When it comes to dental health chocolate has a bad reputation. But how bad is chocolate for your teeth and is there such a thing as good chocolate? The good news is that not all chocolate is bad for your teeth.
Carrying on from our last post on what the numbers mean during a check-up, we were recently asked what the difference was between plaque and tartar and aren’t they basically the same thing.
You have an appointment to have a checkup with us, you sit in the chair, open wide and then your dentist and the nurse seem to communicate in a form of ‘dental’ shorthand, not really making any sense, well I recently got asked by a patient what all those...
We’re calling 2019, The Year of the Smile. If you’ve been following our blog, we told you back in February about the health benefits of smiling . We’re on a mission to get Birmingham and you, smiling.
November is Mouth Cancer Action Month, and as well as checking your dental health when you come to visit us we also check for signs of mouth cancer.
We get asked a lot of questions about toothpastes. With so many on the market in can be quite hard to know if you’re using the right one. Whilst it’s good to know what to look for in a toothpaste, it’s also good to know what to look out...
Our teeth need to last us a lifetime, they help us chew our food and give us a great smile (essential for the perfect selfie!). When our teeth or gums give us issues it can end up with the trips to the dentist for unnecessary treatments.
We all know about the benefits of exercising and how it can improve our overall health but what about our dental health. Is exercising good for our dental health? The answer might surprise you.
When it comes to the health of your teeth, we all know what we shouldn't eat, sugary snacks, fizzy drinks and an excess of fruit juice can be harmful to our teeth and the enamel that protects our teeth, below we outline some foods that are good for the...
We talk a lot about healthy teeth but equally important is the state of our gums. Firstly we need to understand what our gums are and their function.