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Diabetes Impacts on Oral Health: How to Protect Your Teeth
Managing diabetes can be a difficult task. Proper dental care is an important part of maintaining good overall health and wellbeing for people with diabetes.
3 Christmas Party Hacks to Keep You Smiling Through Summer!
With the myriad of gatherings that usually occur throughout December, the pre-Christmas period can be a challenging time to stay healthy. Keeping our teeth is good condition throughout this tempting period is no exception!
How Does Menopause Affect Oral Health?
Some friends of ours Dr Rosie Ross and Jo Vines have recently released their book Approaching the Pause. We recommend this book to anyone interested in a unique, entertaining and informative perspective on menopause and perimenopause.
How Often Should You Change Your Toothbrush?
When was the last time you changed your toothbrush? Your toothbrush is an essential, first line tool to prevent decay and cavities which can lead to more complex and painful oral and health complications.
Is it a toothache or sinus pain?
This is a question we often deal with as dentists. Especially at certain times of the year.
Smiles For Life ebook
It's Dental Health Week! This year the theme Keep Your Smile For Life inspired us to create an ebook to help you build trust and dental confidence across a lifetime.
Becoming Sugar Savvy Part 3: Curb the cravings and sugar free sweet dreams,
Many people will have experienced the infamous 3pm lull (or 4pm or 5pm depending on your body clock). During these times, it is ever so tempting to go for the quickest sugar hit available.
Becoming Sugar Savvy Part 2: Get serious about cereal and think crunch when it comes to lunch
Many people start the day with some cereal and this can get your day off to a stellar start, or can be a source of sneaky sugars that already puts you into the red on your maximum sugar intake for the day. We all know Fruit Loops and Cocoa Pops aren’t a sugar free haven, but some others may surprise you!
Becoming Sugar Savvy Part 1: Caffeine Considerations
Being healthy is something that most of us aim for. We brush our teeth twice a day.
What tooth grinding might be doing to your teeth and mouth
Tooth grinding (otherwise known as bruxism) is something that we see in about 30% of patients. This high figure might lead you to think that grinding is normal, however it is not considered a normal process.
How your mental health may be impacting your dental health
Most of us know that mental health and dental health can have some significant links. With recent tumultuous world events, mental health is under the microscope now more than ever.
The 6 Healthiest Snack Foods for Your Teeth (and the best tip for tooth-safe snacking)
If you’ve been spending more time at home lately, you’re probably a bit out of routine with your normal meals and snacks. If your fridge and cupboard have been calling out your name for frequent snacks, then these tips are for you.
Keep Your Dental Habits on Track and Build Discipline in 2020
The New Year is a great time to build new habits. Research shows that we are much more likely to stick with a resolution that we kick off after an important date.
Smoking and Oral Cancer
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.
Alcohol Consumption and Oral Cancer
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 Oral Health
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.
Why do I have bad breath?
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.
What is a dental splint?
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.
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