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edition 066 | SUMMeR | 2013
Health & Beauty | Hair & Beauty | Health & Fitness | Good clean fun? |
Smiles ahead
Health & Beauty
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Fabled products come to enex 100
Adding to the luxury brands at Enex100 is cult beauty brand Aesop. You can expect the full range of
skin-, hair- and body-care products at its second signature store in WA. Our pick for summer is the new
Protective Lip Balm ($19) that has SPF 30 and contains UV filters, acting as a shield against harmful UVA
and UVB rays.
Head to Shop H126 Enex100, 100 St Georges Terrace, Perth (08) 9486 9471, aesop.com.
best in the west
WA’s finest spas and beauty salons walked away with a number
of the major awards at the Australian Beauty Industry Awards. Beauty
Therapist of the Year was Rhiannon Mitsopolous from Advanced
Beauty Concepts in Claremont; Best Customer Care was awarded
to Cove Spa in South Perth; Best Spa/Salon (four rooms or less)
went to Spoilt Rotten in Falcon, and finally Day Spa of the Year
was awarded to the iconic Keturah Day Spa in Nedlands.
compiled by Clare Ryan
Summertime. It’s the season
of effortless hair, bronzed
skin and glowing from the
inside out. This edition is
jammed with what’s new,
what works and what to try
now. We test the latest hair
and beauty products, trial
the latest ‘on trend’ health
companies launching out
of Perth, and have a chat
to industry experts who
reveal their top advice in
all matters of health and
beauty. Now get outside
and enjoy this time of year
and the season’s delectable
new selection of health and
beauty delights.
Subiaco highlights
Time for some summer highlights in
your hair? Focusing on the popular
freeform highlighting technique is
a new hair salon, Balayage. Joanne and
Richard Bumford have created a relaxing
environment where you can sit back
and let the Keune Colour Expert Salon
take care of your locks.
Located at 20-38
Subiaco Square Road, Subiaco (08) 6161
6180, balayagesubiaco.com.au.
the heat is on
Stuart Wright, owner of Bikram Yoga Scarborough
Beach, has opened a new Bikram Yoga studio in Cottesloe.
“There has been a growing demand for Bikram Yoga in
Perth as people have experienced the mental and physical
benefits the practice offers,” says Stuart. “Word has definitely
spread quickly.”
Located upstairs Cottesloe Central Shopping
Centre, 460 Stirling Highway, Peppermint Grove 0424 424 870,
bikramyogacottesloebeach.com.au.
Alchemy lab
Need to escape from the
hectic crowds and road
works in the city? Head to new
yoga studio Yoga Alchemy on
William Street in Northbridge.
Located on the first floor
of a beautiful heritage
building, the studio has
floor-to-ceiling windows that
create a relaxing ambience.
Visit yogaalchemy.com.au.
lululemon in
Applecross
Ladies of Perth, Applecross is
now home to the latest lululemon
boutique. The new store is full of
the label’s popular yoga-inspired
fitness gear and renowned
assortment of complementary
in-store events that includes yoga
classes, running groups and more.
The opening coincides with the
debut of new local ambassadors
Lara Dwyer, founder of Sukha Yoga,
and Tim Almond, founder of Box
33 (personal training specialising in
kettle bells).
Visit 37 Ardross Street,
Applecross, lululemon.com.
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Make an appointment today to give your
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Hair&
BEAUTY
Perth Fashion Festival
All eyes were on the chic makeup on the runway at Ellery’s closing show for this year’s festival.
Makeup director Beverley Wood of Lauren Wood says the natural and minimal look is always
stunning. “Ellery Closing Night was one of my favourite looks during the week of PFF 2013.
We used Vita Liberata ‘Capture the Light’ product that reflects light and creates a healthy
‘barely there’ makeup look. The next step was to brighten the face with some added
highlighter to the brow bone, top of the lip (Cupid’s Bow) and bridge of the nose.”
For the cheeks, Beverley blended a touch of cream bronzer on the cheeks and
temples, and finished the flawless look with a luscious full red lip. Simple, easy
and the ultimate inspiration for a chic summer look where less is more.
