Gum Disease – “Silent and deadly!”
Healthy Gums & Healthy Teeth Dental Ads these days appear to be preoccupied with your smile; Dental websites all have “smile galleries” with “Hollywood smiles” looking out at you. The focus is very much on the teeth. But just think for one moment; Healthy Gums...
Brushing or Flossing and Bleeding Gums
Is it normal for my Gums to bleed when brushing or flossing? Answer. “This question always triggers alarm bells for me because it is clear that the message has still not got through that bleeding from gums at any time is a sign of gum disease. There should not be...
Loose Dentures & the Fear Associated with Them
Do you have loose dentures? So your loose dentures are not what you’d hoped for; they doesn’t stay put when you chew a steak and just when you’re having fun and laugh out loud, it moves and gives you that horrid feeling feeling "are they going to fall out!" That’s...
Chronic Headaches? You May Have TMD
Do you have Chronic Headaches? Do you suffer from chronic headaches, aching muscles in the face, locking of the jaw, trouble opening or closing or even clicking noises? You May Have TMD…TMD is Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction – this is a condition that causes...
Youth, Dentistry, & the Next Generation
Teaching the Youth to Care for their Teeth It’s strange that a significant proportion of the population avoids the dentist because they fear pain, but only attend when they are in pain. This school of thought needs to be displaced within our youth so that they are...
Losing your tooth: Keeping your dignity!
Improve your Smile after Losing a Tooth Losing a tooth can cause you huge embarrassment, but unlike other methods of replacing teeth, dental implant treatment most closely maintains your dental structures in a healthy state while restoring your appearance and...
Anxiety, is it common with dental procedures?
Dental anxiety is Commonplace! You may feel that it affects only you but believe me, after treating patients now for more than 30 years, I can tell you, you are by no means alone in your dental anxiety. Fear and dental anxiety may result from a bad dental experience...
Dental Advice for Cancer Patients
Dental Advice for Cancer Patients Quality dental advice for cancer patients can be of great assistance to their well being, but while you are going through the process of diagnosis, treatment planning and therapy for your particular form of tumour, probably the last...
Facial Trauma – What to do in a dental emergency
Accidents Happen - Now What do I Do? Accidents happen, and when the teeth and associated bone is damaged due to a facial trauma or injury, at NQ Surgical Dentistry we can help... Have you suffered fractured, damaged or lost teeth? Accidents are sadly unavoidable and...
Good oral health is a key to good general health
Cardiac Health and Dental Infection Recently the intimate relationship between oral health, general health and your dentist was highlighted recently when I was asked by a Cardiologist to clear a patient as free of dental infection prior to cardiac surgery. The patient...
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
