It is important to have regular dental check-ups as we can pick up problems early in your mouth before they get any worse. The sooner we can intervene in treating …
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Teeth Cleanings
Teeth cleanings often involve the use of an ultrasonic scaler to remove any plaque, stains and hard calculus build-up on the teeth surfaces. The quick vibration and jet of water …
Extractions
Dental extractions can be performed by a general dentist or a specialist maxillo-facial surgeon. Usually, if teeth are badly decayed, infected, loose, or painful it may need to be extracted. …
Fillings
Dental fillings are done to fill holes or cavities within a tooth. Fillings may be composite (white fillings), porcelain (inlays/onlays) or amalgam (metal fillings). These days we try not to …
Root Canal Treatments
Root canal treatment is a branch of dentistry called Endodontics. It involves drilling into the tooth to remove the infected pulp that contains the nerve of the tooth. Sometimes a …
Crowns and Bridges
Crowns and bridges are fixed dental prosthesis that are stuck to existing teeth in the mouth. Crowns are commonly called ‘caps’, and covers the entire tooth. If a tooth is …
Dentures
Dentures are commonly called ‘plates’ or false teeth. Dentures can replace all missing teeth (called full dentures) or some teeth that have been extracted (called partial dentures). It can help …
Teeth Whitening
There are many reasons why teeth can become stained or discoloured. Some people have always had discoloured teeth from the time they could remember, whereas others have picked up habits …
Aged Care Dentistry
As technology and medical treatment improves, Australians are now living longer than ever before. Our elderly have special needs and this is also evident with their dental requirements. We aim …