Why a Regular Dental Check Up is Important

Why a Regular Dental Check Up is Important

The reason is simple; it will help keep your teeth and gums healthy. We want to check your mouth for early signs of holes, gum disease and other conditions that could affect your oral health and lead to costly dental bills in the future. A check up and clean is...
Want Your Kids To Have Great Dental Health?

Want Your Kids To Have Great Dental Health?

Healthy baby teeth can place kids in a great position for having healthy adult teeth. Here’s three simple steps to help your child have good dental health: 1. Aim for 2×2.  Kids should brush for two minutes twice a day with help from an adult until at least...
Why Do We Have Wisdom Teeth?

Why Do We Have Wisdom Teeth?

Are they left over from a time when we needed more teeth to chew rougher greens or were they replacement teeth for rotten older molars? We aren’t entirely sure. Wisdom teeth usually start to come through into your mouth between the ages of 17 and 21 and most...
How Does A Hole(decay) Form?

How Does A Hole(decay) Form?

Bacteria live naturally in your mouth and these bacteria digest sugars in the foods that get stuck around your teeth after eating – when bacteria digest sugars they produce acid that eats away at the teeth causing holes to form – once there most holes become hard to...
Gum Health & Periodontal Disease

Gum Health & Periodontal Disease

Healthy gums are an integral part of keeping your teeth happy too. Inflamed gums can bleed on brushing and flossing (its their warning sign to you there is a problem going on) and this inflammation is called gingivitis. If more food and bacteria build up around the...