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Have a London Dentist Look at Your Gummy Smile
If a lot of gum is showing when a person smiles, this might be referred to as a ‘gummy smile’. While gummy smiles are actually a normal and healthy attribute to a person’s facial structure, a lot of people feel self-conscious about having a gummy smile, and seek to have…
London Dentist Explains How to Clean Your Tongue
Many people don’t realise how important it is to clean their tongues. Tongue-cleaning should be a regular part of your oral hygiene routine, alongside flossing and brushing your teeth. The tongue’s warm, rough surface is the perfect environment for bacteria to form and grow. Getting rid of the bacteria lowers…
Looking for Dental Bridges in London?
Dental bridges are a form of false teeth that can be fitted into gaps of one tooth or more. They are called ‘bridges’ because they attach to the neighbouring teeth on either side of the gap, ‘bridging’ the space between them. The most obvious reason that someone might want to…
Looking for Hypnosis and Dentistry in London
Hypnosis is generally considered to be a state of consciousness defined by enhanced suggestibility. While proper scientific study of hypnosis is still in relatively early days, the results have been promising, and indicate that hypnosis is effective, alongside more traditional methods of anaesthetic, in reducing the pain and stress of…
London Dentist Talks about Fluorosis
Fluorosis is a disorder brought about by consuming too much fluoride at a young age, usually between the ages of around 3 months and 8 years. Overexposure to fluoride during this period causes the development of fluorosis in teeth that aren’t yet fully visible in the mouth. We consume fluoride…
London Dentist Advises Against Neglecting Teeth During the Credit Crunch
During times of economic recession it’s easy to think that cutting back on dental care is a sensible option. The truth is that doing this will damage your own finances as much as it will damage your oral health. It’s true as well that health should be a priority and…