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Toothpastes

Fluoride ToothpasteFluoride toothpaste is a type of toothpaste that contains fluoride, a naturally occurring mineral known for its ability to prevent tooth decay and strengthen tooth enamel. The main purpose of fluoride in toothpaste is to help remineralize enamel that has started to decay, making it more resistant to acid attacks from bacteria in the mouth.When you brush your teeth with fluoride toothpaste, it helps to:Prevent cavities – Fluoride can inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria and...

Manual Tooth-Brushing

How to correctly brush your teeth? Seems simple right, but as a matter of fact there are numerous ways to brush your teeth. The way we recommended as being the most effective is the following. Manual toothbrush, this technique is called the modified bass technique Place your toothbrush at a 45-degree angle to your gum lineBrush each tooth (or two to three at a time) using a gentle circular movementBrush all surfaces, the outer, inner and tops of the teethBrush each tooth well and ...

Daycare Visit

Earlier this year we made a visit to Little Minds Daycare where my son attends. It was a very fun, interative and successful morning with the Tamariki. We started off with talking about what happens when you go to visit the Dentist or the Oral Health Therapist. We then did an activity using items that you would find in the Supermarket and chatted about whether this would make the tooth ‘happy’ or ‘sad’. We also read the book by Sam Smith ‘Don’t scare the Dentist’. We...

Resin Infiltration

Developmental enamel defects (DEDs) are lesions on teeth which you may hear dentists referring to as ‘mottling’, ‘fluorosis’ or ‘hypomineralisation’ (see figure above). In this case the patient had 'brown DEDs' and she was self conscious about them. Treatment begins with at-home vital bleaching using 10% carbamide peroxide (for 3-4 weeks) using custom-made trays.The next step is to do the resin infiltration in the clinic. This is approximately a one hour appointment. In som...

In-House Whitening

Our newest addition to the team, Oral Health Therapist Bridget Dodunski is now offering In-House Whitening using the Co Lab Whitening system. This whitening system will provide you with instant results, while being a comfortable and relaxing experience. See below photos of Bridget's patient's before and after treatment. Other whitening options are the PolaDay and PolaNight products where you whiten at home in your own time. Please make appointment if you are interested in whitenin...