Can a Dentist Repair Receding Gums? Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Have you noticed your gums shrinking away from your teeth lately? Is your smile looking a little ‘long in the tooth’, so to speak? If either of these symptoms sound familiar, your gums are likely receding. And while gum recession certainly isn’t ideal, the answer to your next question — ‘can a dentist fix receding …
Is It Better to Get Your Teeth Professionally Whitened?
Think your smile could be improved, but not sure how? When it comes to cosmetic dentistry, there are many avenues — or boulevards — you can take to unlock that Hollywood smile. Some patients choose to mask chips, stains, misalignment, and spacing with near-perfect porcelain veneers. Others want the works, with full cosmetic smile makeovers. …
Dental Abscess: Why You Shouldn’t Ignore This Dangerous Infection
If you have a dental abscess, you’ve likely had tooth trouble for a while. Abscesses don’t just materialise out of nowhere — they emerge from dental trauma, progressive decay, or prolonged toothache and swelling. What exactly is a dental abscess? It’s an infected collection of pus typically localised to a ‘problem’ tooth. How urgent is …
Cracked Tooth Treatment Options: What You Need to Know
You can sustain a cracked tooth more easily than you may realise. If you’ve ever accidentally bitten your tongue while eating, you can likely appreciate how much biting power our teeth actually have. Note that you can never replicate this same level of force when you bite down on your tongue deliberately! When primal instincts …
Top 10 Myths About Sleep Dentistry
‘Sleep dentistry’ is a term that is often prone to misconceptions and subject to myths. What is sleep dentistry? It’s an umbrella term for sedation dentistry, which encompasses various sedation options up to — and including — general anaesthesia (i.e. the stuff that actually will send you to sleep). If you’re reading this blog post, …
How To Deal With Potential Problems & Complications of Porcelain Veneers
Langmore Dental is home to the premium porcelain veneers Berwick is smiling about. Shells of pearly white, porcelain veneers fall among the few smile solutions that tackle tooth shape, alignment and colour. When you fit and affix porcelain veneers to your teeth, you’re giving yourself the gift of an aesthetically ideal smile. But what happens …
Dental Care for Children & Teens: How To Help Them Develop Healthy Habits & Smile Confidently?
If you’re looking for paediatric dentistry in Berwick, Langmore Dental is the clinic you should consider. Catering to infants, teens and in-betweens, we are a Berwick dental clinic that not only offers paediatric dentistry but also excels in it. If you’re wondering how to teach your children the basics of oral hygiene and nutrition from …
The Importance of Choosing a Good Dentist for Your Dental Bridge
If you’re looking for professional dental bridge dentists, you’re reading the right blog. It’s important to choose a dentist who can not only perform the procedure well, but can also customise your dental bridge to your unique smile. When it comes to choosing a dentist, it’s important to pick the right one for the job. …
Smiles for Little Ones: The Importance of Children’s Dentistry
Some parents make the misguided mistake of putting off that first dental check-up for children. They may reason that there is little point in examining a gummy-mouthed child without a full mouth of milk teeth. Alternatively, they may feel that it is unnecessary to nurture teeth that will ultimately fall out. While we understand this …
