News & Advice
Straight answers about your teeth
Practical dental advice from a Wagga dentist practicing since 1984, written in plain English
There is a great deal of confusing information about teeth, and a fair amount of it is trying to sell you something. These are the answers we give our own patients: about children’s teeth, about what a filling really involves, and about which of the expensive gadgets are worth it and which are not.
Toothache at night: what to do before you can see a dentist
Tooth pain has a particular cruelty to it at two in the morning. It is worse than it was at lunchtime, there is nobody to ring, and the hours until a practice opens feel considerably longer than they are. Here is what actually helps overnight, what makes things worse, and the small number of signs…
EmergenciesToothache at night: what to do before you can see a dentist
Tooth pain has a particular cruelty to it at two in the morning. It is worse than it was at lunchtime, there is nobody to ring, and the hours until a practice opens feel considerably longer than they are. Here is what actually helps overnight, what makes things worse, and the small number of signs…
Preventative careIs an electric toothbrush worth the money?
For most people, yes, but not for the reason the advertising gives. It is the timer that does the work, not the bristles.
Costs & health fundsWhy two dentists quote wildly different prices
Usually it is not the same treatment. Here is how to read a quote properly and the three questions worth asking before you agree.
Children's teethDo baby teeth with holes really need filling?
They fall out anyway, so why bother? Because an abscess under a baby tooth can damage the adult tooth forming above it.
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