The dental industry is made up of a number of specialists. Most often people use the run-of-the-mill family dentists for everyday needs, but there are many other avenues to explore in the dental realm, depending on what exactly it is that you require. There are orthodontists, endodontists, periodontists and prosthodontists, among others. Yes, each one […]
A chip in your tooth doesn’t have to be the end of the world. Today, dental technology can fill and fix even the ugliest of chips, whether it’s at the back or front of your set of chompers. There are many options to repair a chipped tooth, but before you even get close to the […]
Your teeth might be the most overworked, under-appreciated parts of your body. Without your teeth, your entire digestive process is thrown out of whack. Digestion starts in the mouth with chewing. When your teeth aren’t taken care of properly, they develop cavities, which are holes formed by acid damage. The acid comes from the food […]
There are many ways to clean your teeth, most commonly with a plastic toothbrush and toothpaste. However, these days, people are more open to natural and alternative methods of doing most things, and with the environmentalist movement looking to eliminate the use of plastic in order to save the earth, bamboo toothbrushes have grown in […]
Lose a tooth, gain a child. That is an old adage that has proven to be medically accurate. When a woman is pregnant, the growing foetus in her womb will use all of the nutrients she consumes, as well as the calcium from the mother’s body in order to grow. The mouth of a pregnant […]
Chocolate. Very few people can say no to a delicious milk chocolate Easter egg. Or maybe dark chocolate with chilli flakes is your preferred poison? No matter what you fancy, Easter weekend is filled with the delicious, indulgent little treats. The downside is that mainstream chocolate bars and Easter eggs are full of sugar! Sugar […]
In the last few decades, cosmetic surgery has become popular and then normalised, infiltrating every sector of the medical industry – equally so in dentistry. From veneers, braces and the more common trends to people going to the extreme, requesting to have their teeth restructured to match Meghan Markle’s. Cosmetic dentistry is on the rise […]
Meghan Markle is an A-List Hollywood actress, who married into British royalty, and now everyone is envying one of her most beautiful features: her perfect smile. Popular UK Dentist, Dr Richard Marques, known as the ‘King of Smiles’ told Hello Magazine that most patients are now requesting that their teeth be reconstructed to resemble Meghan’s. […]
If you feel intense toothache when you eat hot food, or feast on some ice-cream, you may have a cavity in one or more of your teeth. You better act fast, though. Cavities have a tendency to spread and wreak havoc! What is a cavity? By definition, the word ‘cavity’ means ‘hole’. If you […]
While adult toothpaste is generally boring old mint flavour, children’s toothpaste always looks so enticing; especially when they are in fun flavours like strawberry and bubble-gum. Besides the flavour palette, many people are curious as to whether there really is a chemical difference between children and adult toothpastes, or whether it’s just a ploy to […]