a traffic light system on their packaging which flag up these high levels, so look out for these red circles on the packaging. Not all manufacturers follow this system so it is worth checking the ingredients list. When looking at the ingredients list not only should you look for the word sugar you also need to look for ingredients ending in “ose” a term used as a suffix for sugars which include fructose, lactose, sucrose, glucose etc. Sugars can also be listed as carbohydrates. When reading labels remember that no added sugar doesn’t mean that the product is sugar free it simply means that no sugar has been added to it.
To help reduce decay cut down on the amount of sugary foods and drinks you consume and try as best to limit them to meal times.
