Oral Hygiene – Bedtime Routine

Oral Hygiene – Bedtime Routine

Everyone has their own unique bed time rituals. Some people like to check their social media accounts while others pay attention to their hygienic habits before jumping off to bed. Taking a shower or applying some anti-aging skin treatments are popular to some. However, one thing most people commonly forget to do before retiring at night is brushing their teeth. …

Protecting Your Oral Health From Tobacco Use

There is no denying that tobacco smoke can cause a lot of health issues, not to mention that it poses grave health risk not only to you but to those around you. Did you also know that tobacco use also has consequences towards your oral health? While every smoker is aware that tobacco smoke can cause serious health issues overall, …

High sugar diet

What your Sweet Tooth tells me about you!

Have you ever craved chocolate, coffee, donuts, protein milk shakes or cake slices? The high sugar levels common in all of these, may have led you to smugly tell others: “Look: I just have sweet tooth!”. By trivializing the “simple choice of sugar” in our diet, we neglect the fact that our bodies may, in fact, be craving or “addicted” …

halitosis

Halitosis: Know Its Cause & Learn How to Treat It

In many respects, it is the oral health condition that no one wants to talk about face-to-face. For millions of Australians and hundreds of millions of people around the world, halitosis is a very real condition that has a negative effect on personal confidence and self-consciousness. In much the same way that having bad teeth do. Known more commonly as …

Tinnitus - Ringing in ears

Tinnitus: Can you hear me Scotty?

Do you or one of your loved ones suffer with ringing in the ears? According to the Mayo Clinic, tinnitus can be defined as a a noise or ringing in the ears when no external sounds are present and it reportedly affects 1 in 5 people! Interestingly, tinnitus is not a medical diagnosis but is associated with an underlying disorder. …

The long road to recovery

By world standards, Australians we are well-educated community and health-savy bunch. Ask them what it takes to live healthy and they will readily mention the importance of a balanced diet, regular exercise and having downtime to de-stress from our “always on” lifestyle. What if we did everything we are meant to do but still feel extremely fatigued and tired? It is often at these cross-roads that patients need the guidance of an open-minded health practitioner to search the clues for answers. Looking at routine blood tests, reviewing patient scans and performing a physical examination are simply a starting point for diagnosis. Ask questions, lots of questions and search for the “WHY?”

Stop popping those pills!

Unless you are reading this blog in remote Africa eating your own home-grown crops, there is an almost 100 per cent certainty that you have consumed some form of supplement in your life (whether as a pill or a food product – due to government regulations, these supplements are often found in the “fortified” foods you have consumed such as …

Let’s rethink the “germ theory” of disease!

Have you ever wondered where our modern-day thinking of germs and diseases comes from? Before Louis Pasteur put forward his “germ theory” of disease in 1861, it was commonly thought that diseases of the body started spontaneously. The thought of humans being the cause of diseases spreading was unheard of. Medical doctors of the time would routinely examine a deceased …

Lady eating chocolate

Sugary tales from the tooth doctor

Eat your chocolate slowly and allow it to melt in your mouth! Savour the moment and close your eyes … Are you a dark or milk chocolate lover? Does it’s taste take you to the past or drive you towards your next adventure? If you tell me your what your chocolate preference is, I can quite accurately describe certain aspects …

Poor breathing and reflux: The link

Since I began looking into people’s mouths some 20 years ago, a disturbing number of them often showed signs of severe acid damage on their teeth. The question we asked our patients back then was, “Do you drink lots of acidic beverages (like coke) or do you have reflux?”. If the answer about the drinks was negative then a referral …