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Oral Health Tips for Pregnant Mums
What you Need to Know and Do to Keep you Smiling Congratulations on the new arrival on its way and on being a new mum to be! Pregnancy can be both an exciting and a terrifying experience, especially for first time mums. There are so many things to be thinking about, planning for and all…
Why is a Cracked Tooth Painful?
Why is a cracked tooth painful? When a tooth is cracked it exposes the dentine (this inside of a tooth) which consists of small tubes filled with fluid that connect to the nerve pulp. When you apply and release pressure on a cracked tooth what you are doing is making the fluid in the small…
Should Teeth Be White?
Should teeth be white? There is no correct shade of white for teeth; tooth enamel is made up of a mix of yellow, red and grey colours. That means tooth colour varies within your mouth and from person to person. Part of the natural aging process is for teeth to yellow and darken, and if you decide…
7 Quick Oral Health Tips for Busy Lives
Good Oral Health for Busy Lives It’s important and necessary to fit caring for your teeth and gums into an already crowded diary instead of putting it on the backburner, an easy temptation when there’s so much to do. After all, we manage to find the time to get our cars serviced and our hair…
What is Orthodontics?
What is Orthodontics? Specialising in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of dental and facial irregularities, orthodontics is a branch of dentistry that deals with problems relating to your ‘bite’ or ‘malocclusion’. If your teeth are crooked or misaligned or if your mouth is overcrowded by your teeth, you need some form of corrective device; an appliance, such…
