Gum Disease and Heart Disease

Gum disease can affect your overall health. For some time now there has been a suspicion that there is a link between gum disease and heart disease. In your mouth you have your jawbone with your teeth in it. Your gum then wraps around your teeth and tries to create a seal. It can never […]
What are Fissure Sealants?

Over the years that I have treated children’s teeth, I have always strongly recommended the placement of Fissure Sealants on both adult or baby molars. For those of you who aren’t familiar with what Fissure Sealants are, or their purpose, firstly let me explain what a fissure is on a tooth. Fissures are the deep […]
Fluoride and Tooth Decay

What is Tooth Decay? As you would be aware teeth do not come through decayed, so you usually have good adult teeth at school because your teeth are brand new. Bacteria are always feeding on the food left over in your mouth after you eat. Billions of these bacteria colonize to form a biofilm called dental […]