Polymers and Your Teeth
Unknown to most, our teeth may have been made tougher with some of the world’s toughest plastics that take form as veneers, fillings, dentures and implants. Plastics and other composites such as ceramics have revolutionized the tooth care industry and is providing the best options for healthier smiles the world over.
Plastics are inert to the body, which means they are not treated as foreign objects and thus rejected resulting in infections. They also have the benefit of being tougher than the real thing, being our teeth. Our teeth are known as the toughest bones in our body so caring for them should be a priority. We only get two chances at them, the first as a child and the last when we shed them to reveal our complete adult set before adolescence. May they be used to cover teeth preventing them from wearing our or as replacements, they are truly helping us get that smile we so look forward to each and every time we smile.