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Indulging your sweet tooth without damaging your teeth

1st October, 2012

If you’ve got a sweet tooth, the chances are you are struggling between wanting to indulge it and not wanting to ruin your teeth.

But if the UK’s leading dental charity has anything to do with it, you won’t have to struggle for much longer – you’ll be able to reach for sweetly satisfying, sugar-free treats. There are already a few sugar-free sweets on the UK market, as well as many sugar-free chewing gums. Although we are traditionally the largest sugar confectionery consumers in Europe, with most of the leading manufacturers based here, the amount of sugar-free sweets is tiny – just 6% compared with 60% in Spain. The British Dental Health Foundation hopes to improve these figures, and is in talks with all the UK’s leading confectionery manufacturers and other sugar-free companies with a view to bringing more tooth friendly products to our shops.

But even if your favourite treat is loaded with sugar, you can still minimise the danger it poses to your teeth. This is because it is the frequency of sugar intake that is vital, not the amount. So several jellies, toffees, mints or even fruits eaten between meals throughout the day are worse for your teeth than, say, a Mars bar eaten with lunch.

The reason for this is that the bacteria in your mouth react with the sugar, causing acids which then lead to decay. Your saliva will wash away and neutralise harmful sugars and acids but it takes around 40 minutes to do this. If you are constantly nibbling or drinking sugary foods the saliva is unable to keep up, resulting in tooth decay. If your weakness is for frequent drinks throughout the day, try to drink water wherever possible. Many drinks, including flavoured waters, fruit juices, squash and fizzy pop, are acidic and will cause dental erosion, where the surface of your teeth is softened and worn away.

So if you must eat or drink sweet stuff, either ensure it is sugar free (low sugar or no added sugar still contains sugar), or indulge less often – at, or immediately after, mealtimes is ideal. You can also chew sugar-free gum after eating or drinking to help boost saliva production and prevent decay.

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Friends and Family

14th June, 2012

We are currently taking on new NHS and private patients. If you are happy with the service that we provide we will be delighted to look after any of your family, friends or colleagues that you recommend to us.

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Whoopi Goldberg has great advice on how to keep your teeth and maintain your health !

5th January, 2012

Whoopi Goldberg is losing her teeth through gum disease and neglect. Here she gives her advice on keeping your teeth and looking after your general health before its too late !!

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Congratulations Rik – Highly qualified Dental Implant dentist at Parrock Street Dental

25th December, 2011

Congratulations to Rik Trivedi at Parrock Street Dental & Implant Centre for Passing the prestigious masters level Diploma in Implant dentistry at the Royal College of Surgeons London and being awarded the qualification DipImpDent Rcs (Lon)

Dental Implants are now considered to be THE best solution to replacing single , multiple or whole jaw missing teeth. They are now consider far superior to dentures and bridges which are older technologies prone to big problems at some time. The main problems with dentures being looseness, pain, discomfort, shrinking face and loss of confidence. Bridges involve grinding healthy teeth and later can results in problems with these teeth resulting in loss of bridges and large gaps affecting appearance, chewing and confidence.

Rik is one of only a few in the country who has passed this gruelling 2 year qualification deemed by some as the highest training standard in Implant dentistry in the country.

What does this mean for you?

Rik has been placing dental implants for over 12 years and is now recognised as being amongst the elite dentists in the country offering the best quality, skill and safety and overall satisfaction in dental Implant treatments. Along with advanced facilities including a dedicated surgical suite and Ct scanner Parrock Street Dental is considered one of the best dental practices to provide dental implant treatment in Kent and the U.K.

Why not see what our patients say and view our numerous testimonials on: Implant Testimonials

To book an appointment or arrange a free consultation about Dental Implant treatment please call 01474537191 or email us at info@parrockstreetdental.co.uk

P.s We welcome new Nhs and Private patients. We look forward to caring for your friends and family through your recommendations!

Warm wishes

Parrock Street Dental Team

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5 Professional Tips from the Experts for a healthy smile

4th December, 2011

5 Tips for a healthy mouth and smile

Tip 1:

Brush your teeth twice a day with an electric rechargeable tooth-brush and use a mirror and go systematically to ensure you clean all areas using a fluoride toothpaste.

Tip 2:

Interdental cleaning with either dental floss/tape or tepe brushes Is essential once a day as normal tooth brushing cannot access areas between teeth well so these areas are more prone to gum disease

Tip 3 :

Reduce the amount of artificial sugars in your diet to reduce the cause of tooth decay. This means reduce or stop cakes, chocolates, sweets and fizzy drinks. Find healthier alternatives. Definetly no sugary foods before going to bed. Remove the number of sugary episodes throughout the day also.

Tip 4 :

Visit our dentists regularly to monitor your risk of tooth decay and gum disease, health of your teeth and gums and for regular oral cancer screening. Clients who visit our dentists regularly have been shown to have healthier, whiter smiles and keep their teeth for longer. They see us every 3 months for hygiene visits to keep their teeth for life.

Tip 5 :

Once we have kept your teeth healthy with tips 1-4, to keep your teeth feeling and looking healthy and for a lovely smile consider getting your teeth professionally whitened by our dentists. This is the simplest and easiest way for a smile makeover. Just 5-7 nights wear of our special night time whitening system will guarantee your teeth look healthy, natural and whiter without standing out and looking false. Continue wearing the system for 2 weeks and you can expect a stunning whiter smile.

We currently have a special offer on our professional teeth whitening. Buy one get second half price for a limited time over Christmas. Why not treat yourself and your friend or relative this Xmas? Offer available when you book from now till Christmas day. Call 0147453719 for more information or to book an appointment

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Shaun overcame his phobia at Parrock Street Dental

23rd June, 2011

Shaun was a very nervous phobic patient but with our expertise in dealing with nervous patients, excellent communication skills and dvd glasses, he is now comfortable having dental treatment at Parrock Street Dental

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Advanced Dental Implant Training In Frankfurt

31st May, 2010

Rik has just returned from a 3 day advanced course in advanced dental implant procedures in Frankfurt, Germany.

There he observed live surgery involving the most advanced procedures to treat patients with missing and failing teeth.

Patients attended with insufficient bone in areas requiring dental implants to replace missing teeth.

In the back part of the upper jaw a procedure called a sinus augmentation/graft procedure was carried out. This involved accessing and lifting the upper jaw sinus lining and placing an artificial graft material and occasionally simultaneous implant placement. The graft material encourages natural bone formation and this is allowed to heal with implant placement for about 6 months.

The best form of graft material is natural bone from the patient in another part of the mouth. In other areas with bone deficiency natural bone was taken either from the chin or back part of the lower jaw and fixated to the deficiency and allowed to heal. After 3-4 months this bone usually heals and corrects the deficiency to enable implant placement.

Where there were deficiencies making the area for implant placement too thin advanced procedures were learnt to expand the ridge avoiding a bone graft to allow simultaneous implant placement. Likewise where there were small deficiencies in bone height in the back part of the upper jaw simple techniques were observed to increase the height for simultaneous implant placement.

All in all a great 3 day experience which will benefit those of our patients with missing teeth, dentures and failed bridgework and crowns greatly in achieving fixed naturally looking and functioning teeth.

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