There are many reasons to seek out an emergency appointment with a healthcare professional. After all, as much as we try to control how well we are with diet, exercise, and hygiene, we may sometimes become ill through sheer circumstance or even bad luck. But, while...
There are few things that are more worrying than the appearance of a lump or growth in your mouth. Even if you do not smoke, it is likely that as soon as you notice that lump while brushing, your mind jumps to the worst case scenario. But don’t worry, at the Healthy...
Do you live near Zetland? Are you looking for a surgery that can give you the smile you have always wanted? Cosmetic dentistry has never been more popular, with more and more patients turning to their dental team for makeovers than ever before! If you are fed up with...
It is an exciting time when your child has their first tooth coming through. While many parents have been brought up with the belief that good oral hygiene should only start when your child has all of their teeth, as soon as that first tooth begins to poke through,...
It can happen to the best of us; it’s a warm day, and we are sat outside, relaxing in the sun. We reach for a drink of our iced water and ouch! Our sensitive teeth play up. As annoying as this is for many people, sensitive teeth are surprisingly common and, while...
It can be a tough decision to make as a parent; you have just been to an orthodontist appointment to be told that your child needs braces. Of course, you know it is in their best long term interest, but your child is less than eager to have a brace fitted. As...
When you are a young adult or adolescent, it is likely that you will experience that last set of molars appearing in the top and the bottom rows of teeth. Oddly nicknamed ‘wisdom teeth,’ these molars erupting can be a straightforward, painless emergence or, as is true...
When you are hit with a pang of pain under one of your teeth, your entire day can come to a standstill. While it is always advisable to stay calm in an emergency situation, this advice can be hard to follow when it comes to dental pain. While discomfort is an obvious...
As you are no doubt aware, if you are a smoker, there are a lot of health implications associated with this habit. Indeed, linked to numerous diseases, smoking is a habit that can cause a great deal of harm and unfortunately, is also one of the hardest addictions to...
If you have a fear of attending a dental check-up, chances are you will do almost anything to avoid getting into that chair. While many patients who have a dental phobia assume that they are in some way unusual, our team at the Healthy Smile Centre treats patients...
