Dental Care

My dad just showed me some amazing pictures. People with really bad tooth problems - discolouring, gaps, asymmetry of the face, stains, crowding, etc. - with all those problems corrected! And boy, let me tell you, some of the results - if not most - were brilliant, to say the least. Talk about a totally improved apprearance!

And the techniques used weren't all that spectacular - bonding and bleaching. Well, those are the general methods, but the techniques are more specific when it comes to actual cases. It really is nothing fancy, in comparison to the kinds of comestic dentistry available now (eg. implants... which can actually do wonders but cost a bomb). But really. The results speak for themselves.

Come to think of it, maybe doing dentistry won't be so bad after all. Making someone look better almost always makes them feel better about themselves, right? And the teeth are so important! Its hard to smile when you're self-conscious about what you project in that smile, no? I guess I WILL be helping loads of people. Might just make up for me missing the oppurtunity to do psychology! :)

Oh and guys:

Please visit your dentist regularly, at least once every six months, for a routine check up. You may feel that nothing is wrong with your teeth but in reality, you may never know until the tooth (or teeth) starts to hurt. And by then, you options may be limited to

a) Saving the tooth but spending money

or

b) Getting rid of it but eventually having to resort to the likes of dentures/bridges/implants etc. later on and spending a bomb.

Don't let your aversion to dentists stand in the way of good dental care. It'll save you a lot in the long run. And believe me, the amount you fork out for a regular scaling is merely a slice of what you'll have to pay if you let your teeth go to waste.

And I'm not saying this just coz I'm a dentist's daughter, mind you.

I share. I care.

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