Do you have a gap between your two upper front teeth? How do you feel about having the gap? It is not that uncommon to have a gap between your upper two front teeth. Many patients accept it or even see it as one of the distinguishing characteristics of their smile. It is also quite common for patients to seek help from the dentist to close the gap.
Have you seen someone smile and noticed they had a dark upper front tooth? It doesn’t always mean they don’t brush their teeth so their upper front tooth is badly decayed. Commonly, the dark coloured upper front tooth is due to a previous knock to the tooth which has caused it to die.
Do you fully understand the dangers of dental tourism? I hear it from patients all the time. “If it costs this much for dental treatment in Australia, I might as well go to Thailand and get all my teeth done for a fraction of the cost there and have a holiday at the same time!”. Many patients are only having a whinge about the cost of dental treatment in Australia and are not seriously considering going overseas for their dental care at all. However, there are some patients that actually consider dental tourism as something they realistically want to do. I actually can’t believe the number of people who want to go overseas for cheap dental treatment without understanding the dangers of dental tourism.
Are you looking for affordable invisible braces in the Brisbane CBD? Like you, many people are. Invisible braces are the most common type of orthodontics we get asked about and most patients have the preconception that they must be very expensive. However, this is not true any more as the technology needed to make invisible braces has become cheaper and widely available with many major brands besides Invisalign now in existence.
Did you know there is such a thing as affordable teeth whitening in the Brisbane CBD? And by affordable teeth whitening, I am not talking about home use teeth whitening strips, toothpastes or controversial fads like charcoal. I am not talking about cheap teeth whitening done in the beauty salon by someone who doesn’t know a thing about teeth, or in a small cubicle in the middle of a shopping centre for all to see with little or no privacy at all. I am talking about in chair teeth whitening carried out for you by a dentist in a dental practice using the most well-known brand of whitening agent available, Zoom.
Wouldn’t it be fantastic if all Mothers could smile on Mother’s Day! Mother’s Day is a celebration of Mothers and what they do for their families, especially their children. With all the sacrifices, Mothers are entitled to be able to not only smile on Mother’s Day, but fully enjoy this day that is dedicated to them.
After a physical display by the Washington Wizards, a dental bridge saved the Boston Celtics in the second round of the NBA playoffs. Star point guard, Isaiah Thomas, who is the Celtics best player and only player capable of matching the Wizard’s scoring, may have been sitting on the sidelines indefinitely after a heavy collision. He is currently wearing a temporary dental bridge spanning four of his front teeth after the heavy knock in the first game of the second round damaged multiple teeth.
There is a new video on YouTube that has been going viral this month. Mama Natural is a page dedicated to showing natural alternatives to eating and healthy living in particular for pregnant women. A disclaimer on her YouTube channel asks viewers not to use videos as an alternative to professional medical advice however trends online can take off in unexpected directions at times. Mama Natural’s latest viral trend is called “Activated Charcoal – Weird Way to Whiten Teeth”.
Have you felt a sharp pain when you bite with a certain part of the mouth? The pain quickly disappears and doesn’t occur every time you eat, but is triggered if you bite on a certain area. To prevent the pain, you may deliberately favour the other side of the mouth or avoid certain foods. This may indicate that you have a cracked tooth.
Backed by the international giant, Philips, the Zoom Teeth Whitening System is clinically proven to be a safe and effective method of whitening teeth in the quickest amount of time. The special formulation gel activated by the famous Zoom whitening lamp consistently achieves an average improvement of eight shade changes after just three 15 minute rounds, equalling a total of only 45 minutes of total whitening time. Most patients achieve a final shade of B1 (the whitest shade on a traditional teeth shade guide) or lighter depending on their initial starting shade.
