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Cancer Treatment and the Mouth

16 September 2011

Having recently had three people, a colleague, a friend and a patient each go through the woes of chemotherapy / radiotherapy, it is important to realise that not only can dental health can affect cancer treatment but cancer treatment affects oral health as well.  (more…)

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Aussie children’s teeth are getting worse

23 August 2011

Researchers from Adelaide University say that Australian children have terrible teeth and their oral health is getting worse, despite billions of dollars being spent on fixing the problem. (more…)

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cosmetic dentistry, Dentist, implant dentistry, Invisalign, Laser dentistry, Lumineers, snap on smile, teeth whitening, Uncategorized

What is it you really want?

29 June 2011

So many times we hear patients say that they only go to the dentist when they are in pain. And when the patient has a really sore tooth, all we can do is relieve their pain. We call this Emergency Dentistry. But is this really what the patient wants? (more…)

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How long will your fillings last?

16 June 2011

Dental restorations or fillings are living in a very harsh environment. As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, “The mouth is on a slippery downhill slide, the best that we can hope for is to make sure that it is not always slippery and that the slope is not steep.” (more…)

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cosmetic dentistry, Dentist, Information, Lumineers, teeth whitening

ZOOM teeth whitening of tetracycline stained teeth

10 June 2011

I’m always getting comments about how white my teeth are, and getting asked by my patients if their teeth can look like mine. For most patients, they can. And it’s very simple. My teeth were not always white though. When I was younger I was given tetracycline by a doctor. Tetracycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic...

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