Vision of
the future
Lasik Laser Eye Surgery is
a bladeless procedure with
minimal downtime that can
transform your eyesight.
According to WA Laser Eye
Centre Opthalmologist and
director of surgery Dr Robert
Paul, the surgery has many benefits and only takes ten
minutes. “If you’re short-sighted, generally 98 per cent of people will achieve 20/20
vision in the day after the operation, and by about a week that improves to 99 per cent,”
he says. If you’re long-sighted your chances are just as high, with a 95 per cent success rate
of 20/20 vision. “We aim for a permanent treatment, and as long as your eyes are stable,
you’ll get that result,” he says.
Visit walasereye.com.au.
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hotography Stefan Gosatti
Top
Summertime, and the latest
hair and makeup styles are
easy... at least they should be.
Here are
Scoop’s picks to get
you through the season looking
fresh and effortlessly cool.
Beach
hair
The trick for beach
hair is a refreshing salt
spray. Spray on wet hair
straight after the shower
or a swim, and twist and
twirl your hair to give
it some volume and
shape. Swedish company
SACHAJUAN’s best-
selling Ocean Mist Spray
($35) is sweet-smelling
and doesn’t make your
hair too stiff and brittle.
It also works like magic
on thin hair.
WA stockists,
visit sachajuan.com.
Soft skin
Scoop’s obsession with local beauty brand Sodashi continues
with the complementing duo Sodashi Jojoba Bead Bodypolish ($106.50),
which smoothes the skin and dead skin cells, and Vanilla Body Butter
($130.90) which deeply nourishes the skin with plant oils and essences.
WA stockists, visit sodashi.com.
Bronze
glow
Just in time for summer comes
the debut of Australian-made
sunless tanning product
Sunescape. The tan is easy
to apply (no mess or fuss), the
smell is minimal in comparison
to other brands, and it uses
natural ingredients and Eco-Cert
approved DHA. It’s also free from
petrochemicals, parabens and
animal cruelty. The Hydrating
Self-Tan Mousse is $39.95.
Visit
sunescape.com.au.
decade oF style
Congratulations to Ebony & Ivory for reaching
10 years as WA’s leading Afro, Asian and
Caribbean hair specialists. Owner Joan
DellaValle came to Perth from Zambia in 2001,
and has since taken her salon to new heights
and even won Belmont Business Woman of
the Year in 2011.
Located at 25 Barrack Street,
Perth (08) 9325 4001, eihair.com.au.
on trend
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Health
Five minutes with...
Perth athlete and Olympic
kayaker Alana Nicholls
what are your tips for starting a new
fitness regime?
The hardest part of exercise is getting into
a routine. Make the promise to yourself that
no matter how bad you feel, you will get
out of bed, get dressed, and at least attempt
the session you have planned for yourself.
A bad run is better than no run! Do what
you enjoy, find a friend to go with, or enter
a competition. Most importantly have
a goal set for yourself and enjoy it.
what do you eat as a healthy snack when
you’re on the run?
Be sure to plan ahead to have nutritious
snacks and meals ready for when you need
them. I’ll generally have a green smoothie
that’s jam-packed with goodness ready for
when I get home from work. You can add
your favourite ingredients, but as a base
I use BSc Naturals Vanilla Protein, kale,
baby spinach, broccoli, frozen banana,
frozen berries and cinnamon. It’s delicious
and you can have it anywhere, anytime.
you’re in the sun quite a bit, how do
you protect your skin?
My skin and hair are exposed to the elements
daily, so I make sure sun protection is part
of my morning regime. I apply a moisturiser
with SPF every morning to my face and neck,
and use ELEVEN Australia’s Miracle Hair
Treatment to help protect my hair.
What is it? A soundproof pod that is filled with 1000
litres of water and 500kg of Epsom salt that lets you
float as if you’re in zero gravity. The water is kept at
35.5 degrees, which is skin-receptor neutral, so you
lose track of where your body starts and ends. The
door is closed, the lights go off, and you float in
complete darkness, totally detached from the outside
world. There’s an abundance of research about the
benefits (both physical and mental) associated with
floating, such as relieving stress, recovering from
injuries, eliminating chronic pain and more.
