Category: Dentistry

Blog posts and articles about general dentistry treatments from Dr Nishan Dixit, your Harrow dentist

Testimonial

Dr Nishan Dixit

Dr Nishan Dixit

Dr Nishan Dixit is the founder and principal dentist of Blue Court Dental. Patients enjoy his relaxed, friendly and gentle approach while experiencing his meticulous attention to detail. He has a special interest in providing smile makeovers, natural-looking white fillings and cosmetic braces, but also provides a range of treatments from preventative and general dental care to complex dental rehabilitation.
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Over 10 years dental care, I have always found the care and results excellent.  I have no hesitation in recommending Dr Dixit and I would always choose the practice over any other.

JB  May 2011

TEETH WHITENING

Dr Nishan Dixit

Dr Nishan Dixit

Dr Nishan Dixit is the founder and principal dentist of Blue Court Dental. Patients enjoy his relaxed, friendly and gentle approach while experiencing his meticulous attention to detail. He has a special interest in providing smile makeovers, natural-looking white fillings and cosmetic braces, but also provides a range of treatments from preventative and general dental care to complex dental rehabilitation.
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I’m thinking of having my teeth whitened.  Can I do it myself of should I get it done professionally?

This is a  frequently asked question especially with so many off-the-shelf whitening products now available.  It is crucial to discuss this with your dentist in order to ensure a safe and effective outcome.

The first thing we will do is to determine if your teeth are suitable for whitening and to discuss which methods are best for you.  The professional whitening procedures involve a stronger whitening process than the shop-bought products and therefore more effective.

They also avoid problems than can occur with a DIY shop-bought kit such as patchy-looking teeth and sensitivity.  Finally, we can also give you top-up kits for use at home to help keep your teeth sparkling and white

What makes people smile

Dr Nishan Dixit

Dr Nishan Dixit

Dr Nishan Dixit is the founder and principal dentist of Blue Court Dental. Patients enjoy his relaxed, friendly and gentle approach while experiencing his meticulous attention to detail. He has a special interest in providing smile makeovers, natural-looking white fillings and cosmetic braces, but also provides a range of treatments from preventative and general dental care to complex dental rehabilitation.
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Chocolate has topped the poll for the big thing that makes most people smile.

The British Dental Health Foundation has been asking hundreds of people what makes them smile the most.  In a close fought competition a simple bar of chocolate has topped the poll, followed by “seeing a loved one”.

Around half of respondents featured chocolate on their list of items, with 60 per cent of women making it their favourite  choice.  Men preferred a Sunday roast to chocolate, but both scored highly.

The contagious nature of smiling was also highlighted by around a third of people saying they smiled when they “saw someone else smile”.  The Foundation also asked people to choose a colour which made them smile the most.  The top polling answer was the nice summery colour yellow with around a third of votes.

How important is your smile

Dr Nishan Dixit

Dr Nishan Dixit

Dr Nishan Dixit is the founder and principal dentist of Blue Court Dental. Patients enjoy his relaxed, friendly and gentle approach while experiencing his meticulous attention to detail. He has a special interest in providing smile makeovers, natural-looking white fillings and cosmetic braces, but also provides a range of treatments from preventative and general dental care to complex dental rehabilitation.
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Smiling is important from a social perspective.  A smile helps to create a positive first impression and makes you seem more attractive. 

Author Dale Carnegie, who wrote ” How to win Friends and influence People”, devoted the first chapter to the smile, calling it “the big secret of dealing with people”.

Smiling is contagious – if you smile at someone it improves their mood, and usually makes them smile back in response. It’s very difficult not to like someone who makes you feel good enough to smile.

Researchers have also found that just the physical act of smiling can boost your mood.  It releases endorphins (a natural pain-reliever) and serotonin, often referred to as a happy hormone.  Even if  it’s not a real smile, the muscle movement can fool your body into producing these substances, making you feel better!

Baby teeth in adults

Dr Nishan Dixit

Dr Nishan Dixit

Dr Nishan Dixit is the founder and principal dentist of Blue Court Dental. Patients enjoy his relaxed, friendly and gentle approach while experiencing his meticulous attention to detail. He has a special interest in providing smile makeovers, natural-looking white fillings and cosmetic braces, but also provides a range of treatments from preventative and general dental care to complex dental rehabilitation.
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This young boy from Ireland was very unhappy about the appearence of his lower teeth. He had two retained baby teeth on the lower arch. His adult teeth never came through.

