Smile Corner Dental Clinic

A retainer is a removable device or tool that helps keep teeth in their original position. Prevent teeth from moving after the braces have been removed. Dentists recommend wearing a retainer at all times (except when eating or brushing teeth) for at least 6 months – 1 year, with more or less time, it will depend on the characteristics of each person's teeth. During the second year onwards patients will wear retainers only at night to maintain beautiful teeth and smile.

There are 3 types of retainers:

- Hawley retainer (removable)        

- Clear plastic Vivera retainers (removable)

- lingual wire, fixed, or bonded retainer (permanent)

A retainer is a removable device or tool that helps keep teeth in their original position. Prevent teeth from moving after the braces have been removed. Dentists recommend wearing a retainer at all times (except when eating or brushing teeth) for at least 6 months – 1 year, with more or less time, it will depend on the characteristics of each person's teeth. During the second year onwards patients will wear retainers only at night to maintain beautiful teeth and smile.

There are 3 types of retainers:

- Hawley retainer (removable)        

- Clear plastic Vivera retainers (removable)

- lingual wire, fixed, or bonded retainer (permanent)

Teeth whitening helps to solve the problem of yellow teeth being whiter in a short time by removing stains in the dentin. Teeth whitening involves bleaching your teeth to make them lighter. it can lighten the existing color by several shades. There are two drugs used, Hydrogen peroxide and Cabamine peroxide, to whiten the enamel of the teeth.

There are currently 2 types of teeth whitening programs that are popular at dental clinics:

-Using of LED light called ""Cool Light Whitening System""

-Using blue lights called ""ZOOM Whitening"" are projected onto the teeth to accelerate the breakage of pigment better and make the teeth whiter.

A homemade teeth whitening kit is a way to whiten your teeth by yourself. It's more popular because it can make your teeth look whiter by yourself. It is convenient, easy to carry, and saves time to whiten your teeth without having to visit the dentist.

OPG (Orthopantomogram) is a 2D X-ray like unfolding of the jaw. in which we can see the upper jaw, lower jaw, jaw joint, teeth, every tooth root, root length and the shape of the tooth root, in addition, the filling material can be seen teeth that have been rooted If we have wisdom teeth, extra teeth, implanted teeth, as well as other abnormalities such as cysts or tumors, it can be seen from this type of X-ray film.