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Did you know... too much dietary acid causes tooth erosion?
Dental or tooth erosion is the loss of tooth structure. Unlike with a cavity or decay where a bacterial infection damages the tooth, dental erosion is usually caused by too much acid in our diets.
How to fix Bucky Teeth
Bucky teeth is a term often used to describe when someone’s upper front teeth protrude forwards more than their lower teeth. This can be an aesthetic concern for the patient and parents, but can also affect the susceptibility to trauma occurring to the protruding teeth, and also reduces the number of teeth able to be used for chewing.
Does Orthodontics Hurt?
When patients are considering whether to pursue an orthodontic treatment solution to their concerns, they often want to know how painful orthodontics will be. Some people have heard horror stories about the pain associated with braces, but these days, that really shouldn’t be the case.
How long does Orthodontic treatment take?
How long will it take to straighten my teeth? One of the main questions people have when they are considering orthodontics, is how long will it take to straighten my teeth?
What is a Dental Home?
The concept of a dental home is borrowed from our medical colleagues. It was coined in the 1990s when the benefits of regular attendance with a familiar clinician were established.
Do I need to see the dentist every 6 months? (The answer may surprise you!)
‘How often should I see the dentist’ is a question that we commonly get asked. The answer is… it depends.
What causes bad breath?
The medical name for bad breath is ‘halitosis’. This condition can affect all of us at various stages of life.
Coffs Harbour's Primary Health Network Clinical Council
One of the things we strive to do as dentists is to put the mouth back into health. At some point in time, the mouth became a foreign area, and the sole domain of the dentist.
Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS)
The CDBS is a bulk-billed government program that provides up to $1000 for eligible children ages 2-17 to seek general and preventative dental care. We choose to bulk-bill these services to minimize out of pocket expenses to families.
Top three tooth saving ‘HACKS' for busy people
So many of us lead crazy hectic lives these days. It’s easy to see why some people find it hard to make time for their teeth.
What is dental calculus or tartar?
The question ‘what is dental calculus’ comes up frequently. Many people accumulate some form of calculus, which is the hard white mineral deposit that can accumulate at the base of our teeth from time to time.
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