Den's Dental Blog

5 Reasons Dentists Recommend Loose Denture Relining

30 July 2021

If the fit of your dentures has become loose compared to when you first got them, you might have found ways to manage, perhaps using denture adhesive to keep the dentures secure in your mouth. While these temporary fixes can be helpful, you should also be looking for a longer-term solution. Loose denture relining can change the way your dentures fit so you no longer need to use adhesive. Here are a few reasons why dentists recommend it to anyone who has loose dentures.

Postoperative Infections After Tooth Extraction: What to Look Out For

21 June 2021

Coping with loss is something that everyone has to deal with at some point in life. The strategic loss of a tooth (when extracted by a dentist) is something that your body deals with courtesy of rest, pain medication and taking care not to aggravate the extraction site. You will recuperate quickly enough, and then you can consider your options for replacing the missing tooth. But what are some of the signs that you're not recovering as well as you should be?

Sports Drinks and Your Dental Health: A Worrying Link

13 May 2021

If someone is a professional athlete, a semi-professional athlete, or even just someone who takes their sport seriously and does a lot of it, that individual is likely to enjoy good health. Curiously, this health doesn't always extend to a person's teeth. It's certainly not going to affect everyone who plays a lot of sport, but are your teeth paying the price for your physical pastimes? An Indirect Effect Short of a contact sport that causes physical damage to your teeth, sports don't directly have an adverse effect on your dental health.

3 Ways to Determine Whether You Are Eligible for a Tooth Implant

26 March 2021

Dental implants offer a permanent solution for dealing with missing teeth. The procedure involves various stages. The first step is getting an assessment to determine if you are a suitable patient for the procedure. The dentist checks your gums' and jawbones' condition and overall health to determine if you can successfully hold a dental implant.  The dental expert will only proceed to the second stage when they are sure your body can handle the process of installing dental implants, and you are responsible enough to take care of your mouth after the surgery.

5 Steps to Expect When Getting Invisalign Braces

10 February 2021

Invisalign treatment can straighten your smile, correct an overbite, and even reduce crowding that puts your teeth at risk of decay. Unfortunately, many people are hesitant to ask their dentist about Invisalign because they aren't sure what is involved in the treatment process. Here are a few steps you can expect to go through after you decide to get Invisalign. 1. X-Rays Before a dentist can create custom Invisalign aligners for you, they need to take x-rays to see how your teeth are currently sitting in the gums and how they will need to move to achieve a better alignment.

Recurring Dental Issues That Should Send You to The Dentist's Chair

30 December 2020

Your oral health is not simply about sparkling white and perfectly shaped teeth. The reality is proper oral health means ensuring that your teeth, tongue and even your jaws are at optimum condition. Considering that you will experience ongoing issues with your oral wellbeing throughout your lifetime, you likely believe that as long as you are not in severe pain, or that if you can manage the discomfort you are experiencing with over the counter pain medication, then there is no reason to go visit a dentist.

Frequently Asked Questions About Dental Implants In Australia

23 November 2020

If you have missing or damaged teeth, implants are the closest you'll get to natural teeth. Dental implants are long-lasting and can significantly improve your appearance. If you're looking for a solution to your missing or damaged teeth, here's some basic information on dental implants. What's A Dental Implant? This is a replacement tooth that's implanted in your jaw. An implant looks and feels like your natural tooth. It consists of a titanium implant, a metal post and an artificial tooth crown.

How Sedation Dentistry Can Dramatically Improve Your Experience

21 September 2020

The fear of visiting a dentist is quite real, and you may be surprised to learn how prevalent it is across the board. A good number of both children and adults have a phobia of the dentist's chair, and this only work towards putting their oral health at risk of progressive deterioration since being scared of routine checkups, restorative treatments and so on will allow oral health conditions to fester and eventually require extreme forms of therapy.