The early years of a person’s life can be crucial for their dental health. This is when many form the habits that will affect their teeth and gums well into adulthood. There are many things parents can do to help ensure that their children are developing healthy...
Choosing to care for your teeth before you see any major oral health problems is where preventative dentistry comes in. Preventative dental care is imperative to keeping a healthy smile as long as possible. There is no need to wait until you begin to notice poor oral...
Fear of the dentist affects one in seven Australian adults — making it one of the most widespread anxiety disorders in the country. The good news is sleep dentistry (IV sedation) is available to help decrease these fears of visiting the dentist. . What Is Sleep...
There are various causes of tooth loss, such as gum disease, tooth decay, and trauma. Regardless of the underlying cause, however, you will need to know about the range of options available to you for replacing missing teeth. Aside from affecting your ability to...
What Is a Dental Crown? A dental crown is a dental prosthetic covering a tooth or implant. Typically made of porcelain, dental crowns are great for adding much-needed strength to teeth that have suffered from decay, trauma, multiple dental fillings or root canal...
If you’ve ever felt discomfort or pain in your teeth, you’ve experienced something dentists call ‘odontalgia’. That’s a fancy way of saying ‘tooth pain’, and according to a study by the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, twenty per cent of us will...
