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Maintaining a beautiful smile requires effort. We have heard countless times about the things that damage the colour of our teeth: coffee, tea, smoking. Experts reveal what exactly causes teeth to darken. Tobacco smoke contains two substances that make teeth change colour. Although nicotine is actually colourless, it turns yellow when it bonds with oxygen molecules. Tar, as a residue of smoked tobacco, is naturally dark and settles on the surface of the teeth, explains Sandra Skuodaitė, Dentist and Endodontist at the Prosthetics and Implantology Clinic in Vilnius.

Every year on 9 February, the International Dentist’s Day is celebrated. Dental and oral health is often discussed, but according to experts, most patients do not follow recommendations which often leads to frequent appointments with the dentist. According to doctors, one of the biggest enemies of a healthy and beautiful smile is smoking which remains one of the main reasons for deteriorating oral hygiene.

Patients who choose dental prosthetics have to rack their brains quite a bit. They face a dilemma: what material should they choose for their dental crown? We decided to resolve this dispute once and for all.

In addition to chewing and producing sounds, teeth have an aesthetic function as they are one of the elements of human appearance. The perception of aesthetics is very individual and changes over time. Much depends on our own convictions and those of the people around us, but, if necessary, it is certainly possible to change the colour and shape of your teeth. Using modern technologies, our clinic can achieve a truly natural look for artificial teeth, but of course, maintaining this beauty requires constant effort from both doctors and patients.

Dental prosthetics (fabrication of artificial teeth) is performed when teeth are missing or treatment with fillings is no longer sufficient to restore chewing, aesthetics and clear pronunciation of sounds (phonetics) acceptable to the patient. Dental prostheses are manufactured from alloys of noble and base metals, various types of ceramics (porcelain), medical plastic.

Insufficient oral care, poor diet and other causes lead to teeth wear and sometimes even their loss. Dental prosthetics can be the remedy in such cases. Dental prosthetics is the restoration of lost teeth and tooth tissues using special materials. Teeth can be replaced with micro- or fixed prostheses. It is a misconception that prosthetics involves shaving the teeth and placing a crown. Such drastic methods are outdated and no longer used in modern dentistry.