Every time you attend for an appointment the dentist or hygienist, they will advise you to include interdental cleaning as part of your oral hygiene routine. But why is interdental cleaning such an important of your oral hygiene routine?
Continue reading → “Breaking news! Interdental cleaning prevents tooth decay”
Here at Valley Dental Practice we have always adhered to the highest possible levels of decontamination and infection control and are pleased to say that we meet the best practice standards laid out in HTM 01-05, our current government directive on decontamination of instruments within the dental practice.
With current guidelines preventing us from seeing any patients for routine appointments, this month’s blog focuses on how you can keep your teeth healthy at home.
No matter how great your oral hygiene routine is, you might be harming your teeth overnight or in other situations without even realizing you are doing it. Many people experience teeth grinding and jaw clenching while they sleep or in stressful situations.
Continue reading → “Teeth grinding – Are you harming your teeth while you sleep?”
For many when we say Grandma, we think of a little old lady sitting in front if a fire knitting a sweater or scarf, but the fact is it is quite possible to be a grandmother in your forties or fifties.
No one can avoid getting older, but it certainly does have an effect on our bodies. It is possible to give our bodies a helping hand by having a healthy diet and exercising regularly, but some things such as wrinkles will happen eventually no matter what we do.
You clean your teeth twice a day, brush and clean interdentally. You have even mastered spitting out your toothpaste but not rinsing it away with water (which we recommend ensuring the fluoride in the toothpaste is given the longest possible time to work).
Why would you therefore need an appointment with the hygienist?
In this month’s blog we look at the reasons you shouldn’t miss your hygienist clean.
Continue reading → “6 reasons to book an appointment with the hygienist”
A recent survey revealed that 3 in 4 UK adults don’t like smiling for the camera. A bright white smile can not only help you to appear younger and more attractive but can also help to improve your confidence and self-esteem.
A smile makeover is the process of improving the appearance of the smile through one or more cosmetic dentistry procedures, such as dental veneers, dental implants and teeth whitening.
Tis the season …. for good oral hygiene!
In the run up to Christmas Valley Dental Practice will be open as normal until Monday 23rd December. Should you have any problems with your teeth in the run up to Christmas, please ring the surgery as early as possible as we have a number of emergency slots available each day but these are filled on a first come first serve basis. By ringing early, we will endeavour to see you as quickly as possible.
Continue reading → “Keep your teeth healthy and happy this Christmas”
In the UK more than 8,300 will be given the news that they have mouth cancer this year and globally there are in excess of 300,000 new cases every year. Mouth cancer diagnosis have increased by over a third in the last decade and it is one of the few cancers that is predicted to see an increase in diagnosis in the coming years.
As we begin the start of a new school year, there is one important item that you must not miss off your back to school list if your child is a keen sports player: a sports mouth guard.
Dental injuries are the most common type of facial injury in sports. there are many injuries that can occur from not wearing a mouth guard such as breaking a tooth, lacerating your lip or gums or breaking your jaw. Mouth guards not only protect the teeth but the jaw as well.
Continue reading → “Benefits of wearing a sports mouth guard”
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| Tuesday | 9am - 5:00pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 5:00pm |
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| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
