Considering Cosmetic Dentistry? Read this first!
When you’re considering a dentist for your cosmetic dental work there are 3 main questions you must ask them. Considering Cosmetic Dentistry? Read this first! 1. What extra training has the dentist done since graduating dental school to allow them to do cosmetic dental work with confidence. (To get great cosmetic results it is really important to know […]
Women having Heart Attacks
Recently, to make sure our practice is a safe place, we did our Applied (senior) First Aid re-certification. During this, we learnt a very interesting fact about women and heart attacks. Women have a higher likelihood of being misdiagnosed when having a heart attack. While some women get the typical crushing chest pain or pain […]
The impacts of crooked teeth on your health
Your appearance is not the only thing that can be negatively affected by crooked teeth. There are many ways your teeth can wreak havoc on your overall health. Crooked teeth can be genetic or other causes may include early loss of baby teeth, severe facial injury, poor childhood habits, such as tongue thrusting, tooth grinding, […]
What do you want
No one wants dentistry. There, I said it. People sometimes want what dentistry can do for them. No one wants someone to extract their tooth, but sometimes people do want to be free from pain and extracting a tooth is how you get there. No one really wants an implant. What they really want is […]
Are your teeth giving you a head ache
Headaches are one of the most common forms of pain. While we all have them from time to time, there are some people that have them constantly. Chronic head and neck pain is debilitating and people suffering from it often have been to every specialist available, had blood tests, MRI’s and CT scans to rule […]
This crown thing
What does it mean when a dentist says a crown? What is this crown thing? Well you already have crowns if you have teeth. The crown is the part of the tooth that you chew with. The other part of the tooth is the root, which hopefully, you never get to see because it should […]
Have you considered travelling overseas for dental treatment
Tourism is the worlds largest industry and with globalisation, health tourism has certainly taken off. Quite a few of my friends and patients have asked me lately what I think of dental tourism, or travelling to other countries for dentistry. The most common destination is usually the Philippines or Thailand for Australians, or if you […]
Snoring! Does it affect your child’s grades at school?
Unhealthy or blocked airways are starting to be increasing linked to a range of dental and other developmental problems. In the old days, tonsils and adenoids were routinely removed to avoid infection. With modern antibiotics, very few people have their adenoids or tonsils removed unless they have very severe occurrence of infection. This has possibly lead […]
Beware of the Sporting Sins
How your actions on and off the field impact your oral health It is Dental Health Week and in 2015 the Australian Dental Association is promoting and educating Australians about the effects of gym supplements, sports drinks and not wearing a mouthguard… Beware of the Sporting Sins! According to the ADA The Seven Sins of […]
When something is wrong in your mouth
It can take a bit of the enjoyment out of life. Sure, dental issues aren’t serious like heart problems. But even if they don’t make you sick, they can be quite disabling. Don’t be embarrassed! While you might be terribly embarrassed and emotional about your teeth, we won’t judge you on the state they are […]
