About a decade ago, if you lived in Dubai and were in the market for a cosmetic treatment, you’d pack your bags and get on a flight to theBeverly Hills or Brazil or Beirut. Today, you’d fish out your phone, dial a local clinic and book an appointment. Yes, Dubai turning into the world’s nip-and-tuck,...
Follow These Five Tips to Maintain Your Dental Health Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan is a wonderful exercise in self-discipline. It is also considered equally cleansing and therapeutic, physically as well as mentally. But while fasting, certain steps need to be taken to prevent it from taking a toll on your dental health....
You’ve probably seen at least one commercial, television show or movie in your lifetime with the following scene: some poor old person sits glued to their chair, completely mortified, as their dentures sail clear across the room. Cue laughter from everyone. Except for the man or woman the dentures belong to — their confidence just...
With time, it becomes increasingly difficult to ignore the signs of ageing you see in the mirror: little wrinkles around your eyes or yourmouth, age spots on your face and perhaps even some sagging skin. A few years ago, the alternatives to going under the knife were limited, but today you can soften the effects...
A beautifully straight smile always looks attractive, but most people will not achieve perfectly aligned teeth without the help of orthodontics. If you were lucky enough to have orthodontic treatment as a child then you probably take these advantages for granted, but it can be a very different story for people who never had this...
When considering dental implants, a common question we hear from patients is – can any dentist place dental implants? This is important to consider because some dental practices offer dental implants as one of many general dental procedures. Other dental practices offer a more specialist service for implant dentistry. What is the difference? And what...
Losing a tooth is not a new phenomenon. Since the start of time, people have lost their natural teeth and have been left with gaps in their smile. For as long as people have been losing teeth, they have been coming up with ways to replace them with clever substitutes. While they may bear little...
Many people still regard orthodontic treatment as something only suitable for children or teenagers and not for adults, but you can receive orthodontic treatment at any age. It is true that lots of people will have treatment during their teens and there are several reasons why this is a popular time to wear braces....
If the thought of seeing a dentist sends shivers down your spine, then you are not alone. A considerable percentage of the population have dental fears and phobias and it can affect even the most rational person who knows, deep down that often there isn’t any real basis for these feelings. For others, these fears...
Marilyn Monroe, the iconic Hollywood movie star from the 1950s and 1960s said it best when she said, “A smile is the best makeup any girl can wear.” And that rings true today in almost every corner of the world for both men and women even if they don’t use cosmetics. Dental restoration procedures are a dream come true for those who simply want to improve their smile and for those who have suffered an injury or illness that has affected their dental condition...
