Dental implants are an extraordinarily helpful prosthetic that many Australians take advantage of every year. Not only do they allow you to eat in the same way you did before, with natural teeth, but they also give you the confidence to smile and live your life as normally as possible. However, before you get your dental implants put in place there are often a few questions running through your mind that you want to be answered.
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3 Things That Might Change the Way You Handle Your Dental Hygiene
After losing your milk teeth, they get replaced by permanent teeth, which may last for a lifetime. The central incisors are the first set of teeth that you lose at around six years. Then, they are followed by canines, molars and the lateral incisors, which may drop off between ten and twelve years.
Sadly, some individuals do not realise that the strength of their permanent teeth highly depends on their diet and oral hygiene practices.
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What to Do If Your Broken Tooth Keeps Cutting Your Tongue
A broken tooth is a common injury that dentists deal with often. And in most cases, you can wait a while before you fix a chipped or broken tooth. But sometimes, a broken tooth is so jagged and sharp that it can cut your tongue whenever you eat or speak. If this happens once, it's annoying and painful — if it keeps happening, it's a dental emergency.
As such, if your broken tooth is causing you great discomfort, then take the following steps.
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Important Things to Note About Denture Repair
If you are new to dentures or have used dentures for quite some time without any repair requirements, you need to know the factors that necessitate denture repair. With these factors in mind, you can avoid injury to your mouth — especially your gums and tongue. Since you use your mouth every day to talk, eat and drink, a painful mouth injury would make you restless.
Types of Denture Repairs
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