Many parents hear strange grinding sounds from their child’s room at night and get worried. Teeth grinding in kids, called bruxism, is fairly common and often goes unnoticed until someone hears it or a dentist...
Morning breath is one of those things everyone has, but nobody likes talking about. Waking up with a stale taste or smell in your mouth is usually normal, but sometimes it can signal deeper dental...
When a tooth is badly broken, root canal treated, or heavily filled, a crown acts like a protective helmet. The two big categories most people choose between are metal crowns and tooth-coloured crowns.
Metal crowns (like...
This is one of the most common morning debates: should you brush first, or eat first? Both sides have a logic, so it helps to understand what’s going on in your mouth.
At night, saliva flow...
When we think of sugar and teeth, we picture chocolates, desserts and cold drinks. But the real trouble often comes from the “small” snacks we don’t count – biscuits with tea, flavoured yoghurt, breakfast cereals,...
