by Linda | Sep 19, 2021 | Gum disease, Oral Health Men, Oral Health Women, Risk Factors, Signs and Symptoms
If you have puffy, reddish tender gums that bleed easily when you brush your teeth, you may have gingivitis. Chronic gingivitis is fairly common and often ignored. However, the Australian Dental Association (ADA) recently highlighted a University of Sydney study that...
by Linda | Nov 1, 2020 | Cosmetic Dental, Dental Treatment, Risk Factors, Signs and Symptoms
Take home teeth whitening kits from your dentist are safer and better than those bought from a pharmacy or store for a number of reasons. While teeth whitening kits bought over the counter do work, there are risks involved. For starters, attempting teeth whitening...
by Linda | Mar 15, 2020 | Prevention, Risk Factors, Signs and Symptoms
Poor nutrition can negatively affect your teeth and gums. And then, once you start experiencing oral health issues, this may in turn reduce your ability to chew and eat – leading to further malnutrition. That may sound a little topsy-turvy, but that’s how it is...
by Linda | Feb 28, 2020 | Oral Links to General Health, Prevention, Risk Factors, Signs and Symptoms
Poor oral health and oral disease has been linked to a number of chronic diseases including heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes. And if that wasn’t enough, now researchers from Queen’s Hospital Belfast have found a link between poor oral...
by Linda | Jan 19, 2020 | News, Oral Health Children, Oral Health Education, Prevention, Risk Factors, Signs and Symptoms
Today’s Aussie kids and teens are so impacted and conditioned by saturation junk food advertising from major food corporations, they are barely aware of the health risks. That’s because the amount of oral and general health media out there – to help...
by Linda | Nov 21, 2019 | Cosmetic Dental, Risk Factors, Signs and Symptoms
An increasing number of young Australians aged in their late teens to their early 20s are opting for charcoal and bleach based teeth whitening products to achieve that Hollywood smile. In addition, Hollywood celebrities and social media influencers have also jumped in...
