Getting your wisdom teeth extracted is never a fun process, and when you are told you have to get them removed, a million questions race through your mind. One of the most common is how long it takes to recover after wisdom teeth removal. Keep reading to have all your...
Breathing through the mouth instead of the nose may seem like an innocuous habit. However, in children, mouth breathing can prevent the palate of the mouth from growing to the proper size. This is because the tongue plays an integral role in helping the palate to...
Choosing a new dentist can be an overwhelming process. Decades ago, it may have only been a matter of thumbing through the phone book or asking a neighbour for a recommendation, but these days, you can spend hours online looking at dentist’s websites, reading customer...
A few days ago, as we were about to close, a 14-year-old boy came in with what looked like a tennis ball in his right cheek. He was not in too much pain, but was very conscious of a large swelling and so wore a hoodie to hide it. I suspected a dental abscess had gone...
It is always the last straw that ‘breaks the camel’s back’, and with teeth, it is usually a piece of soft bread, a biscuit or a steak. Teeth have a natural groove pattern, but some are much deeper and sinister. Suddenly there is a ‘loud crack’ followed by extreme...
