Just Clean The Teeth You Want To Keep
Hygienist Will Make You Smile I overheard our hygienist’s humorous comment to a patient recently and it made me laugh. She told him, “just clean the teeth you want to keep”. How true that was! He was doing a great job on the front teeth but things weren’t so good down...
Screw in Teeth!
CAN YOU SCREW IN TEETH? More and more patients are asking us “do you do screw in teeth”? They’ve seen the magazines and the ads on TV and either they can’t smile or they can’t eat very well and want a solution they can live with. THE WAY IT WAS False teeth in...
Top 5 Questions Asked Before Wisdom Teeth Removal
Top 5 Questions To Ask Before Wisdom Teeth Removal CAN MY WISDOM TEETH REMOVAL BE PERFORMED PAIN-FREE? NQ Surgical Dentistry provides various options for wisdom teeth removal to ensure your maximum comfort and care during surgery including a local anaesthetic in the...
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea – PH-09
Snoring key points: Snoring is extremely common resulting from partial collapse of the soft tissues around the upper airway with a resulting “vibrating” of the soft tissues leading to the snoring sound. Snoring is often associated with episodes of obstructive sleep...
Phase 2 Periodontal Therapy – Ph-08
Phase 2 Periodontal Therapy At the 6-8 week Periodontal Reassessment appointment the progress made, after root surface cleaning and excellent home cleaning, will be assessed. It is often the case that this initial “non-surgical therapy” is all that is required to...
Periodontal Maintenance Therapy – Ph-07
PERIODONTAL MAINTENANCE THERAPY Once a patient who is susceptible to gum disease has received initial periodontal therapy and the gum disease has been stabilised by reducing or eliminating the gum inflammation, it then becomes the responsibility of the patient to...
Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy – Ph-06
FIRST APPOINTMENT - CONSULTATION: A Periodontal consultation with Dr Colin Priestland will take place at a 1 hour appointment to: Diagnose the extent and severity of your gum disease and any other compounding factors, Provide a full explanation of the causative...
Two Stage Implant Therapy – Ph-04
This leaflet has been written solely to explain “Two Stage Implant Therapy”. In the first stage of surgery, a Titanium dental implant is placed into the bone and is then covered over with the gum and left to heal. After a suitable healing period a second surgery is...
Single Stage Implant Therapy – Ph-03
“Single Stage Implant Therapy” As the name implies, a Titanium dental implant is placed into the bone and a healing abutment (a small cylinder) is fitted on the implant at the same time. This healing abutment perforates the gum and can just be seen in the mouth. The...
The Mysteries of Denture Care – Ph-02
Recently we have been asked by several patients how they should care for their dentures and it seemed a suitable subject for a short article in our website media centre. We hope this is helpful to many of our readers. The mouth in balance First it is important to...
At NQ Surgical Dentistry, We Offer:
- Implant and Oral Surgery in Townsville
- Periodontics in Townsville
- Intravenous Sedation for dentistry in Townsville
Contact the friendly team at NQ Surgical Dentistry today on (07) 4725 1656 or call in to see us at 183 Kings Rd, Pimlico QLD 4812
