Focus on: School Lunches
Coming up with healthy, tasty and kid-friendly lunches can be a challenge, as every parent knows. Keeping these lunches tooth-friendly as well can make it even more of a challenge!Be careful of so called health bars, muesli bars, fruit roll-ups and dried fruit as they contain large amounts of concentrated sugar in the form of raw sugar, glucose, honey or a combination. The sugar in these products tends to stick to teeth and get trapped between teeth, just like confectionary, and put teeth at risk of tooth decay. As a general rule starchy biscuits/crispbread are better for teeth than sweet bis…
Our top 5 toothbrushing tips
Brushing your teeth.
Sounds simple right? In reality, effective toothbrushing is a skill many adults struggle with. In fact, 1 in 5 adult Australian’s do not routinely brush twice a day. As dental professionals, we see patients having difficulty with their brushing on a daily basis. Toothbrushing is a fundamental skill that requires ongoing effort and adjustment to remain effective throughout the different stages of our life.
At each visit, your Medland Dentist and Hygienist can help you to identify areas where you may need to focus your brushing technique. There is…
Is your mouth making you unwell?
For too long our oral health has been considered to be a separate entity to our overall health. The typical belief is that having good oral health means having a nice smile, and that tooth decay or gum disease are an inevitable part of life. The reality is, in fact, that oral health and general health are inexplicably linked, the appearance of your teeth is only one aspect of good oral health, and there is nothing inevitable about oral diseases. For too long we have ignored the importance of good oral health and its significance in safeguarding general health and well-being.
Imagine, on yo…
Dental Health Week 2021: Keep your smile for life!
At Medland Dental, we’re passionate about partnering with our patients to support their oral health. August 2nd – 8th is Dental Health Week, and we are proud to join with the Australian Dental Association to raise awareness about the importance of good oral health in our patients’ lives.
It should not be a normal expectation that teeth will need to be removed at some stage of your life because of tooth decay or gum disease. Instead, Australians should expect to keep their teeth for their lifetime. In 2021, “Keep your smile for life” focuses on maintaining good oral health to help us to k…
Medland Masterchef: Middle Eastern Spiced Lamb Shanks
This recipe is a winter favourite for our Oral Health Therapist, Annika and her family. The recipe (from WA chef Russell Blaikie) features warm spices and sweet dates and makes for a hearty and warming winter meal.
Ingredients:
50g butter
6 lamb shanks (ask your butcher to “tip” them – that is to take the top off the bone so that the meat shrinks back along it
2 brown onions, chopped finely
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 heaped teaspoon each of ground cumin, coriander, ginger powder and black pepper
1 small red chilli…
I have a cold sore: Can I still attend my dental appointment
Ouch! Cold sores can be uncomfortable as well as inconvenient. At Medland Dental, your safety when attending dental appointments is at the heart of every decision we make. As an Accredited Dental Practice, we always ensure that we meet the strict National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards. Therefore, we would like to clarify with our patients the standards for dental treatment when a cold sore is present.
A cold sore is a fluid-filled blister caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) which develops on, and around the lips. A cold sore usually starts as a tingling or burning sensatio…
Keeping COVID-19 Safe at Medland Dental
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, dental practices in Australia have been working under different levels of restrictions. Level 1 restrictions mean that Medland Dental can provide our patients with the full range of treatments and services, provided that our patients meet the criteria for being “low risk” of having contracted/being exposed to COVID-19. This restriction is for the safety and security of all of our patients, our staff and the community.
We kindly ask you to call us to reschedule for a later date if you answer YES to any of the questions below:
Are you awaiting …
What is dry mouth?
Everyone’s mouth feels dry from time to time. It’s when this feeling doesn’t go away that you might have a problem with saliva production.
Saliva does more than just keep our mouths moist – it makes speech possible, keeps our breath fresh and helps us to taste, chew, swallow and digest food. Saliva also plays an important role in protecting teeth from tooth decay and gum disease and prevents harmful organisms from flourishing in the mouth.
Dry mouth or “Xerostomia” may result as a side effect of medications like those taken to control blood pressure, antihistamines, antidepres…
Lifestyle Risks – Smoking
Nowadays it is unlikely that smokers are unaware of the health risks associated with their habit (the graphic images on the packaging leave little to the imagination); however, some people don’t know of the potentially long-term dental issues that can occur. Not only is smoking associated with bad breath and discoloured, stained teeth that don’t respond to whitening, but there is also an increased risk of developing tooth decay and gum (periodontal) disease in smokers and an increased chance of developing oral cancers.
A significant problem with smoking is that it tends the disguise the damag…
Causes, Risks and Management of Dry Mouth
A Decrease in Saliva Flow Can Impact Your Oral Health.
Xerostomia, commonly known as dry mouth, can happen at any age and can be caused by simple
things like not drinking enough liquids or from side effects of a medication or illness. Whatever the
cause of your dry mouth, if left unchecked it can put you at an increased risk of tooth decay and gum
disease. The increased risk of dental issues is due to a lack of saliva, or the right quality saliva, in your
mouth to fight bacteria.
Everyone will experience a dry mouth at some point, upon waking after fasting all night, or after
drinking beverag…