Safety & Aftercare
9 articles in this category.
Sensitivity is the sharp pain you get from ice-cold water, hot coffee, or something sweet, in a tooth that has nothing wrong with it as far as you can…
"Does it hurt?" is the question almost everyone asks, and the honest answer is that there is no single answer, because the answer depends on which tooth,…
If you have been diagnosed with periodontitis, you will find a great deal of advice online about toothbrushes and toothpastes. Most of it is not helpful,…
Having your teeth cleaned is not usually thought of as a procedure that needs preparation. It can bleed, though, and a dentist who takes that seriously is…
Anaemia, clotting disorders, blood cancers and infections all change whether an extraction is safe. What the test is for, and what it is not.
The four questions everyone has: water temperature, brushing before or after water, bristle hardness, and the two minutes nobody spends.
Why lower wisdom teeth swell more, how to reduce it, and the combination of symptoms that means you need to go back.
What to expect in the first weeks after treatment, and how to arrange follow-up.
Standards, sterilisation, materials and the questions worth asking before you book.
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