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A lot of people become shocked when they hear that they may need a bone graft for dental implants. This is completely natural, and simply means that the teeth have been missing for so long that enough of the alveolus has been absorbed so that there is not adequate space for a dental implant. Bone grafts are just what they sound; they are an augmentation of the jawbone in a given quadrant of the mouth. There are many kinds of bone augmentation therapies, but we will be talking about synthetic bone grafts only.

Smile and laughter are the most natural way of expressing our happiness, but they have many other beneficial effects on our body. The process of laughing is a training for our entire body - it trains the muscles in our chest, our insides get more oxygen, and it also improves our blood circulation. So do not be afraid to laugh your heart out, it actually has a very positive effect on your heart!

Have you ever looked at the back of a tube of toothpaste and wonder “what is all this junk anyway”? There are so many things that the average layperson has absolutely no idea that it is mindboggling just to start to research all of them. Most of these materials are there to enhance the flavour, consistency, and surface of the paste. But some of them are salts, some of them are carcinogens, and many of them are plain unhealthy. Here is a breakdown of what’s in toothpaste.

Yet another study has seen the light of day which proves that smoking can cause dental implant failure. This is small surprise to the world of dentistry, as the negative effects of smoking on the human oral cavity have been known for a long time. We wish to deal a little with what kinds of troubles you can expect if you have dental implants and still continue to smoke.

For some patients, getting dental implants to replace their teeth just isn’t an option. This could be because of health issues, like a systemic disease that makes dental implantation impossible, or it could be a personal aversion to oral surgery or having foreign materials in their body. These patients can be sure that dental implants are not the only way to replace a missing tooth, and other options for tooth replacement exist, albeit with a twist. Read on to find out what can be done instead of getting dental implants.