What is the first thing you notice whenever a celebrity appears in front of the camera? Usually not their outfit (unless they have committed some type of fashion faux pas) It is always their high wattage, fabulous smile.

What is little understood is how much work goes into creating and maintaining such a perfect smile. Very few people are born with such perfect smiles but with the help of an experienced cosmetic dentist you can be beaming too. Whether it is teeth whitening through to a full smilemakeover, cosmetic dentistry is now available to everyone

Lindsey Before

Lindsey After

Have you noticed the new trend in celebrities showing off their dentists? It’s gone beyond simply telling people about which dentist they go to, to actually tweeting pictures from the dental surgery that they’re having treatment in! It can be very reassuring for any nervous people who can clearly see that their favourite celebrities have to go through the same dental care routine as everyone else.

So when you go in to your dentist next time, just remember, your favourite celebs have to do this too!

Here are my top tips of what even the celebs have to do to keep those teeth in tip top shape

TOP TIPS TO YOUNGER HEALTHY TEETH

1. SWITCH TO POWER – Invest in an electric toothbrush. I use the analogy of using the washing machine to clean clothes versus washing them by hand. Both will get your clothes clean, but the machine does it so much better and faster. Studies have shown that you remove twice as much plaque when you use an electrical toothbrush compared to a manual one.

2. QUIT THE FAGS-Tobacco produces toxins that damage your mouth tissue and also kills the good cells in your mouth that fight disease. Most people in the UK lose their teeth because of gum disease and smoking is directly linked to this.

3. RECHARGE WITH FLUORIDE-Fluoride makes teeth more resistant to attack by plaque bacteria. You must apply it daily on the tooth surface to have maximum effect. This is easily done if you use a fluoride toothpaste and rinse aily with a Fluoride mouthwash.

4.CHEW SUGAR FREE GUM- Look for gum that contains xylitol eg Orbit complete as it helps prevent cavities forming

5 THE ‘F’ WORD- Floss the teeth you want to keep! Floss is the only way to clean properly between your teeth

So often I am shown pictures of models, celebrities by patients that ask why they weren’t lucky enough to be born with such fabulous smiles.  They talk about genetics, ask if it is due to a lack  of calcium, childbirth, a bad diet. I share with them an expression I first heard in..you guessed it, the USA…’You don’t have to be born with a beautiful smile to have one’

Meet Denise, a great lady who did all the right things but was dealt a poor hand

To achieve this fabulous result she wore an Inman alighter for 7 weeks to tuck her teeth in because they were splayed and stuck out.  Then she had a gum lift and a combination of porcelain veneers and crowns to create a stunning end result.  She looks younger, feels fabulous and her confidence is sky high

Smile Before

Smile After

Denise Before

Denise After

Hi Everyone

The new series of 1o years younger starts tonight and I am soo excited!

Each programme will be a challenge featuring two people who are old before their time. One goes under the knife using every cosmetic enhancement trick in the book to roll back the years; whilst the other goes the surgery-free route – no knife or needles, but the key thing is EVERYONE gets their teeth done. Why? Because the lower third of the face has been shown to be the most ageing, if we change that, and teeth is the major feature here, we roll back the years.  This is really obvious when you look at the non surgical cases.

The first show is one of the best I think with regards to how stunning the transformation

So tune in at a new time slot airing at 5pm every week night for two weeks starting on Monday 2nd August 2010.

If you miss it then you can watch it here on 4oD

Please let me have have your feedback and come back to see more posts with the before and after pictures

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Have a read of the interview written by Jane Cunningham who is the best beautyblogger on the planet!

Don’t forget to leave your comments about the article on her site!

http://www.beautyandthedirt.com/2009/09/21/mimi-talks-to-dr-uchenna-okoye/

Years ago ER was my “must see TV”. George Clooney is back on the small screen looking better than before, why? His teeth of course!

He has had a smile makeover and boy has it made a difference, he definitely looks 10 years younger

As we get older our teeth get darker and shorter as they do their work chomping on all that lovely food.  Those short yellow teeth have gone and with it the years, also a little tweaking to remove the excess gum and he looks, younger, fresher and even more gorgeous!

That’s why your smile is THE best accessory

George Clooney Before

George Clooney After