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You’ve had your teeth whitened and they look great. Apart from the bonding on your front teeth, which hasn’t moved an inch. Sound familiar? Or maybe you haven’t whitened yet and you’re wondering what’ll happen to your veneers, crowns or fillings if you do. It catches a lot of people out. Especially if they’ve spent...

Mention root canal treatment and most people wince. It’s got a reputation as the worst thing a dentist can do to you. Ask people who’ve actually had one, though, and plenty will tell you something different. The toothache before was the bad bit. The treatment itself is done with the tooth numbed, much like a...

Gums that bleed when you brush are usually irritated or inflamed. Plaque along the gum line is the usual reason. Leave it and it can bring on gum disease. But it isn’t always that. Brushing too hard does it. Gum irritation, a slack cleaning routine, a few other dental problems, any of those can be...

You had a crown fitted. Maybe last month, maybe ten years ago. Now the tooth under it aches and you’re not sure why. Short version: a settled crown shouldn’t hurt. A bit of soreness in the first week or two after it goes on is normal and fades. But pain that turns up later, or...

Had a filling, and now the tooth’s playing up. A twinge when cold water hits it. That dull ache when you chew on it. Or a sharp jolt out of nowhere that makes you wince. Short version: some pain after a filling is normal. Tooth pain after a filling usually calms down by itself in...

Wisdom Tooth Pain: What’s Causing It and When to See a Dentist Wisdom tooth pain nearly always comes down to one of three things. The tooth’s pushing through. It’s stuck. Or the gum around it has got infected. Some of that’s just part and parcel of a wisdom tooth arriving. Some of it needs a...

We see nervous patients every day. Not occasionally. Every day. Some haven’t been to a dentist in years. Some book an appointment and cancel it twice before they come in. Some make it through the door and spend the whole consultation on the edge of leaving. All of them feel embarrassed about it, and none...

Dentures still carry a reputation built mostly on older versions of themselves. People picture the obviously artificial, slightly too white, moves when you laugh kind. Modern dentures, made well and fitted properly, don’t look or behave like that. Most patients find that nobody around them can tell. If you’re facing missing teeth and trying to...