The patient was not keen about having orthodontic treatment to correct the teeth. After discussing other options with Dr Dixit,  the teeth were built up using a bonded restoration to make them look like adult teeth.

Veneers

Dr Nishan Dixit

Dr Nishan Dixit

Dr Nishan Dixit is the founder and principal dentist of Blue Court Dental. Patients enjoy his relaxed, friendly and gentle approach while experiencing his meticulous attention to detail. He has a special interest in providing smile makeovers, natural-looking white fillings and cosmetic braces, but also provides a range of treatments from preventative and general dental care to complex dental rehabilitation.
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This lady from Harrow was very unhappy with her existing broken veneers.  She wanted to replace them and at the same time make them look more natural .

Dr Dixit placed veneers on her upper four front teeth.  She  is now a lot happier and  is going to have other dental work on her lower teeth to improve the smile further.

Xmas Holiday Period

Dr Nishan Dixit

Dr Nishan Dixit

Dr Nishan Dixit is the founder and principal dentist of Blue Court Dental. Patients enjoy his relaxed, friendly and gentle approach while experiencing his meticulous attention to detail. He has a special interest in providing smile makeovers, natural-looking white fillings and cosmetic braces, but also provides a range of treatments from preventative and general dental care to complex dental rehabilitation.
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The practice will be closed from Friday 24th  December for the Christmas period. We will re open again on Tuesday 4th January. In the event of an emergency,  please call the practice and follow the answer phone message.

May we take this oppurtunity to wish all our patients a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Bridges to replace missing teeth

Dr Nishan Dixit

Dr Nishan Dixit

Dr Nishan Dixit is the founder and principal dentist of Blue Court Dental. Patients enjoy his relaxed, friendly and gentle approach while experiencing his meticulous attention to detail. He has a special interest in providing smile makeovers, natural-looking white fillings and cosmetic braces, but also provides a range of treatments from preventative and general dental care to complex dental rehabilitation.
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This patient from Harrow was not happy with her broken teeth and gap. A porcelain bridge was made to replace the missing tooth using the adjacent teeth to anchor it.

The patient was very happy and satisfied with the final result.

ARE YOU TOO BUSY TO CLEAN YOUR TEETH?

Dr Nishan Dixit

Dr Nishan Dixit

Dr Nishan Dixit is the founder and principal dentist of Blue Court Dental. Patients enjoy his relaxed, friendly and gentle approach while experiencing his meticulous attention to detail. He has a special interest in providing smile makeovers, natural-looking white fillings and cosmetic braces, but also provides a range of treatments from preventative and general dental care to complex dental rehabilitation.
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A third of adults in the UK do not brush their teeth for long enough because they get distracted or are too busy.

Running late or rushing to get ready are the main reasons why many people cut their tooth-brushing time short, followed by getting distracted by children or phones.

Women are far more likely to get distracted than men while people in their sixties were more likely to brush for the recommended two minutes according to a survey by the British Dental Health Foundation.

Not brushing your teeth long enough means that your teeth are not cleaned adequately which can lead to tooth decay or gum disease. Everyday care is very vital and your toothbrush is one of the best weapons against decay and gum disease.

It is recommended that everyone brushes their teeth for two minutes twice a day, especially at bedtime using a flouride toothpaste. In addition to brushing, it is recommended that you floss your teeth or use interdental brushes to remove the debris from between your teeth.

Replacing old Crowns

Dr Nishan Dixit

Dr Nishan Dixit

Dr Nishan Dixit is the founder and principal dentist of Blue Court Dental. Patients enjoy his relaxed, friendly and gentle approach while experiencing his meticulous attention to detail. He has a special interest in providing smile makeovers, natural-looking white fillings and cosmetic braces, but also provides a range of treatments from preventative and general dental care to complex dental rehabilitation.
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This young lady, from Greenford, was very unhappy with the shape and colour of her existing front crowns.

After teeth whitening ,  Dr Dixit replaced her front crowns to match her new colour with new all-ceramic crowns  to give a  more natural finish and appearance. The upper left lateral incisor tooth was also crowned as it was very heavily filled.

The patient is  very happy with her natural looking smile.