For this blog we have asked one of our Dental Nurses Alice Gatenby to take us through her experience working at Your Perfect Smile Dental Clinic.

Here is what she says…

“Since January 2016, I have been a part of wonderful team at Your Perfect Smile Dental Clinic. Last June I began studying towards my SVQ in dental nursing. I attended College twice a month at the Centre for Health Science in Inverness. Attending College was great. It allowed me to gain a better understanding of why we, the nurses, and the dentists do the things we do and why. It really just made everything fall into place. (more…)

Did you ever wonder about warranty on dental treatment? Did you ask you dentist how long guarantee you get on your dental work, filling, crown, bridge, implant?

What did you expect to hear ? 5 years, 10 year, lifetime?

Were you surprised that the answer was actually different then what you expected.

So, let’s try to explain why that is a case.

When it comes to dental restorations of any kind the most important thing to understand is that we are dealing with very unpredictable human body.

Your filling , crown or implant is made out of solid material which most of the times will stay intact for years but will your tooth , gum or bone be the same? The answer is simple – IT WILL NOT .

So, if your tooth is decayed, your gum is inflamed, bleeding, receding or bone is disappearing you need to expect that  your beautiful new filling, crown , bridge , or implant will be compromised too. And it’s not because it’s faulty but because whatever holds it in place is compromised.

Decay is caused but multiple factors but there is a simple prevention which is right in your hands, reduce sweeties and brush your teeth.

Bleeding gums are the symptoms of the gum disease and it is not a hereditary disease as some patients thinks.   So  you do not have it because your parents had it, You have it simply because your brushing is not as good as you would like to think.

Receding gums are not an accident either. They will be associated with grinding, clenching, malocclusion ( bad bite) or incorrect brushing technique most commonly brushing hard in horizontal way with hard toothbrush.

As for the bone related problems they can be caused by poor oral hygiene,  general health and diseases like osteoporosis, some medications or grinding and clenching.

So after reading that ….

Did you noticed that future of your restorations in actually in your hands? With that in mind why would you expect a guarantee to cover your mistakes, you biting on something what you should not, using teeth for what they are not design to do like package opening, or simply not brushing well enough?

If you simply take care of your teeth and gums you have to worry about guarantee. You will not need it  as it’s all in your hands.

Using antibiotic for toothache has been an issue for a very long time. Recently published survey results show overprescribing antibiotics by GP for dental problems as many patients head on to GP surgery for help. Research clearly shows that over half of the patients who visited GP in last 10 years for dental problem instead of undergoing dental treatment chosen to use antibiotic often unnecessarily.  Fact is that most of dental problems cannot be comprehensively addressed by GP and they do not have instruments, knowledge, practice and experience to do so.

Whatever reasons are behind that the bottom line is they will not help so you are very likely going to end up in bigger trouble that you already are.

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