Preventative Dental Care
Can Taking Medication Negatively Impact Oral Health?
Many medications, including vitamins, minerals and herbal preparations, can have a negative impact on your oral health. It is important to ensure that your dentist is aware of your most recent medical history, including a list of all the medications (both over-the-counter and prescribed) that you use, as well as any chewable vitamins, herbs and…
Read MoreDo You or Someone you Love suffer Headaches and Jaw Pain?
Did you know that headaches are one of the most common health problems in the world and are impacting on the lives of a considerable number of people regardless of age, geographic location or history! Jaw pain also affects a large volume of people and is more common with women than men. The World Health…
Read MoreHow to Choose the Right Dentist for You
When you’re looking for a new dentist, you’re hopefully searching for more than someone to just clean your teeth. Your dental health is a vital part of your overall health and wellbeing and your dentist plays an integral role in helping you to achieve this. Choosing the right dentist can be daunting, and unfortunately many…
Read MoreINDEPENDENTLY Providing the Right Care for Our Patients
Dentist Rips Offs: How You Find an Honest Dentist A recent investigative report conducted by the ABC revealed that dentists working for corporate clinics and health insurers are being incentivised to churn through patients and administer so-called “drill and fill” dentistry, according to industry insiders. Dentistry in Australia is experiencing significant change, unfortunately this is resulting…
Read MoreOral 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…
Read MoreWhy 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…
Read More7 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…
Read MoreDoes Smoking Always Lead to Gum Disease?
Does Smoking Always Lead to Gum Disease? Smoking does lead to gum disease by affecting the attachment of bone and soft tissue to your teeth, and it appears that smoking interferes with the normal function of gum tissue cells. This makes smokers more likely to suffer from infections, and there is some evidence that smoking impairs…
Read MoreWhat Is Gum Disease?
What is gum disease? Your teeth are meant to last a lifetime. Whether you call it Periodontal Disease, Pyorrhea, or just Gum Disease, it is a major cause of tooth loss in our population. But gum disease is largely preventable. Your gums are called the supporting tissues of your teeth, and actually consist of what…
Read MoreIs There Anything I Can Do to Prevent Getting Oral Cancer?
Is there anything I can do to prevent getting oral cancer? Yes. Sticking to your recommended regular checkups means your dentist is able to look for signs of oral cancer in your mouth with every visit. As with every other type of cancer, there is more that can be done to minimise the risks when oral cancer…
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