Sugar Attacks
The introduction of a new government tax on high sugar drinks has surely got to be good news for the health of the nation’s teeth. The role of sugar in dental decay was proved beyond any doubt many years ago, but it is only in more recent times that the role of nutrition in general […]
Can I Have A Dental Implant?
Dental implants have been one of the success stories in dental innovation over the past few decades. The discovery that human bone would grow onto the surface of pure titanium has enabled millions of people to enjoy the benefits of secure and good looking prosthetic teeth and dentures. When we place dental implants the most […]
Tooth Decay – The Hole Truth
You can barely open a newspaper or listen to a news report these days without being bombarded with health advice. Fat, salt,cholesterol, alcohol; you name it and there is always a new scientific study proving that the things we all love to eat and drink are detrimental to our health. Except, of course, some of […]
In Praise of the Humble Filling
We’ve all heard of friends and family going to the dentist for ‘a filling’, it’s part of everyday life; but the humble filling has undergone something of a revolution over the past decade or two. Over a hundred years ago it was discovered that dental amalgam (a combination of silver, tin, copper plus a few […]