Dental practices across England are to reopen for their patients today. While guidance regarding social distancing should still be met, many practices have been in preparation for over a week trying to set up by Monday 8th. As such, we’ve been incredibly busy sourcing and outsourcing a sustainable amount of PPE.
As of June 2nd, the lockdown has begun to ease slightly here in England. People can spend a lot more time outside with up to six people at a safe 2-metre distance. Also, few children are being allowed to return to primary schools and some workers are being able to return too.
Poor oral hygiene over a long period will inevitably begin to erode the teeth. They’ll begin to lose their white glow as the enamel breaks down. You will feel pain, and they might begin to feel loose and even fall out.
Having no teeth is not only a huge worry for many patients up and down the country, but it’s another worry to be stuck without teeth while implants are healing. If you aren’t already aware, there is a period roughly three months after implants have been fitted that must be set aside simply to allow implants to heal. After this period, your bridgework can be fitted permanently.
The difficulty of having missing teeth comes in two parts. Firstly, it can cause serious social issues, like affecting your confidence in yourself and how you feel around others. It can cause plenty of other negative effects too, such as difficulties speaking and eating.
You’re likely aware of how prevalent teeth loss is in the elderly. Whether you, yourself have started to notice worrying signs from your oral health as you get old, you aren’t the only one!
Not only was this affecting her image of herself, but it was also a permanent reminder of the money and time wasted on the previous cosmetic treatment. Teeth whitening was unlikely to work effectively on this patient because she had so many fillings in her upper front teeth. Teeth whitening products and procedures cannot whiten fillings.
Having a smile you can be proud of can change the outlook you have in social situations, and this is partly why so many implantologists do the work they do – to give patients the confidence they need.
It could happen to any of us, and as much as you’d like to think your teeth are invincible to the outside world, we can all succumb to tooth loss in the end. Tooth loss can occur from a variety of different dental problems other than old age.
