The back teeth are often the hardest for children to clean well. Their chewing surfaces can have narrow grooves that hold food and plaque, even when your child is brushing regularly. Fissure sealants for children are thin protective coatings placed over these grooves....
A little pink in the sink after brushing can be easy to dismiss. But gums that bleed regularly may be signalling inflammation, even if your teeth feel fine. The earlier you understand what is behind it, the easier it may be to address the cause and protect your oral...
Plenty of adults quietly wish their teeth were a little straighter, and just as quietly assume that doing something about it would mean a mouthful of metal for a couple of years. For a long time that assumption was reasonable enough. Clear aligners have changed the...
For a long time, getting a crown meant a particular kind of inconvenience. An appointment to prepare the tooth, a goopy impression, a temporary crown to protect it, then a two-week wait and a second appointment to fit the real thing. Same-day crown technology has...
You step outside on a crisp Brisbane winter morning, take a breath, and a sharp zing shoots through a tooth. It is a strange sensation, sudden and specific, and it can make you wonder what on earth is going on in there. Cold-air tooth sensitivity is common, and it is...
