Manohar Dental Care Vizag

Monday, January 7, 2019

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5 Ways to a Sparkling Smile (and It’s More Than Just Teeth Whitening)

Everyone wants a sparkling, white smile. In fact, when the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry asked people what they’d most like to improve about their smile, the most common response was whiter teeth. But, unfortunately, diet, aging, and oral hygiene can lead to teeth yellowing, making it difficult to keep (or get) those pearly whites like you want. 

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Our Medicaid Dental Offices

From Greeley to Colorado Springs, our Medicaid dental services are offered by more than twenty offices in Colorado. We also have three dental offices in New Mexico. Not every office offers the same services for Medicaid recipients, so it’s important to contact us before you make your appointment. Click here for a full list of PERFECT TEETH Medicaid dental offices.

In this rapidly changing world of health and dental coverage, it can be confusing and a little bit scary knowing how and when you and your family will be taken care of. At PERFECT TEETH, our dentists continue to accept Medicaid. We will also keep our patients updated should something change.

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PERFECT TEETH Dentists That Take Medicaid

Quality dental care is important for everyone. Our dentists work to provide the very best dental care for all of our patients. Depending on the location, the PERFECT TEETH dentists that take Medicaid offer services that can include:

General Dentistry
Orthodontics
Pediatric Dentistry
Periodontics
Endodontics

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Medicaid Dentists

Right now, states are required to provide dental benefits to children covered by Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), but states choose whether to provide dental benefits for adults covered by Medicaid. In Colorado, the dental benefit for adults provides eligible Medicaid members up to $1,000 in dental services per fiscal year. According to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing, the adult benefit covers:

Basic preventive dental exams
Diagnostic and restorative dental services (such as x-rays and fillings)
Extractions (tooth pulling)
Root canals
Crowns
Partial dentures*
Complete dentures*
Periodontal scaling
Root planing
Other procedures requiring prior authorization will also be available.

* Partial and complete dentures are not subject to the $1,000 cap per state fiscal year.

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PERFECT TEETH and Medicaid

PERFECT TEETH™ is proud to treat patients of all ages, with a variety of backgrounds and access to dental care. Recently, this patient base has expanded to include people with Medicaid coverage.

With the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid being uncertain, we want to assure our patients that for now, and for the foreseeable future, select PERFECT TEETH dentists will continue to accept Medicaid.

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Flossing Is Important, But It’s Not the Only Thing!

Flossing is important, but how you brush and what you eat are also important when you have braces.

Brush longer and more frequently. To remove all of the plaque and bacteria, you should brush your teeth three times a day. Because there are more places for the plaque and bacteria to hide, you should also brush for two to four minutes each time. The quality of your brushing is most important: be sure to brush all around the brackets, between teeth, and along the gum line.

Choose teeth-healthy foods. Avoid sugary foods and beverages like soda, sweets, and other desserts.

Avoid foods that can damage your braces. Foods that are hard or sticky can cause damage. Avoid foods that can get stuck in your braces like hard candies, gum, ice, licorice, nuts, beef jerky, and hard, crusty bread.

Do you or your child need braces? Now’s the perfect time! For a limited time this summer, PERFECT TEETH is offering a Summer Braces Special. 

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A Quick Note About Young Children with Braces

Young children with braces shouldn’t be expected to floss on their own. They need help from a parent or guardian. Sit them down in a well-lit room with some music or a TV show and floss teeth as instructed above. 

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How to Floss with Braces

What you need:

Waxed floss – Unwaxed floss tends to get caught and shred in braces.
Floss threader – Helps floss slip between each tooth without catching.
Time – About three times more than you’d spend on your teeth without braces.

Carefully loop a piece of 18-inch floss through the threader. Use the stiff end of the threader to direct the floss under the wire. Once the floss is under the wire, gently slide the floss along the side and up into the gum line of each tooth. Remove the floss and re-thread it under the main wire to pass between the next pair of teeth.

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Why Flossing Is Important When You’re Wearing Braces

Bacteria love all of the dark nooks and crannies in your mouth. It settles in, hides out, and if left long enough, it creates plaque in those areas. If plaque isn’t cleaned away, tooth decay and gum disease develop.

When you have braces, the brackets on your teeth trap food particles, and the wires get in the way of brushing and flossing. It’s more difficult to clean the hard to reach places, so people with braces are more likely to get cavities and gingivitis.

Here’s why you should take extra care to floss daily with braces:

Prevents swollen and bleeding gums.
Decreases chances of tooth decay, gum disease, and white spots forming around the brackets.
Makes your teeth and gums healthy and ready for the world when your braces are removed.

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How to Floss with Braces

Braces are an amazing way to create healthy, beautiful smiles. They correct overbites, under bites, crooked or crowded teeth, jaw position, and disorders of the jaw. Unfortunately, braces also make it harder to floss and care for your teeth.

It takes extra time and effort, but it is possible to keep your mouth looking and feeling healthy and clean when you have braces.

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How to Know It’s Time to Get Your Wisdom Teeth Out

Regular dental visits and x-rays are the best way to know if it’s time to get your wisdom teeth out. If you experience any of these symptoms, it’s possible that your wisdom teeth aren’t growing in properly. Contact your dentist if you experience:

● Jaw pain and stiffness

● Pain at the tooth site

● Prolonged jaw ache or headache

● Unpleasant taste in the area

● Bad breath

Your dentist will likely recommend consulting with an oral surgeon to determine the need to have your wisdom teeth removed.

Do you need your wisdom teeth checked out? Now’s the perfect time! For the month of July, PERFECT TEETH is offering FREE wisdom teeth consults. 

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When Wisdom Teeth Go Wrong

Because human jaws are smaller, wisdom teeth can become blocked by the teeth that are already there. They can grow horizontally, at an angle, or outward. Wisdom teeth can damage surrounding teeth, the jawbone, or nerves. If the wisdom tooth partially erupts, it can be difficult to brush and floss the area. Food can get trapped in the gum tissue surrounding it, making it vulnerable to tooth decay and gum disease.

Impacted or infected wisdom teeth can cause pain, difficulty eating, and problems with the surrounding teeth and gums.

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Wisdom Teeth Don’t Make You Smarter

Wisdom teeth are the third and last set of molars to erupt. They begin forming around the age of 10 and typically show up in the back of the mouth in the late teens or early twenties; thus the name “wisdom teeth,” as people of this age are thought to be wiser. (Though some might argue that point.)

Wisdom teeth were a necessity for our ancestors. Our ancestors needed a big jaw and a lot of teeth to chew leaves, roots, raw meat, and other tough foods. Our diets are different now; we no longer need all of those teeth which is good since our jaw is smaller, and now we don’t have room for an extra set.

The number of wisdom teeth a person has can vary. Some people never get wisdom teeth. Some people can have them their whole lives with no problem. But many people do have a problem, and approximately 85% of wisdom teeth will need to be removed.

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Wisdom Teeth: What They Are and When To Remove Them

You’ve likely heard of wisdom teeth and seen videos of people after they have had them removed. But have you ever wondered what wisdom teeth are and when you need to have wisdom teeth removed? Here’s the lowdown on wisdom teeth. 

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Sedation Dentistry at PERFECT TEETH

We strive to make sure all of our patients feel comfortable at PERFECT TEETH. Our relaxing atmosphere combined with our  professional and friendly staff, have helped hundreds of patients feel more comfortable at the dentist. But if you’re still not convinced, sedation dentistry might be for you! 

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