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A cosmetic treatment that has become increasingly popular in recent times and with the increase of various celebrities with sparkling perfect smiles most of us feel motivated or even compelled to get a similar sparkling pearly white smile. With the demand on the increase for teeth whitening procedures there has also been an additional amount of locations that make available these types of services. Teeth whitening by beauty salons has turned highly popular and teeth whitening by beauty salons has become highly sought after and are being highly publicized as a less costly as well as more effective than going to a visit to your local dentist.

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Fluoride is a mineral that occurs naturally in many foods and water. Every day, minerals are added to and lost from a tooth’s enamel layer through two processes, demineralization and remineralization. Minerals are lost (demineralization) from a tooth’s enamel layer when acids - formed from plaque bacteria and sugars in the mouth - attack the enamel. Minerals such as fluoride, calcium and phosphate are redeposited (remineralization) to the enamel layer from the foods and waters consumed. Too much demineralization without enough remineralization to repair the enamel layer leads to tooth decay.

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Two North Side dentists had their licenses to practice suspended Thursday after a popular Logan Square elementary school principal died after a routine root canal surgery in December. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation suspended the dental and controlled substance license and the conscious sedation permits of Joseph Feldman, D.D.S. and Lawrence Feldman, D.D.S., late Thursday afternoon, according to an IDFPR release. The Feldmans maintained a joint practice in Chicago in the 3400 block of North Broadway in the Lake View neighborhood on the North Side. The Department has the authority to issue a summary suspension when it determines that the health and safety of the public may be in danger by the continued practice of a dentist, the release said. Forty-six-year-old Georgette Watson, Brentano Math and Science Academy’s principal, stopped breathing while in surgery Dec. 17 at the dental office in the 3400 block of Broadway, police said. She was pronounced dead at a hospital and died after having a root canal surgery while under some type of sedation. A police report stated Watson died after a heart attack.

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Thumb through a phone book and you’ll find plenty of ads in which dentists promise whiter, straighter teeth. Some even tout a “cosmetic dental practice.” Although they can advertise teeth bleaching, bonding and veneers, dentists can’t call themselves cosmetic specialists, says the Ohio State Dental Board, which oversees more than 6,100 practitioners. Cosmetic dentistry is not a specialty recognized by the state or the American Dental Association. Among specialties that are recognized: pediatric, general dentistry, oral surgery, orthodontics and periodontology. State officials say advertising must be clear: They’re general dentists who provide cosmetic services. “To hold yourself out as a cosmetic dentist is to mislead the public,” said Lili C. Reitz, the board’s executive director. “There’s no standard program one would take to become a specialist in that area.”

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It doesn’t take a whole lot to derail people from keeping a date with their dentist. Even if you have dental insurance—and about 100 million people don’t—it generally maxes out after just a few thousand dollars. With the economy uncertain and prices high, it’s easy to put off making time to pay someone to poke around in your mouth. But instead of avoiding your dentist entirely, do yourself a favor and keep up with your regular preventive care. As in so many things, you’ll save yourself pain and expense if you prevent dental problems from occurring in the first place, experts say.

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