How Restorative Dentistry Can Solve The Issue Of Missing & Damaged Teeth Restorative dentistry focuses on treating damaged teeth. This may involve repairing broken teeth, replacing missing teeth to restore aesthetic and function, or attempting to prevent the need for extraction. The goal of restorative dentistry is to put a natural-looking and healthy smile back…
Why Replace Old Fillings With Composite Fillings? Composite fillings became mainstream around 1995 and have grown in popularity for a number of reasons. Perhaps you need a filling and are unsure what the differences are between composite and amalgam fillings or you have an old amalgam filling that needs replacing? Below, we outline why composite…
How Dental Implants Prevent Jawbone Loss Losing one or more teeth doesn’t just mean a prematurely aged appearance – it can have serious health consequences. One complication that may go unnoticed for some time is jawbone loss. How missing teeth cause jawbone loss When you have a missing tooth, jawbone loss occurs beneath the surface…
What Is Resorption And How Does It Affect A Missing Tooth? When considering missing teeth, many of us think about the aesthetic complications as being the main issue to resolve. However, a missing tooth has more significant associated complications such as bone resorption which can only be resolved with titanium dental implants. What is resorption?…
Illegal vs Legal Teeth Whitening – Know The Difference At the end of 2018, the BBC published an article drawing attention to the dangers of illegal teeth whitening and highlighting that many people in the UK were getting their teeth whitened by non-dentists but were unaware of the dangers that this can cause. Below, we…
Dental Health And Hygiene – Turning And New Leaf In 2019 Have you started thinking about your New Year’s resolutions for 2019 yet? Maybe you feel like you could brush up (pardon the pun!) on your dental and oral hygiene routine? Or you want to make sure you visit the dentist more often for routine…
3 Healthy Christmas Foods For Your Teeth: Some May Surprise You…! You’ll be pleased to hear that there are some popular Christmas foods that don’t have guilty written all over them and some that can even boost the health of your teeth and gums. Read on to find out more about them. 3 Christmas favourites…
Why An Increasing Number Of Adults Are Having Orthodontic Treatment Having misaligned teeth can bring about a whole host of oral health problems, affecting your bite, speech, and even the way in which you break down food. In recent years, the emergence of braces that can tackle a versatility of issues, whilst also being comfortable…
Metal Braces – Still At The Helm Of Orthodontics Once upon a time, the stigma surrounding having a ‘metal mouth’ was widespread and many adults put off having the treatment they needed, reluctant for their appearance to change. Today, metal brace models have undergone the cosmetic makeover they were so desperately in need of and…
50% Of Elite British Sportspeople Suffer From Under-Par Oral Hygiene A study due to be published in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology found that 50% of elite British sports stars suffer from tooth decay and two-thirds suffer from gum disease. More than 350 sportsmen and women from nine different GB Olympic teams were studied as…
