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How to Stop Snoring and Fix Your Sleep Apnea

Are you tired of snoring and waking up feeling tired and lethargic every morning? Snoring and sleep apnea may seem like common and harmless conditions, but they can significantly impact your daily life and overall health. Chronic snoring and untreated sleep apnea can lead to daytime fatigue, mood swings and

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How to Keep Your Teeth and Gums Healthy at Home

Maintaining good oral hygiene is vital to keeping your teeth, gums and overall health in great condition. Luckily, there are simple yet effective ways to keep your smile healthy and bright between dentist visits. 5 Tips for Excellent Oral Hygiene at Home 1. Brushing Brushing is the foundation of good

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The Best Sydney Dentist for Custom Mouthguards

As Australians, we love our sports, and whether it’s playing footy, rugby or cricket, we know the importance of staying protected while we play. One essential piece of protective gear for athletes in Sydney is a mouthguard to prevent injuries to the mouth and teeth. While various types of mouthguards

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10 Benefits of Dentures and When You Should Consider Them

Dentures are a common solution for individuals facing dental problems, but many people are still unsure about their benefits and when they should consider them. Losing your natural teeth due to damage, decay or injury can be disheartening. Our experienced team at Tooth Sparkler Family Dental Frenchs Forest can provide

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The Mindful Mouth

5 Ways to Becoming Dentally Zen Have you ever wanted to reach that dental state of enwhitenment? Here are 5 ways to reach your dental Zen goals. 1 – Watching what you eat and drink. The mouth is the gateway to the digestive system. What you eat and drink can not

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Why is saliva so important?

Saliva is so important and necessary for oral health. Healthy functioning saliva helps to prevent decay, gum diseases and overall maintain good oral health. Functions of saliva Acts as a lubricant (protects against irritation, air flow, speech, chewing and swallowing) Remineralisation (as it has calcium and phosphate, essential minerals for

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Toothpaste

What’s in my toothpaste? And why? Toothpaste is a necessity. Not only does it assist in disturbing the plaque biofilm and freshen your breath; it also helps promote remineralisation to prevent tooth decay, prevent calculus build up, clean stains and prevent issues like gum diseases (gingivitis and periodontitis). There are

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How do I know if a food/drink is healthy or not?

Did you know that dental decay has been ranked the highest diet related disease in Australia in terms of both total costs and health care costs? Tooth decay occurs when conditions within the mouth in relation to the interactions between plaque, saliva, fluoride and dietary components become unfavourable for oral

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My teeth are yellow

Reasons why my teeth may be turning yellow Grinding our teeth or acid wear/erosion As we grind our teeth, the outer layer of the tooth (the enamel) starts to wear down. The inner layer of our tooth (the dentine) is a lot more yellow in colour. This is similar to

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General Dental Health
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The Mindful Mouth

5 Ways to Becoming Dentally Zen Have you ever wanted to reach that dental state of enwhitenment? Here are 5 ways to reach your dental Zen goals. 1 – Watching

Read More »
dentist frenchs forest
General Dental Health
Sara

Why is saliva so important?

Saliva is so important and necessary for oral health. Healthy functioning saliva helps to prevent decay, gum diseases and overall maintain good oral health. Functions of saliva Acts as a

Read More »
General Dental Health
Sara

Toothpaste

What’s in my toothpaste? And why? Toothpaste is a necessity. Not only does it assist in disturbing the plaque biofilm and freshen your breath; it also helps promote remineralisation to

Read More »
General Dental Health
Sara

My teeth are yellow

Reasons why my teeth may be turning yellow Grinding our teeth or acid wear/erosion As we grind our teeth, the outer layer of the tooth (the enamel) starts to wear

Read More »