Smile File -Spring 2006

Reward Yourself

Cosmetic dentistry can put the sizzle back into your smile

Des Plaines porcelain veneers A symbolic pat on your own back is nice, but a real reward is better. You and you alone have been brushing, flossing, and maintaining a good oral home care regimen ... even when you'd rather just flop into bed. Don't you think you deserve some smile sizzle? Give yourself the gift of a great-looking, egoboosting cosmetic dental procedure!

Teeth whitening is by far the most popular way to make over a smile. Daily indulgences like drinking tea, coffee, and red wine will gradually stain your teeth. Your toothbrush alone can't combat ageing, medications, or heredity.

Bonding and veneers are completely natural looking and can correct the appearance and function of cracked, chipped, or unevenly spaced teeth without surgery or braces. Today's materials are so well-crafted and so translucent that they reflect light like the enamel you were born with.

White fillings can make your teeth look like you've never had a cavity filled, and they may make your teeth stronger as well as immaculate looking.

Your smile can communicate "natural" even if your teeth have lived life to its fullest. Dentists use crowns to repair severely damaged teeth, and bridges and implants can replace gaps. Non-surgical tooth lengthening can reveal your beautiful enamel to re-balance too-short or worn-down teeth.

Go ahead. Reward your great behavior. Ask the dentist about putting some sizzle back into your smile!

Sports Dentistry

Mouthguards save smiles

The well documented benefits of a healthy lifestyle have been embraced by intelligent adults everywhere. The benefits of wearing a custom-fitted, professional mouthguard have also been well documented. Here is just a sampling:

An athlete is sixty times more likely to sustain damage to teeth when not wearing a protective mouthguard.
A properly fitted mouthguard reduces the chances of sustaining a face, neck, or head injury like a concussion from a blow to the jaw.
The cost of a fractured tooth is many times greater than the cost of a custom dentist- or hygienist made mouthguard. Non-customized off-the-shelf sports mouthguards could dislodge, obstructing the airway.
The majority of dental injuries are preventable through the use of mouthguards.

Be a good sport. Call us to arrange for your custom-fitted mouthguard.

Did you know that the International Olympic Committee Medical Commission has encouraged sports dentistry for the elite athlete and considers proper dental health as an important factor in improving athletic performance?

Start Smiling

Give us a call

If you're embarrassed about the state of your mouth, stop worrying... and pick up the phone. Being human, even dentists sometimes succumb to problems like periodontal disease. In fact, about 30% of the general population may be genetically susceptible. Even with the most meticulous care, these people are sic times more likely to have trouble with their gums.

The problem is that there are no signs at first. Often by the time people recognize that bleeding gums and that awful taste aren't normal, they're afraid the dentist will judge them or that treatment will be painful. Nothing is further from the truth.

Treatment for gum disease is very effective. The only way to get your best smile back - and to keep it - is to visit the dentist. Remember ... a healthy mouth is the gateway to a healthy body.

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Dr. Thomas L. Meyer - Providing services in cosmetic dentistry, porcelain veneers and teeth whitening to the areas of Chicago and Des Plaines, Illinois.