Monthly Archive for April, 2009

Cheap teeth whitening by ‘Fabulous Tan/Studio/Group/Smile’? Not too fabulous.

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#section vetted by the caring Dr Tan Chuan Sien of Icon Dental Surgeons

Just Google for Teeth whitening and FabulousTan.sg pops up on the sponsored search. You look at your search box wondering if you could get that far a typo from ‘teeth whitening’ to ’sun tanning’ (which they pop up tops on the Google’s sponsored links as well). But on further clicking, you realise that they do indeed provide teeth whitening under the arm of ‘Fabulous Smile’.

So how does a company that started off with Tanning do with Whitening? The first darkens and the latter lightens. Maybe it keeps the Yin and Yang of the company in check. Most importantly, how do they fair at a treatment everyone goes to a dentist for? From what I found out, ‘Not too fabulous

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Complaints or frustrations about dentists? We’d like to hear.

Frustrated/ angry and just downright irritatedEver felt the need to warn others about a dentist? Or tell of the really bad service that you just experienced going to a certain dental clinic. Maybe he did something that really got on your nerve, or it could be the 2 hour wait to see you due to an “emergency cases” that got squeezed in just before your appointment.

Leave a comment on the complaints tab and share it with the rest of us. This way, we can think twice before going to see that dentist. Be an obliging netizen and do your part.

Remember, be honest and be as factual as possible. . .

Why wear retainers after braces?

dental-retainer-my-singapore-dentist-orthodontic-bracesOur body changes as we grow, teeth are no different. The teeth that are straightened after 2 years of braces orthodontic treatment have a “memory” and want to go back to it’s original position.

Reason? Teeth are supported by periodontal ligaments with elastic fibers, these fibers may undergo change especially right after you take out your braces. During the 1st month of taking them out, the risk of relapse is extremely high. So listen to your orthodontist and wear your retainers.

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