Where? Beyond Rest, 125 Edward Street, Perth
(08) 9228 4062, beyondrest.com.au.
subject a Male, early 50s, a float-tank regular.
Verdict I became a float tank convert, having
experienced the unique relaxation technique
years ago in Broome. Lying in your pod in body
temperature high-saline solution for an hour is
a deeply relaxing, meditative experience allowing
your mind and body to completely lose contact
with the stress of the outside world. I emerge
completely ‘chilled out’ and arrive home
with a silly grin (so my wife says). It lowers
my stress levels and also helps with
mechanical issues and back problems.
subject b Female, late 20s, first-time float-tank user.
Verdict I’m not going to lie. I’m claustrophobic and
hate the pitch black, so I was freaking out about
lying in a closed pod in the dark. But at 29, with
high-blood pressure, lower-back issues and an
insanely busy lifestyle, I’m constantly on the search
for anything that will help me relax. And it worked.
I jumped into the pod and let the floating take
hold of my body. My shoulders hurt for the first
20 minutes while the salts gave me a deep tissue
massage, then I just let my mind drift away. I had
a few moments where I sat up and looked around
and turned the pod light on and off, but after that
I lost track of time and the next thing I knew the
session was over. Driving home I felt like someone
had lifted a weight off my chest and shoulders, I was
lighter and I didn’t have a million thoughts running
through my brain. To combat my claustrophobia,
I turned the light on in the pod every now and then,
but you can also prop the lid open with a towel
if you like. I’m hoping to build myself up to
eventually laying there in complete darkness.
Running scaRed?
You’ll feel a whole lot safer when you’re running
alone in the dark on those hot summer nights, with the
Aussie-designed app Safe Runner. It not only tracks
the distance you’ve run and calories you’ve burned,
if needed, it will automatically notify your emergency
contact that assistance is needed, using your GPS
location and video footage.
Visit Saferunner.co.
top gear
Rejuvenate your workout wardrobe by paying homage to classic hues.
New GRIT
Over that same-old same-old spin
class? The latest craze out of the
gym is a 30-minute high-intensity
workout, GRIT Strength from Les
Mills. The full-body-group workout
is a mixture of short and sharp
exercises that combine weightlifting,
running and plyometrics.
Available at
Fitness First, visit lesmills.com.au.
pictured Sprite Racerback bra in grey, $49.95, or Sprite Racerback bra in black, $49.95, both Icebreaker, au.icebreaker.com.
Energise training vest in graphite, $109.95, Canterbury, canterburynz.com.au. Pace supportive singlet in ebony, $89.95,
Helly Hansen, hellyhansen.com.au. Summer Glow shorts in black, $29.99, Russell Athletic, russellathletic.com.au. Rex
women’s runners in white/blue, $40.00, Spalding, spalding.com.au.
Everyone is busy, working longer
hours and stressed to the max.
On a quest to escape the world
and relieve stress, two
Scoop
staffers trial the latest in
floatation therapy at Beyond Rest.
Drift away
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It’s not your shoes.
It’s not your hand bag.
It’s not your clothes.
It’s your
smile that
says it all…
Everyone’s doing it:
enthusing about that new,
clean-living diet they’re on,
the one that’s supposed to
have given them healthier
bodies and beautiful glows.
But do they actually work?
Clare Ryan puts her mind
and body on the line to trial
three of the season’s most
talked about health kicks.
We all have something in our diet that we
suspect we consume too much of. For me,
it’s sugar, so first off the mark on my health
quest was annihilating it for a month.
I grabbed trusty bible
I Quit Sugar by
Sarah Wilson (everyone swears by it) and after
a quick read I realised how much sugar was
in my diet, from fruit to honey. Even though
I was eating what I thought was healthy sugar,
it is still sugar: as sarah Wilson explains, “the
chemical composition of sugar – whether
it’s in a mango or a Mars Bar – remains the
same. And it’s highly addictive.”
