Another question I get asked a lot by my patients is which toothpaste should they use. Here’s the second instalment of the oral hygiene series. The choice of toothpaste is not as important as how you use your toothbrush. The aim of cleaning is getting rid of...
This is the first instalment of the oral hygiene series, which aims to answer the commonly asked questions by my patients. This post will focus on the topic of toothbrushes. “Which toothbrush is the best?” “Is an electric toothbrush better than a...
So here it is. The most important thing to know about a knocked-out tooth is TIME. In dentistry, there are very few things that can be considered true emergencies and these are usually trauma related. An emergency by nature dictates that time is a critical factor....
This is the second part of “4 Reasons why you WANT your dentists to take X-ray films”. One of the common objections to taking a dental X-ray is the cost but is it really a saving by not taking one? Let’s do the maths here. For the sake of argument,...
It always amazes me when patients come in for an examination but he or she says “I don’t want any X-rays”. If we sit back and think for a minute, what would the doctor say when a patient shows up with a broken arm and said “Doc, I want you to...
