On the 10th of December we held an orthodontic open evening where members of the public were invited to come and meet our in house orthodontist Dr Saba Quershi. There was lots of interest and several patients decided to have Invisalign which is an excellent clear brace system. It moves the teeth into the correct position and is removable for eating and cleaning. The evening was very successful and it just goes to show how much dentistry has moved on from the metal braces I wore as a child!
I read an interesting article today about provision of a vaccine against periodontal disease. vaccination for periodontal disease
I wonder what the uptake of something like this would be for a disease which is not fatal, but does lead to early tooth loss and has been linked to low birth weight babies and cardio-vascular problems. I still have not had a swine flu vaccine yet!
Many of my patients often ask me if they should change their old amalgam fillings for new tooth coloured fillings due to the fear of mercury. I read this interesting article today which offers some evidence about old fillings. old amaglams
As modern dentists we believe in what is called evidence based dentistry and this helps us to make decisions based on clincial studies rather than peoples opinions. Studies like this one on amalgams helps people to make up their own minds on what sort of treatment they should have. old amalgams
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