I didn’t sign up for Sarah’s eight-week diet
plan (I prefer baby steps) just cooked her
recipes and followed her advice. I cut down my
fruit to only a banana a day, downed my coffee
intake to only one a day, and I cut out all
processed sugars (chocolate, ice-cream, sauces
and so on). It wasn’t fun. At the beginning,
I struggled with juggling work, life in general
and my new eating habits, which involved
going to the markets and buying organic food,
cooking and preparing meals, and finding ways
to get a chocolate fix, minus the sugar.
The results
What no one tells you is how hard it is at
the start, while working your day job. It’s not
convenient to have headaches (caused by your
system ridding itself of toxins) if you have
a busy lifestyle. But within two days I was
surprised that I was waking up in the morning
feeling fresh, rather than so tired I could cry.
My skin cleared; my moods lightened and my
SWEET NOTHINGS
chest felt lighter. I had more energy, and
was happier.
Did I continue?
I haven’t touched chocolate (not counting
desserts at restaurants) since I started the
challenge. It took a month to shake off my
decade-long habit of eating it at least three
times a day.
For more info
Author sarah Wilson has released a number
of books all related to quitting sugar. There’s
even a dedicated chocolate cookbook for
people like me. Visit iquitsugar.com.
words Clare Ryan
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TREATMENTS
It started (as always) with Miranda Kerr, and
stumbling across the YouTube video in which
she reveals her Ultimate Morning smoothie.
Maybe it was the hope that I would magically
turn into a supermodel, but after hearing the
words ‘maximum energy’, ‘vitality’ and ‘power
smoothie’, I thought it couldn’t hurt to follow
the herd and try my hand at it.
I blended her ingredients (fresh coconut
water, cold-pressed coconut milk, chia seeds,
acai berries, maca powder, spirulina, goji berry
powder, raw cacao powder and vegan rice
protein powder)… and it tasted horrible.
plus, I don’t have time in the morning to
do my hair, let alone measure out superfoods.
I turned instead to new local company Green
Smoothie Co. Founded by Athanae Lucev and
her partner Todd Soulas, the company provides
pre-packed sachets of superfoods.
“I was in the middle of a 30-day green
smoothie challenge when we came up with the
idea,” says Athanae. “Some days the recipes I was
coming up with were great, and some days they
were awful. I was spending much longer than
I wanted making the smoothies in the morning,
and I found buying all the ingredients in large
packets both inconvenient and expensive. I spent
part of the month in Melbourne for work, and
I had to measure out the ingredients into zip-lock
bags – it was just way too much work!”
one serve was all I needed, plus a few
additional ingredients (banana, water and spinach)
SmOOTHIE OpEraTOr
A health kick doesn’t have to be long and excruciating,
so I thought I’d give a three-day juice cleanse a go. I have
friends who do juice cleanses all the time; one even did
one for 10 days! But I don’t own a juicer, so I called in the
expertise of juice advocates Annette Gohl and Jacqueline
Forth (inset) from new, Perth-based company Pure Glow
Cleanse. Their juice cleanses/detoxes are delivered to your doorstep in adorable jars with motivating tips
and guidelines to getting through your cleanse. All you have to do is be home and put the juices in the
fridge. Oh, and be mentally prepared.
I’ve never done a juice detox, so this was quite the experience. I had to commit to three days of
drinking six juices a day. Sound easy? Combine a stressful workplace, late nights and a full social calendar,
and it’s challenging. Prep for the detox involves drinking lots of water, avoiding coffee for the lead-up, and
having a light meal the night before you start. Then, you start the juices, one roughly every two hours.
The juices themselves taste amazing, but after three, all I really wanted was a bacon and egg roll and
a coffee. I found it incredibly hard at work, and had a headache within a few hours. This is a good thing,
according to Pure Glow Cleanses’ nutritionist, Angela Ferguson. “If your diet has been high in processed
foods including sugar, wheat, coffee and alcohol then your symptoms will be more than likely more
severe,” she says. “These may include headaches, nausea, excessive body odour, body aches... it is actually
a good sign as it shows that the fasting is working in eliminating toxins.”
