Broken or chipped teeth are some of the most common types of dental injury. Chipping can occur during recreational activities, like contact sports, but may also occur as you eat or use your teeth as cutting tools. These injuries almost always come as an unpleasant, sudden surprise so it’s important to know how to respond should you experience a chipped tooth. Below, we list the steps you should take after chipping a tooth. Read More»
Many people eventually lose all their natural teeth. This tooth loss can be as a result of trauma but is more often down to poor care of a person’s teeth throughout their lifetime and eating too much refined sugar, which causes decay. One solution to total tooth loss is to have a removable denture fitted. So, what’s involved in fitting a removable denture and why is replacing your lost teeth important? Read More»
Christmas is a time for relaxing, for enjoying and for giving. Unfortunately, for parents it’s also a time for Christmas cavities to appear in the mouths of their children. You don’t need statistics to tell you that sacks and sacks of chocolates and other chewy treats are devoured by children and adults alike all over the world around Christmas. But as a concerned parent, how do you control Christmas cavities without looking like a Christmas Scrooge? Read More»
Sport is an integral part of society, and nowhere is this more so than in the schools and colleges around the country. Many children and young adults frequently play a form of contact sport, but with this type of activity there is of course a significant risk of physical contact, with damage or injuries. These injuries could occur to the mouth through collisions with other participants, and a bat or ball can give rise to serious dental injuries. Read More»
Millions of people around the world suffer from missing teeth and wear dentures as a solution. Unlike your natural teeth, dentures usually require an adhesive to keep them in place, otherwise you might just find your dentures get you into all sorts of embarrassing situations. Gravity and your upper dentures will often conspire against you, popping out whilst you are eating or talking, and your lower dentures often come loose due to contact with foods and liquids. Read More»