Tags: ‘children’

Your Local Burpengary Dentist Shares How to Overcome Dental Anxiety

Dental anxiety is a common issue that affects many people, but there are several strategies and tips you can use to overcome it and make your dental visits more manageable. It’s essential to address this anxiety because regular dental care is crucial for maintaining good oral health. Here are some tips to help you overcome […] Read more

Halloween Teeth Aftercare

It has been a few weeks since Halloween.

The ADB team bets there is a lot of left over candy & chocolate treats.

Chances are your children have been feasting on them every day since and the sugar rush must be driving you crazy.

Tooth scary story

Like a spooky ghost story, Halloween lollies & treats haunt our teeth. We all know eating too many treats can lead to tooth decay.

Did you know what happens right after eating or drinking it sugary treats?.

Our mouth becomes home for several hundred different types of bacteria, and we could have thousands or millions of them living on the surface of each tooth. Most of these are actually good bacteria that help prevent diseases.

These good bacteria are like soldiers on a battlefield, ever ready to fight against disease-producing germs that try to come through our mouth. They’re our first line of defence against harmful microbes that may try to attack our immune system.

Spooky enough, bad bacteria are also present in our mouth. Bad bacteria turns carbohydrates into acids and enzymes. The ugly truth about acids and enzymes is that they dissolve the tooth enamel. Causing tooth decay.

Over time, they filter into the tooth destroying the bone holding it in place, resulting in pain, infection, and ultimately potential tooth loss.

How to prevent tooth decay and loss

Consuming food and drinks that are low in sugar promotes good oral health.

Most children do love cakes, lollies, chocolate and ice creams, right? Sugary treats are okay from time to time and in moderation.

Here are some ADB tips to keep your children’s teeth strong, healthy and decay prevention:

  • Floss regularly between your teeth to remove plaque
  • Avoid eating & drinking treats after brushing your teeth at night (bacterial acid attack will last overnight)
  • Brush teeth regularly using toothpaste with fluoride, which helps prevent tooth decay
  • Drink water after consuming sugary foods

Remember to visit the Australia Dental Burpengary team regularly, to check for tooth decay, deep cleaning and fillings.

Keeping on top of good oral hygiene during and after celebrating events like Halloween, is the key to keeping away and the forming bacteria away.

How to Love your Teeth-For Dental Health Week

Here at ADB we love teeth so much we want to share as much information about how to look after your teeth, with our patients & the community. Did you know that everything we drink & eat, has a major after effect on your Teeth and gum health? Unfortunately tooth decay is a diet related […] Read more

Australia Dental Burpengary Welcomes Tamara to the Team

  Australia Dental Burpengary is happy to announce that Tamara has now joined the team.🦷😄🥳🎉 Tamara is an easy going and friendly person who is very excited about joining the Australia Dental team. She is new to the Dental industry and is in the process of starting her Cert III in Dental Assisting. In her […] Read more

Make a Dental check up part of your kids back to school check list!!!

It’s a new year so why not start it off with a fresh sparkling smile? The government gives all eligible children between the ages of 2 to 17 years free dental treatment up to $1013 over a 2 year period under the Medicare Child Dental Benefits Scheme (CDBS). Some of the benefits that eligible children […] Read more

The first steps towards a lifetime of great dental health for your kids

Good (and bad!) dental habits are established from a young age, which is why it’s so important to get your kids comfortable with going to the dentist as early as possible. Here at Australia Dental Burpengary, we go the extra mile to keep our children’s dental appointments short, positive and pain-free, which helps to minimise […] Read more

Nov, 19, 2019

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