The Silent Language of Teeth — now an e-book you can read with your mouth closed! What if your teeth were not just for chewing and charming, but also tiny messengers nudging you about your health, your emotions, even your life patterns, all without saying a word? That is the deliciously curious premise of The […]
Look closely. Closer than you’d ever care to. Not at a smile, not at a grin, not at that dashing white flash in a toothpaste ad, but deep into the enamel, into the microscopic, slow-growing, mineral-bound memory palace of a tooth. Teeth are not just bones in your mouth. They are diaries, passport stamps, autopsy […]
The Dirty Secret of White Fillings Dentists are the only people allowed to ask you questions while operating power tools inside your face. And, like actors in arthouse films, they come with a preference, gold, silver, or white? No, not jewellery or political donors, but fillings. You sit in the chair, your mouth clamped open […]
By someone who knows where your backache really starts…..and it’s not your back Let’s begin with a small, biting truth, one that nibbles gently at the edge of common sense until it gnaws a gaping hole in your understanding of your own body: your teeth affect your posture. Yes, your molars. That back crown. The […]
Picture the scene: a crisp white lab coat, a dentist with the bedside manner of a well-meaning torturer, and the omnipresent hum of a drill in the background. You’re in the chair, jaw aching, eyes darting between the overhead light and the tray of stainless steel instruments. And then, the lecture begins. “You need fluoride,” […]
YOUR TEETH and YOUR BODY are CONNECTED.
Like muscles and organs, teeth store memories of events from your life and especially from any kind of stress.
People suffering from gum disease are twice are at double the risk of having a stroke than people with diabetes.
For any parent, it is always hard to see your child suffering with the irritation and pain of teething. Some children are fortunate enough to simply cut a tooth overnight without any drawn out pain, whereas some less fortunate children experience discomfort for days or even weeks with each tooth. Unfortunately, the process of teething […]
The importance of good dental hygiene has never really been questioned, but in recent years some dental specialists have highlighted the potential repercussions of brushing out teeth with toothpaste. Whilst we have always associated good dental health with a toothpaste-floss-mouthwash routine, there is now evidence to support that actually, brushing with toothpaste can have a […]
A complete set of adult teeth is made up of 32 individual teeth, and within this there are 4 different types of teeth all designed to do a slightly different job when it comes to biting, chewing and shredding food. Incisors Starting at the very front of the mouth, we have the incisors. Also known […]
