General
Core Dental
27 July 2017
Should I see a hygienist as well as my dentist?
When you look at the human body, the mouth seems relatively small. But when you delve in, you see it is a world of its own!
So what is actually in your mouth? It is comprised ...
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27 July 2017
General
Core Dental
20 July 2017
How can I stop grinding my teeth?
What is tooth grinding?
Technically known as ‘bruxism’, grinding is the act of clenching or grinding your upper teeth against your lower teeth when you are sleeping and/or ...
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20 July 2017
General
Dr Scott Krause
Dr Scott Krause
General Dentist
DDS (LLU)
13 July 2017
Tooth sensitivity after a filling
There are many reasons you may require a dental filling:
decay (cavity)
fractured tooth
breakdown of an old silver amalgam filling
recurrent decay (cavity) around an old ...
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13 July 2017
General
Core Dental
6 July 2017
What is the procedure of wisdom teeth removal and how...
Given their location at the very back
of the mouth, wisdom teeth are relatively complicated to remove. Also, they are
situated close to the inferior alveolar nerve or lingual ...
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6 July 2017
General
Core Dental
22 June 2017
Salt water vs mouthwash
From time to time I am asked by a patient whether they can use salt water instead of a proprietary mouthwash as an oral disinfectant.
Here I describe the uses and relative ...
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22 June 2017
General
Core Dental
15 June 2017
How long do porcelain veneers last?
In cosmetic dentistry, porcelain veneers are an excellent treatment that can conservatively and inconspicuously augment your teeth’s shape, length, texture, colour, brightness, ...
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15 June 2017
Children's
Core Dental
3 June 2017
What to do if you or your child’s tooth is knocked out?
Dentists refer to a knocked-out tooth
as an “avulsed” tooth. An avulsed tooth is a tooth that has been displaced from
the dental socket or the alveolar bone due to impact. ...
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3 June 2017
General
Core Dental
8 May 2017
What to do if a temporary dental filling falls out
A temporary dental filling is a non-permanent, or short-term, filling that might be placed for one of several reasons and should be followed at a later date with a permanent ...
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8 May 2017
General
Dr Alysha Soltys
Dr Alysha Soltys
General Dentist
BSc (Melb), DDS (Melb)
1 May 2017
What causes TMJ pain and how is it treated?
Your TMJ is the temporomandibular joint that connects your jaw to the parts of your skull in front of your ears. This joint is subject to a range conditions collectively called ...
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1 May 2017
General
Core Dental
6 April 2017
Recovery following an extraction
Like most minor operations, teeth extractions can vary from person to person and also from tooth to tooth. Some teeth may be more difficult to remove than others, so to minimise ...
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6 April 2017
Orthodontics
Core Dental
3 April 2017
How to straighten teeth without braces
So you want straight teeth and the perfect smile? Don’t want to have braces, though? No problem, read on!
Dental braces have long been the accepted way to straighten teeth, ...
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3 April 2017
General
Core Dental
30 March 2017
What to expect from a root canal
Root canal treatment – or just "root canal"; or, as we dentists call it, endodontic treatment – is a procedure used to save a tooth that would otherwise need to be removed. ...
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30 March 2017