The upside of the cleanse is that you get to drink healthy juices that are full of nutrients, such
as my favourite, Good Karma, which is a blend of carrot, red apple and ginger.
Angela says that a juice cleanse is a good break for the digestive system, which doesn’t have to
spend so much time and energy breaking down foods, and can put this energy into detoxifying and
healing instead. “The juices contain high amounts of antioxidants which are great at removing toxins
from the body, and are beneficial to the liver and kidneys and help to cleanse the blood,” she says.
The results
I struggled. Clearly I had too much coffee in my system pre-detox. But the juices are refreshing
and so full of nutrients that I found my body actually craved one in the morning and one around
3pm. I did feel lighter and healthier after the detox, but I’m not sure if I managed a glow.
Did I continue?
I bought a juicer and it’s sitting on the kitchen table... I haven’t put it together yet. I still crave
the goodness from the juices, and if Pure Glow Cleanse launched one-day cleansers or juices that
you can buy just to enjoy over a few days then I would snap them up in a second. I would try the
cleanse again, but I would ensure that it was over a weekend or not during a stressful time at work.
For more info
Visit pureglowcleanse.com.au. S
GETTING juIcEd
to create an amazing smoothie full of goodness.
My first sachet was Brain Food, a mixture of
spirulina, mesquite, cacao, wheatgrass, maca
and chia, designed to help transport oxygen
to my cells and boost my mood. I’m not sure
if I felt happier, but I now find that I am
actually craving these smoothies every day.
“We are getting great feedback from
parents who are feeding their kids green
smoothies as breakfast or afternoon tea, from
people who don’t have the time to measure out
recipes of superfoods each day, and from people
who have always wanted to try a green smoothie
but didn’t know what to do – this makes it really
easy,” says Athenae.
The results
They’re easy, quick to use and you’re getting
a hit of fantastic nutrients. The great thing about
Green Smooth Co is that they have all of the
nutritional information online for you to see
what is going into your
body and they have
clearly listed the
benefits of each
superfood
mixture.
Did I continue?
I just put in an order for additional sachets and
now there is a chocolate-inspired flavour Crazy
For Cacao. You get five serves/sachets for $20.
For more info
Visit greensmoothieco.com, or email hello@
greensmoothieco.com.
“I don’t have time in
the morning to do my
hair, let alone measure
out superfoods.”
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Love the Skin you’re in
While a dazzling white smile
is indispensable for any
celebrity on the red carpet
(it ain’t called a ‘Hollywood
smile’ for nothing), pearly
whites have become both a social accessory
and a dating essential for lesser mortals, too.
A new study by Match.com, for instance,
reveals the smile is the first thing both men
and women notice about each other. This isn’t
a statistic that surprises Dr stephen chan of
The Dental Quarters in Claremont. “A perfect
smile is often associated with status, health, beauty
and youthfulness,” he says. “A lot of clients come
in with worn, chipped and aged teeth from years
of neglect or grinding, and just want to look less
stressed. often square, worn and shortened teeth
tend to have a more masculine appearance and
women want their teeth to be restored back to
a longer, narrower feminised appearance.”
Dentist and prosthodontist Dr Michael
Zaninovich of Aria Dental says that a rejuvenated
smile can have wide-reaching benefits. “It’s the
first thing people notice when they meet you,
so the psychological impact of a healthy smile
should not be underestimated,” he says.
“A confident smile lets you be your best
self with others, and that’s attractive.”
Perhaps this growing popularity is a reflection
of the changing face of the industry. New trends
and approaches have made the dental experience
more stress-free and technologies push
faster results, better aesthetics and less pain.
Additionally, while the concept of dentistry has
always been about prevention and preservation,
dentists are now responding to demands for
a better service. “Gone are the days of emergency
drill-and-fill dentistry – it has become a much
nicer, friendlier service,” says Dr Chan. “Our
boutique practice was developed out of my
personal fear of going to the dentist as a child, and
was refined on feedback from patients about what
they would like to see in an ideal dental practice.”
