#children

When and why should you change your toothbrush?

Your toothbrush plays has an important role keeping your teeth clean twice a day. It is recommended by the American Dental Association...

What is a Fissure Sealant?

Before and After Fissure Sealant What Are Fissure Sealants? Fissure Sealants are a thin protective layer, which protects the chewing...

How to Brush Your Children's Teeth

Tooth decay is the number 1 disease affecting young children today * Upon eruption of the first tooth 0-2 years old encourage brushing...

What happens to my teeth during pregnancy? Is it safe to go to the dentist while pregnant?

If I’m pregnant, is it safe to attend my dentist. It is very important to attend your dentist before, during and after pregnancy. It is...

Pacifiers and Digit sucking in infants

Pacifiers can be beneficial to infants when used at the correct stage of their development. Negative outcomes can occur if pacifiers are...

What to do when someone knocks out a tooth

Ring a dentist to organise emergency treatment Check that this tooth is a PERMANENT/ADULT tooth. If so, find the tooth and pick it up by...

What toothbrush is best?

People who want the best possible care for their mouths often ask if they should be using an electric or manual toothbrush. The short...

Should I bring my child to a dentist? At what Age?

''But they're only baby teeth'' These words are the bane of any family dentist. Why Baby teeth are of course very important for children...

What causes cavities? How can I prevent them

Those dreaded words: 'You have a cavity in your back tooth'. How can we avoid the problem of cavities? We'll look first at the graph...

The amount of sugar in our breakfast

Breakfast the most important meal of the day? There's been a lot of talk about sugar in your breakfast recently. The reason that this is...