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London dentists can show you how to protect your teeth by flossing
Next to brushing, flossing is the most important method of maintaining healthy teeth and good oral hygiene. Millions of bacteria can live in the gaps between your teeth, especially on particles of food that are lodged there. Flossing is crucial in removing these particles that are breeding grounds for nasty…
READ ARTICLEGot a gummy smile? See a city of London dentist for help
An excess gingival display, or as it is more commonly known ‘gummy smile’, is a condition where too much of the pinkish gum tissue is visible when a person speaks or smiles. Figures show that approximately 7% of men and 14% of women suffer from the condition when smiling fully….
READ ARTICLEAsk your london dentist about interdental teeth cleaning
Tooth decay is usually most prevalent on the chewing surfaces of teeth and on the contact points between them. This is because plaque and food particles get stuck in these areas. Plaque is the accumulation of mucus and other debris that forms an invisible layer on the tooth enamel that…
READ ARTICLECity of London dentists can help to eliminate painful mouth ulcers
Unless you are very fortunate, you will have suffered with a mouth ulcer at one time or another. These painful little sores in the lining of the mouth can make even the most fundamental tasks, such as eating and drinking, a really unpleasant experience. A mouth ulcer is essentially an…
READ ARTICLESuffering from a tooth abscess? – see a London dentist
A tooth abscess is a collection of pus that results from a bacterial infection in the mouth. It is usually a complication of tooth decay but can also result from a trauma to the teeth, such as when a tooth is chipped or broken. Small openings in the protective enamel…
READ ARTICLEHERBAL REMEDIES FOR TOOTHACHE- ASK YOUR LONDON DENTIST
Herbal remedies have been used to treat our ailments for as long as man has walked the Earth. Indeed it is only relatively recently that man has resorted to synthetically producing medicines to treat conditions. In our technology-obsessed world, herbal remedies that are centuries, perhaps millennia, old have often been…
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