Similarly, Aria Dental’s new state-of-the-art
practice in Raine Square, in Perth’s CBD, reflects
this accessible approach. “Boutique premises are
committed to the best technology, materials and
a modern approach to dentistry, but also the
patient experience,” says Dr Zaninovich. “We fitted
our new space with a luxurious, bespoke design
including plush lounges and personal TV screens.”
And it’s not just the surroundings that
have improved. “procedures that use the latest
technology are quicker, more comfortable, last
longer and look better,” says Dr Zaninovich.
“Having a filling replaced can be a totally different
experience to how you remember it. We now use
cAD cAM (computer aided design, computer
aided manufacturing) technology to make realistic,
tooth-coloured fillings in one appointment, instead
of taking a mould of your teeth and asking you to
come back once the filling has been made.”
Your smile affects everything from
how you’re perceived at work to your
prospects of finding a partner. It’s
no wonder the number of people
turning to cosmetic dentistry to
enhance their chances is on the rise.
SmILES
“A perfect smile is often associated with
status, health, beauty and youthfulness.”
aHEad
smile maKeoVers
Are the ‘smile makeovers’, as seen in reality TV shows, a realistic approach to dentistry?
“We’ve certainly noticed an increase in people asking about ‘smile makeovers’” says Dr Zaninovich.
“It should be noted, though, that often inexpensive and simple techniques such as teeth whitening or
veneers can make a dramatic change to someone’s smile.”
“Complete smile makeovers as you see on TV are uncommon; there really isn’t such thing as a quick
fix,” says Dr Chan. “What you see tends to be temporary and very often they need to come back on
subsequent visits to achieve the final results.” Dr Chan says in cosmetic dentistry they refer to such
procedures as full mouth rehabilitation, or smile rejuvenations. “It involves restoring the dental tissues
back to a stable, functional position without compromising and improving on aesthetics.”
An assessment of a smile typically involves several procedures, such as veneers, dental implants,
gum sculpting and teeth whitening. A full mouth reconstruction may be used to correct functional
problems with the patient’s bite, muscles, teeth and bone structure.
“A smile makeover is best achieved by a prosthodontist,” says Dr Zaninovich. “A prosthodontist
works with patients on complex reconstruction issues such as malalignment, missing teeth or very short
and painful teeth. For us, it’s as much about comfortable function and longevity as aesthetics.”
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Dr Chan says digital dentistry has been the
game-changer. “We have scanners that take digital
records of your teeth and can be wirelessly sent
to a six-axis milling unit (like a printer) that makes
precision-fit fillings, crowns and veneers in as little
as 15 minutes. That points to another element of
today’s dentistry – it is all about customisation.”
Dr Chan says whereas a ‘one size fits all’
approach used to be the status quo, dentists now
customise teeth-work and combine cosmetic
procedures according to the surrounding
lip support, cheeks, arch support and facial
proportions. “It’s all about enhancing while
looking natural. My goal is to have clients’
friends and families say, ‘You look great,’
without knowing what they have had done.”
Another development will come with the
revision of current Australian Dental Association
policies restricting the use of Botox and fillers for
cosmetic reasons. “A greater understanding of
these techniques has allowed us to work with our
cosmetic GP practitioners to plan a more holistic
result of combining teeth, lips and cheek support
for a more natural smile,” says Dr Chan. S
“Gone are the days of
emergency drill-and-
fill dentistry – it has
become a much nicer,
friendlier service.”
doWn in the mouth?
Then perhaps its time to check out
the most popular cosmetic dental
procedures on the market.
Veneers
For a straight-up Hollywood smile, veneers
may be the solution.
“They can alter the shade and shape of your
teeth, and make small changes in the position
of your teeth,” says Dr Zaninovich. “They’re
also less invasive than crowns.”
Advancements have seen the translucent
quality of today’s veneers provide a more natural
appearance. “Ten years ago, we were pushing
our cosmetic materials to 1mm, we now have
limits of 0.1mm in thickness,” says Dr Chan.
“This means less or no contouring of teeth.”
