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The Healthy Clean Mouth

Everyday in some form or another we either see or hear some commercial form of advertisement extolling the virtues of having a clean healthy mouth. Why is that fact so important? Why do we have to concern ourselves with this “clean mouth concept? (If you are reading this article I know I about to start preaching to the choir!) The main “lay person” reason is because if we don't we will have BAD BREATH! Bad breath stinks! And it turns people off! We literally turn our head and attempt to get AWAY from the offensive smell. BUT, do we tell the person who is offensive about their condition?

Unfortunately the answer is mostly no! We are just too polite about this sensitive matter to be the one who looks them in the face and tell them the bad news. Now as a dentist away from my office setting, do you think I personally tell a person whom I just met about their having foul breath? I like you, do not like to offend strangers. Over the years I have also found out the axiom that if I do tell them about having “unsociably bad breath” , (I try!) they will almost never come to my office for help! They are too embarrassed to come see me because “I was the one who told them”. So who should? Who is the one to tell them? YOU ARE! Their wives, husbands, family members or a best friend that's who! This is a duty that only you can predictably make happen!

Once the person gets to my dental office it is no longer a social problem. It is a MEDICAL type problem that I, as a trained dentist CAN CORRECT! All of the social taboos are eliminated once that person asks for and seeks my help! There is NO STIGMA labeled on any patient seeking our dental care. Our professional concern puts no more disgrace in having bad breath than having a tooth ache or sore gums. IN FACT they are the same thing! The SAME CAUSE! The same types of bacteria cause all three! AND, all three can be eliminated. The mouth can be made clean and healthy again without odor! PLEASE DON'T TRY THE BREATH MINTS AND GUMS (ALONE). THEY DO NOT WORK! They are only there to make you feel like you are doing something, you are NOT!

As a cosmetic dentist, I am concerned with not only a “white beautiful smile” but also the “ambience” that should accompany that beautiful smile! Fortunately one forces the other to exist. A beautiful created smile such as my “Hollywood 6 ” smiles must have a sound and healthy foundation. A healthy pretreatment “Hollywood 6 ” foundation is a healthy mouth free of “unsociable odor”. With every case, with or without odor, a thorough evaluation is made to insure the proper foundation. We must first start our treatments with a clean and healthy mouth before we can create the smile of your dreams. Remember the bacteria thing? Old leaking black fillings with recurrent decay bacteria (the usual culprit) along with any other affected tooth decayed areas are removed before the new white beautiful porcelain veneers are made. Gum problems (again bacteria problems) are also addressed before the making of the new veneers. We have the mouth so clean and healthy that the “social malodor” (bad breath problem) is eliminated painlessly, almost without specific notification!

We know our beautiful “Hollywood 6 ” creations must stand the social closeness test! AND OURS DO! If you think that the local pharmacy has a lot of remedies for bad breath, you haven't seen anything yet! We as dentists have a “plethora” of materials and clinical ways to eliminate bad breath. (Just had to get that word into this article!)

If you feel you would like to have your mouth and smile enhanced, call our office today and ask for our “Super Star Breath” consultation. We are here to help. Remember in closing, as always, you deserve nothing less than the very Best!

In the Name of Better Dentistry

Dr. Arthur T. Forrest D.D.S.

Cosmetic and Restorative Dentist.