The health of your teeth and gums are especially important during pregnancy. Here’s some expert advice for home care. Pregnancy hormones, morning sickness and food cravings can affect your oral health. This can have a flow-on effect on your unborn child. That’s why pregnancy is a time to focus on oral care. Preventing gum disease… Read more »
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Private Health Insurance Mid Year Claims
Private Health Insurance Mid Year Claims If you are like me you may have just realized that we only have a bit over a month left until the middle of 2019! Where has the time gone! Depending of your health insurance you maybe missing out of your entitlements if you don’t use your health… Read more »
Is Bad breath effecting your life?
Halitosis aka Bad Breath Unfortunately we have all experienced at one time or another or been a victim of catching a whiff of bad breath. We’ve all been there and no matter how many of us have shared this ‘lovely’ experience, it does not make it any less embarrassing. So here are some important tips… Read more »
Are You Concerned That Your Mouth Isn’t Feeling So Fresh???
Smelly breath? Are your gums swollen and puffy? Are they tender? Do they look dark red and bleed when you floss or brush? These are all signs that you may have gingivitis. Gingivitis does not just appear, as there are many factors that may increase your risk such as smoking, poor nutrition and vitamin C… Read more »
Fun facts about saliva that you probably didn’t know!
We have all heard the not so nice names for our good friend saliva, however if it weren’t for the production of this slippery form of moisture, we would really be up the creek without the stream! Here are some fun facts you may not know about this substance that’s almost entirely comprised of water…. Read more »
Tea and Fluoride
We were very interested to learn that tea contains fluoride. Apparently it is quite a well known fact. Like anything we indulge in, this won’t have a life threatening effect unless you were to go overboard. Tea plants readily absorb the fluoride directly from the soil and while the fluoride levels in tea are high,… Read more »
Hayfever Vs. Tooth Pain
Pollen causing allergies can cause oral discomfort. Sinus problems are often escalated with the onset of Spring and tooth pain is often the result. A few simple tests to try and determine if your pain is sinus related might be worth a try. Try a change in position, such as tipping your head back and… Read more »
Spring Has Sprung, How Old is Your Toothbrush?
Spring has Sprung!! Many of us don’t replace our toothbrush head every 3 months like our dentist recommends! It doesn’t matter how many times we see the faded worn bristles, the second we put that brush down, we often forget our intention to change it! There are several reasons on why we need to change our… Read more »
Choices in Dentistry!
The concept of ‘Window Shopping Phenomenon’ in the health system describes a consumer-orientated practice where the patient materialises dental services while obtaining different quotations for his/her required treatment from various facilities to compare and select from. One might think all dentists use the same materials for the same tooth and think that paying for a… Read more »
Do you suffer from a dry mouth?
Dry mouth syndrome affects about 10 per cent of the general population with 25 per cent of those being older people. Dry mouth syndrome is when there is not enough saliva (spit) in th e mouth. Having a dry mouth may be a symptom of an underlying problem such as certain prescription medications, symptoms may… Read more »
