Three Reasons You Should Smile from your Northbrook Cosmetic Dentist

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Smiling Mother and SonYour smile tells a story to others. If you’re smiling at someone you’ve never even met, the impression you’ll most likely give is that you’re an open and warm person that they might like to get to know. If you’re smiling at a friend or family member, you are showing them how happy you are to see them and be in their presence. When you smile during a job interview, you are likely to make your prospective employer feel comfortable with the idea of adding you into the work environment because of you pleasant demeanor. Teeth and gums are what people see when you smile at them. If your teeth are have damage or decay, or your gum tissues don’t frame their grin in an aesthetically pleasing manner, your smile can turn into a frown. Your Northbrook cosmetic dentist, Dr. Brent Engelberg, would like to have a little Friday fun by offering you three facts about smiling.

Smile! You’re Gorgeous

Smiling gives you a more attractive appearance. In fact, women can think of their smile as the ultimate beauty enhancer. Orbit Complete gum issued a survey which found that 69% of people rate a smile as a higher reason for attraction than makeup.

Smile without Even Trying

Smiles are as natural as can be. That’s why babies smile reflexively rather than learning how to smile. We are all born with the ability to smile which has been proven by research that found that blind newborn babies smile in spite of not having the ability to visually survey the people around them. (more…)

Dental Implant Patients: How to Care for Your Gorgeous New Smile

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OlderToothbrushingTooth loss used to mean accepting an incomplete smile, or wearing cumbersome replacements. The future holds possibilities of human permanent tooth regrowth. Recent news even pointed out stem cell tooth regrowth from a most unusual place – human urine. However, right here, right now, we have just a few tooth replacement options. Probably the best overall choice for a while will remain dental implants. You must care for them, however, or you will lose them just as you did your natural teeth.  Rolling Meadows cosmetic dentist, Dr. Brent A. Engelberg, will offer self-care tips for dental implants.

Overview of Dental Implant Hygiene

There’s a reason you were born with teeth in a certain anatomical structure. We tend to just focus on the part we can see, which makes sense. But there’s plenty of important activity going on below the gumline. Dental implants offer the most natural tooth replacement option, from crown to root. The titanium implants are biocompatible and serve as anchors for translucent, color-matched porcelain crowns. Because dental implants are so much like natural teeth, the care of them is basically the same. Floss first, followed by two minute brushing sessions with a minimally abrasive toothpaste at least twice a day. Visit your Rolling Meadows cosmetic dentist every six months for a checkup. These simple steps should keep your implants in good working order for years to come.

Can Implants Succumb to Decay?

Dental implants are completely synthetic, which makes them impervious to the bacteria that cause cavities. However, your gums and jawbone are as at risk as always, even when you have (more…)

Cereal Lovers May Want to Chase Their Breakfast with Extra Milk

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CerealIf you are one of many Americans that like to start your day with a breakfast of cereal and milk, you are certainly not alone. You are also not without a multitude of options. An entire aisle of your average grocery store is jam packed with cereal boxes. Some boast high fiber and healthy ingredients, even if they have astronomical sugar counts. Most breakfast cereals have a higher content of sugar or refined carbohydrates than is likely to be beneficial for your teeth. Fortunately, scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry have found that drinking plain milk after a bowl of sugary cereal can help. Your Elk Grove cosmetic dentist, Dr. Brent A. Engelberg, will tell you more.

Sugar’s Damaging Effects on Teeth

Carbohydrates and sugar are the favorite fuel of certain bacteria that reside in your mouth. The acids that come from their sucrose consumption is an important ingredient in the tooth and gum damaging biofilm you know as dental plaque. The head researcher of the study was Christine Wu, professor of pediatric dentistry at the University of Illinois. The July issue of the Journal of the (more…)

Prehistoric Dental Fillings: Creative but Not Very Cosmetic

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BeeswaxAwhile back, news of the discovery of a 6,500-year-old human jawbone with a beeswax filling was released to the media. Originally reported by the journal PLOS ONE, researchers Federico Bernardini and Claudio Tuniz of Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics were at the helm of the discovery. Schaumburg cosmetic dentist, Dr. Brent A. Engelberg, will tell you more about the findings. (more…)