The most common cause of gum disease is poor oral hygiene. Other risk factors of gum disease are: smoking, crooked or crowded teeth, breathing through your mouth, food and drinks high in sugar and some medications.

Gum disease is usually pain-free a bit like high cholesterol and blood pressure. However, if left untreated it can lead to Periodontitis (a severe form of gum disease), which results in bone loss and can lead to pain and eventually loss of teeth.

Gum disease is usually pain-free a bit like high cholesterol and blood pressure. While gum disease does vary in severity, early symptoms include bad breath, tender gums or bleeding gums. If left untreated it can lead to Periodontitis (a severe form of gum disease), which results in bone loss and can lead to pain and eventually loss of teeth.

Make a booking with our dental hygienist, they will assess the severity of your gum disease and perform a deep clean as necessary. After your appointment they will also teach you correct oral hygiene methods to prevent your gum disease from recurring.

There are several types of tooth pain. These including:

• Mild Sporadic Pain – If the pain you are experiencing is mild and sporadic the cause of your pain may be due to either tooth decay, sensitive roots from receded gums or a small crack in a tooth.
• Moderate Pain – Again, this pain may be sporadic but slightly more intense than mild. You may feel the pain when you are eating hot or cold foods. Reasons for this pain may be abrasions on your teeth caused by brushing too hard with a hard or medium bristled toothbrush, more severe tooth decay, deeper cracks or even broken fillings.
• Severe Pain – If you’re suffering from severe pain, it’s time to stop reading and book an appointment with us. If it is interrupting with your daily life and causes restless nights, give us a call today. Reasons your pain is so intense may include dying nerves, decay reaching your nerves, large cavities or chronic gum disease.

External Stains – also referred to as extrinsic stains occur on the enamel of your tooth and are caused by foods, drinks and habits such as red wine, soft drinks, tea, coffee and smoking.

Internal stains – occur in the internal structure of your tooth. These stains can occur from too much fluoride, antibiotics or trauma. 

There is no need to stress about tooth discolouration, it will occur overtime as you age. Along with our teeth whitening services, there are a number of preventative measures you can take such as brushing your teeth after every meal, rinsing your mouth after drinking coffee or red wine, keeping up to date with your 6 monthly dental cleans and avoiding overuse of fluoride in children to prevent discolouration.