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Review Concerning the Current Evidence Base for Minimal Intervention Dentistry MI
May 7 2005 — Dental academics and practitioners from three dental schools in Brasilia Johannesburg and Sao Paulo have joined hands in order to search fifteen main databases (including Cochrane Library PubMed Lilacs) and to review English German Portugues…

Boca Raton Cosmetic Dentist Dr Mitchell APohl Featured on NBC6WTVJ as a Porcelain Veneer Specialist that Patients Turn to Fix Cosmetic Failures
March 6 2005 Dr Mitchell A Pohl a renowned South Florida cosmetic dentist not only creates many beautiful smiles and extreme smile makeovers but also is also called upon to rectify and salvage failed dental makeovers The failures he has had to correct ha…

Dr Debra Gray King Elected Director of Worlds Largest Cosmetic Dental Organization
April 28 2005 — We are in a time of exciting advancement as more people become aware of the possibilities of obtaining a beautiful healthy smile enthused Dr King And I am grateful for the opportunity to help lead this great organization and shape the fut…

Tooth Whitening for Whiter Teeth
Information on tooth whitening with useful articles.

Dental Implant and Bone Graft Markets to Approach $3.5 Billion in 2010
In the industrial world, more than 240 million people lack one or more teeth. New study shows the market for dental implants and bone drafts is heading for a great boom.

Here’s a future developing trend; clinical strength whitening moving to OTC.

It can be argued that this is convenient for consumers, but many also ignore the risks only a dental professional can provide.

Regardless, whiten with CAUTION!

Here’s a quick interesting tid-bit worth mentioning.

Before applying any OTC (over-the-counter) tooth whitening agent, check with a dentist to confirm that the stained portions of your teeth aren’t dangerous diseases or infections.

It will certainly help to treat the cause of the problem and not just the symptoms.

Professional teeth whitening is no longer needed to be administered by a “professional” (dentist). While it’s good to consult with a dentist before performing any teeth whitening procedure, in home kits are slashing costs.

What would typically cost hundreds of dollars in-office is now about $100 in-home.

Certainly consumers don’t mind saving money and avoid a trip to an office. Typically the user makes sample molds of their teeth, and returns them. They are then shipped custom trays to use when applying the whitening gel.

Bright smiles are definitely in now, thanks to these developments!

Via Yahoo.

This is no surprise to dentists everywhere. And a couple “told ya so’s” are being said as well.

ABC News reported that consumers are causing irreversible damage to their pearly whites by essentially abusing over the counter whitener products.

Maybe if we were all Hollywood actors, then we wouldn’t need these procedures. They’re all born with never-fading white teeth, right?

Dentist Max Goodson inadvertantly observed while giving in-office whitening procedures that patients had better looking gums.

After further research, he concluded that the halogen lamp used to whiten teeth actuallay killed bateria causing gingivitis.

You can read the full article here.

Just another reason why you should whiten your teeth until they glow in the dark!