News
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We don't mind the gaps... Britain leads trend for a natural smile
We don't mind the gaps... Britain leads trend for a natural smile
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Mothers oral health can influence the child's
A UCSF study examining the oral health of rural Hispanic families found that untreated tooth decay in mothers almost doubled the odds of tooth decay in children. ...
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National Smile Month to launch in parliament
Organised by the British Dental Health Foundation, this year's National Smile Month tagline of Teeth4Life aims to highlight the importance of looking after your teeth and maintaining them for life.
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Massive leap in adult dental brace desire
The number of adult braces has shot up dramatically in the last four years as more and more people become obsessed with having the perfect smile.
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Anxiety causes poor oral health...
Scientists are suggesting that people with bad oral health are increasingly likely to have anxious personalities. Researchers from the University of Otago, New Zealand, studied more than 1,000 participants between the ages of 15 and 32 and discovered around a quarter of them had dental anxiety.
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The Blog
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Caries - the disease that causes tooth decay...
Tooth decay is caused by a disease and it is preventable!
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Where do bugs go when they die?
New infection control guidelines and our new decontamination room!
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Why I like white fillings.....
..actually they are not white. They are tooth coloured fillings because teeth are not white - anything but white. A pure white filling would stand out like a sore thumb if the tooth itself is not pure white, and so for this reason a properly placed filling should be invisible and not draw attention to itself. The correct name for them is 'composite restorations' and 'glass ionomer restorations'. At Haynesdental we only place white fillings.
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An unusual patient testimonial
We just recently saw a patient who was unfortunately attacked by a another road user whilst he was on his bicycle - he has an implant right at the front of his mouth. I think his letter speaks for itself!
29/09/2009
Hi Peter,
As per my story today - the implant was strong enough to take the full force of a head butt that a rather unpleasant chap gave me in the street in Brixton (after pushing me off my bike on a cycle path!). The force of the head butt was strong enough to cut my lip as my teeth went through but the implant was immovable. I also would like to think that it hurt my aggressor more than a normal tooth would have!
Use this story as you wish but make it clear I was the innocent victim of an unprovoked attack!
Kind Regards,
James Ireson
Our thoughts are with James as he recovers from this horrible incident but we are very pleased that the implant withstood such an impact!.
Peter, 4th October 2009.