Health Care

by Matt Wittchow.

You are born, you grow up, and then you get old. Do you really get old? In today's world, there is a surgical intervention, injection, or cosmetic to correct the signs of advancing age. Cosmetic treatment to obtain whiter teeth is just as commonplace as other types of anti-age enhancements. We might get older in age, but our features might actually get younger.

Our society has become a society focused on how we look. We wear clothes to make us look thinner and shoes to make us look taller. We can change our eye color and our hair color. Now, we can change the color of our teeth. I guess it was a natural way for things to progress. If you think about it, wouldn't it look a little out of place to have a nice tight wrinkle free face only to have less than white teeth exposed when you smile? Many today will take extreme steps to look young "all over" that includes having the whitest teeth to go with our manicured bodies.

Less than white teeth, even severely discolored teeth tend to occur as we grow older. Our system will slow down and even halt the production of certain nutrients. Our bones will loose density. The gums will recede and shrink. Our teeth will betray us. Wait! You can change these facts and fool the mirror. For a few hundred dollars and up, you can go to a cosmetic dentist to have your choice of many teeth whitening applications. For a few dollars and up you can apply your choice of many teeth whitening applications yourself. For those so inclined, there are herbal remedies for white teeth for one to use.

It is true. Yellow, stained teeth do make the face look older, or at least less youthful. If you see your hair turning grey, then you will notice less than white teeth in your mouth. In a way, it is an absence of color that causes the change in color. Not everyone is old that suffers from signs we usually associate with aging. A small minority exhibit premature aging due to genetics, medication, or disease process. Having the whitest teeth may not be possible for this population. However, with cosmetic dentistry and the different teeth whitening applications available, even they can have an improved whiter smile.

Where does a person start with the anti-aging process? Most of us who are conscious of the effects of aging start with the face. If you looked in each bathroom just in the United States, you would find at the very least, a toothpaste that promises to whiten your teeth in the vast majority of these homes. In Many of those homes you will also find some other type of topical teeth whitener in the cabinets. If you research a little further, you will find a large percentage of individuals who have had a professional teeth whitening procedure.

I'm not sure just exactly what is says for the character of our society being so focused on esthetics and the fight not to grow old, or at least not look older. I am sure we have the means available to try to stay younger looking. Cosmetic surgery is a big business. Cosmetic dentistry is a big business. The over the counter teeth whiteners do not just sit on the shelf ignored by the majority. We use our creams, makeup and even our toothbrushes to keep us young looking. After all, with white teeth, we need young skin.

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