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How Can I Prevent Dental Plaque Building Up At Home?
We know that nobody wants to be in pain, dealing with dental issues and declining dental health, so the question is, how often should you visit your dentist? Unfortunately, the answer is not a simple number.
What Are The Symptoms Of Dental Caries And Tooth Decay?
Dental caries is the professional term that is used to describe cavities and tooth decay. It’s caused by bacteria that produces acid, breaking down your teeth.
Smoking And Oral Cancer: What Every Australian Should Know
In Australia, there are about 2500 new incidents or oral/pharyngeal cancer diagnosed every year. The risk of oral cancer is about 1 in 90 for men and 1 in 200 for women.
Giving Back on World Water Day
For Ethical Dental, it is important to us to maintain our ethically run and values driven healthcare services in the Coffs Harbour community. On March the 21st, we take the time to celebrate World Water Day.
Alcohol And Oral Cancer: How Drinking Raises Your Risk
In 2018, over 5,090 Australians received a diagnosis of head and neck cancer (which includes oral oropharyngeal cancer). As a result of this cruel disease, an expected 1,000 of these conditions will result in death, and only 2/3 of them will still be alive 5 years from diagnosis.
Diabetes And Gum Disease: Why The Two Are Connected
People diagnosed with diabetes will experience irregular blood glucose levels. These irregular levels disturb the bacteria in our mouth as people living with diabetes have a lower resistance when it comes to infection and do not heal as easy.
Gum Disease Can Increase Your Risk of Heart Disease
The link between heart disease and gum disease (periodontal disease) has been studied for several years. The initial discovery of gum disease involved the development of a type of film that builds up around your teeth, now known as plaque.
Do Dental X-Rays Show All Types of Cavities?
When it comes to oral hygiene, cavities can cause many issues for patients. There are many reasons for this.
What Age Should A Child First See A Dentist In Australia?
As a parent, you may be wondering when or how often you should be bringing your child to the dentist. Something we truly believe at Ethical Dental is prevention is better than cure, and this is a driving factor to bring your child to the dentist from an early age to support their overall health as an adult.
Why Do I Have Bad Breath, And What Can I Do About It?
Having bad breath (halitosis), is something that most of us will experience at some point in our lives. However, having long term bad breath can become quite socially debilitating and usually makes people feel embarrassed and less confident within themselves when in close contact with others.
Should I Use Antibiotics To Treat a Dental Abscess?
A tooth abscess occurs when a bacterial infection creates a pocket of pus in the tooth's pulp space. This is due to a deep decay, chip or fracture in your tooth that allows the bacteria to ‘invade’.
What Are The Most Common Causes Of Tooth And Jaw Pain?
Pain is something that no one wishes for, however, it serves a very useful purpose for us humans. Feeling pain in our bodies way of telling us that something is wrong, and that we need to pay attention to the problem.
Why Teeth Need An Opposing Partner To Chew Properly
Teamwork is an important aspect for most of us in everyday life. Whether this be in school sports, group assignments at university or later in life at your job or around the house.
Can dental implants rust or corrode?
Titanium implants do not rust like iron, but corrosion and wear are possible. Learn what that means and when a change around an implant needs checking.
What Is A Dental Splint, And When Do You Need One?
A dental splint refers to several types of orthodontic devices used today to treat numerous dental problems. Such issues include bruxism (tooth grinding), issues with apnoea (interrupted breathing, usually during sleep) and snoring.
Is Root Canal Treatment Really A Painless Procedure?
Would your heart rate start to increase if you were advised to have a root canal? Your anxiety and nerves might start to creep in over the ‘dreaded’ procedure.
Can you get a dental implant years after losing a tooth?
An old gap does not automatically rule out an implant. Learn how we assess bone, neighbouring teeth and treatment options, including when grafting may be needed.
Do Most Wisdom Teeth Eventually Need To Be Removed?
If you are a young adult, you probably know lots of people who are suffering because of their wisdom teeth. Maybe most of them already have an appointment with a dentist to remove them.
Why Parents Should Help Kids Brush Until Age Eight
“Have you brushed your teeth?” is a question asked by every parent, usually every day. Teaching children to brush their teeth is a very important life skill, and it is much easier to start good habits early.
How Healthy Saliva Protects Your Teeth From Tooth Decay
Have you ever tried to eat a Weet-Bix without milk? Or a mouth full of Jatz?
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