Custom-designed, wafer-thin shells of tooth-
like material – porcelain or composite resin – are
applied to cover worn enamel and rough edges,
uneven tooth alignment or spacing (like gap-
tooth), crowding and staining, and mask poorly
shaped teeth, chips or cracks
Porcelain creates the most natural look, but
is almost always irreversible because the tooth
is reshaped. Composite is less cost and has no
tooth intervention, but it is more opaque than
porcelain and doesn’t mimic the translucency and
characteristics of tooth enamel quite as naturally.
Dental implants
Nothing says poor dental health more than
missing teeth, which also cause the face to
collapse and look older.
“Although some people still have dentures,
implants are largely superseding them,” says
Dr Zaninovich. “Implants these days are brilliant
– they look and feel very similarly to natural teeth,
are very comfortable and last a long time.”
Today’s implants are made from titanium and
surgically placed in the bone, taking around
four to six months to become integrated into
the jaw. A ceramic porcelain tooth restoration
is then matched to the original tooth colour
and attached. These feel more natural than
conventional replacement bridges or dentures
and are more durable.
“We are now able to have a 3D scan of your
jaw bone and carry out ‘virtual’ surgery before
we even start to check for potential
complications” says Dr Chan. This ensures
optimal results for our clients, plus outcomes
are more predictable. We also focus on
perfecting gum architecture, because there
is no point having a beautiful picture (implant
teeth) with a wonky picture frame (gums).”
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Gum lift
A beautiful smile inevitably includes healthy looking gums. “One of
the most underrated treatments for improving your smile is working with
a periodontist (gum specialist),” says Dr Zaninovich. “They can reshape the
gum line to improve the position and show of the gums to enhance your
smile.” This surgical procedure involves lifting, positioning and shaping the
gums to improve not only their appearance but also the size and shape of
the teeth. In some cases the dentist may use a laser to remove excess tissue.
A gum lift may be required for one or two teeth, or the full mouth.
Straightening/orthodontics
More adults than ever are indulging in orthodontics to straighten teeth
and correct malocclusions or bad bites. The premise is applying constant
pressure to the teeth, which pushes the teeth towards the correct position.
The four common treatment options are: standard metal braces; clear
braces; concealed braces (placed on the inside of teeth); and Invisalign (the
virtually invisible plastic or polymer aligners).
“Removable clear aligners (such as the Invisalign system) are a very
effective way of gently moving teeth to their ideal position,” says Dr
Zaninovich. “People love the way they look and their convenience compared
to conventional fixed braces.” The length of treatment varies anywhere
from several months to several years, and patients wear a retainer after
conclusion.
Filling
For those with discoloured or decayed teeth, smaller gaps or chips, fillings
can be applied on the edge of a tooth.
Modern fillings made out of tooth-coloured ceramic and resin, are stronger
and last a lot longer. “We frequently recommend replacement of suboptimal
fillings with tooth-coloured ceramic fillings,” says Dr Zaninovich. “Not only is
this a cosmetic improvement, it eliminates the need for crowns (or caps).”
Composed of resin and glass particles, and cemented and shaped to the
existing tooth using a bonding agent, they blend invisibly.
Teeth whitening
Whitening reigns supreme as the most common cosmetic dental procedure.
Whether in the form of one-hour bleaching sessions at a dentist’s office,
home kits with a dentist-made mouthguard, pure laser or kick-start laser
– or a combination of the above – there’s something for everyone.
“Teeth whitening has had a reputation as being painful in the
past, however we’ve aimed to minimise any discomfort with our new
combination approach,” says Dr Chan. “We utilise both a painted on
solution followed by a mouth-guard whitener in-office, which takes
around 90 minutes, and then prompt patients to use an at-home
method to adjust the shade of their teeth.”
Where the laser methods tend to be more costly, home kits are
affordable and see the patient fitted with a tailor-made mouthguard
at their dentist. The mouthguard filled with whitening gel does not harm
the teeth but slightly changes the composition of the dentine – the part
of a tooth that is hard, contains calcium and lies underneath the
enamel – making it appear whiter.
Virtually everyone will see moderate to substantial improvement in the
brightness and whiteness of their choppers. However, teeth whitening is not
a permanent solution and requires maintenance and repeat treatments.
contacts
Aria Dental (08) 9226 2135, ariadental.net.au
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