We all know how great a perfect smile looks, a nice smile often leaves a lasting impression so it is important that you know how to care for your teeth to ensure that your smile makes an impact in the right way.

These dental tips will help you to gain and retain the perfect smile.

• It sounds obvious but taking regular trips to the dentist and keeping your appointments is a paramount factor in achieving the perfect smile. Dentists will be able to spot any signs of tooth decay, potential needs for fillings and other areas that could have a negative impact on your teeth and smile.
• Cleaning your teeth regularly with a small headed toothbrush thoroughly but not too hard, a lot of people think that brushing their teeth firmly will help clean their teeth more than a thorough, gentle action. This can in fact cause your teeth to erode and cause damage to your gums.
• Avoid fizzy or high sugar drinks – Drinking pop or alcohol such as cider, lager and alcopops on a regular basis will damage your teeth and eventually ruin your smile. Fizzy drinks or drinks like alcohol contain high levels of sugar and often acids that destroy the surface of your teeth often leaving increased plaque. Try to drink plenty of water or non-acidic drinks to reduce plaque build up which will create a yellow stain on your teeth over time.
• Using dental floss to clean in between your teeth prevents the build up of food, acids and also reduces the risk of gum disease caused through plaque build up. This will also potentially create bad breath and in extreme cases cause the teeth to come away from the gums and a loss of teeth.
• Get advice from your dentist if you notice unusual smells or bad breath. These are tell tale signs of possible bacteria build up or gum disease as a result of poor dental hygiene that can be avoided.
• Use a good mouthwash to kill bacteria and also reduce any odours in your mouth to ensure clean white teeth and fresh breath.

Remember, these are just simple and easy to follow tips to help you achieve the perfect smile. If you do have any doubts or you are worried about youe teeth or dental health do not hesitate to contact your dentist.

Park Clinic Dental can help with any dental requirement, if you need a Dublin Dentist do not hesitate to contact us today!

Christmas Surgery Hours

Both Park Clinic Dental and Knocklyon Dental will be closed for the Christmas period from Saturday 24th December 2011 and will open again on Tuesday 2nd January 2012. Both surgeries will be open for Emergency  Dental Treatments on Wednesday 28th December at 10.00am. Please call to make an appointment then if you need to be seen.

Other Emergency Numbers for  the Christmas period are:

Dublin Dental Hospital on 01 6127200

SwiftCare Clinic, Dundrum on 1890 866966.