http://www.ismile.com.my Britesmile Malaysia, Is A Dentist Located In PJ Offering Teeth Whitening Services, Education On Dental Issues | iSmile Malaysia Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:22:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just realised that I have not blogged for over 2 months(just posted one a moment ago :-) ),and before you know it,the year 2009 is just hours away. The year has gone past so fast and looking back,again,I am thankful for the many people,relationships and happenings in 2008. We have had ... http://www.ismile.com.my/2008/12/31/its-the-end-of-the-yearagain/ I am not too fond of showing "before and after" pictures as they inevitably give the very wrong impression that with a snap of the finger and "Tada!",you get an instant makeover.I am merely showing them because I want to get the message across that more often than not,we can ... http://www.ismile.com.my/2008/12/31/direct-veneers/ I just came back from Salt Lake City,Utah in the United States of America after attending the Asia Pacific Key Educators Conference hosted by Ultradent Products Inc,a leading dental manufacturer in the US. What a timely reminder for me personally,that we have only that much of tooth structure in our oral cavitites! How invasive do we want to ... http://www.ismile.com.my/2008/10/23/climbing-the-invasiveness-ladder/ The "in" thing currently on teeth appearance in the US is long,squarish and white,BO shade(aka toilet-bowl white) teeth. Who knows,in a couple of years,this may change to the small,oval and not-so-white look. This is what trends are all about.They change.Whatever it is,most Hollywood celebrities are sporting this kind of teeth.                                   And,I ... http://www.ismile.com.my/2008/10/09/cosmetic-dentistry-current-trends-and-options/ Hari Raya Aidil Fitri has come and gone. In the busyness of it all,we still found time to organise a Buka Puasa (breaking of fast) party during the month of Ramadhan.                Good food and good company :) http://www.ismile.com.my/2008/10/09/buka-puasa-2/ A commonly seen condition these days is erosion of the enamel of teeth,especially among the youth and young working adults. This is usually seen at the outer surface of lower teeth particularly the premolars and the molars,at the gum margins.The erosion can range from mild to very severe with decay.They start ... http://www.ismile.com.my/2008/09/11/teeth-erosion/ In the Oxford dictionary,the word "cosmetic" is defined as relating to treatment intended to improve a person's appearance."Cosmetic Dentistry" then refers to branch of dentistry dealing with the apearance of teeth. What exactly is cosmetic dentistry? This term has been made even more popular by the various reality TV shows with ... http://www.ismile.com.my/2008/08/07/cosmetic-dentistry-whats-that-all-about/ I have been horrendously preoccupied with too many things in the past 2 months.Both physically and mentally.And blogging took a backseat :( However,I managed to take a short but refreshing break with my husband ,in Bali.He was working/attending a conference half the time and I was relaxing,shopping and eating,most of the ... http://www.ismile.com.my/2008/08/07/break-in-bali/ In the advent of new developments in material for dentistry,one of the things that we are moving more towards is the use of metal-free resotrations. We have moved increasingly from using amalgams to resin materials like composite and glass ionomers .These new materials are not only more aesthetic,the newer reinforced ones have ... http://www.ismile.com.my/2008/04/15/all-ceramic-crowns/    On the first weekend of this month,my colleauge Dr Amy and I took a break from our work routine and attended the IDEM(International Dental Exhibition and Meeting) at the Suntec Convention Centre in Singapore.      There were some world-renowned speakers in the dental profession at the scientific convention and we learnt much. It was ... http://www.ismile.com.my/2008/04/15/a-nice-change/