Dentures or Implants?
Teeth, Gums, Plaque And Nutrition – Partners In Disease If you have lost a complete arch of teeth, it is important to consider your options… Whether a tooth has been lost as a result of injury or disease, it is important to get it replaced with your choice...
When’s a denture not a denture?…When its an overdenture!
When is a denture and overdenture? First lets define what a denture and an overdenture is. It is a removable dental appliance that replaces missing teeth. It can replace a single tooth, multiple teeth or even all the teeth in a jaw. Some work well and some can be best...
Replacing Lost Teeth – Why Is It So Important?
Replacing missing teeth can have a huge impact on your oral health The mouth is made up of several different components, all of which are interdependent. The teeth are a necessity for chewing while the bone and gums supporting and surrounding the teeth are a necessity...
Planning is Everything
Planning for the wearing of Dentures. A very small number of patients may have lost a large number of their teeth and find the wearing of dentures to be extremely difficult or even a real nightmare for them. This can cause difficulty eating with consequent weight...
Popular Dental Implant Questions
With dental implant surgery revolutionising how dentists can restore smiles, we are very happy to answer your dental implant questions Gum disease is a real threat to oral and general health. In recent years, large-scale epidemiological studies have conclusively...
Which toothbrush? Manual or electric? Is it all just opinion!
Is a Manual or Electric Toothbrush Better? I cannot prove to you that brush A is better than brush B. Most people seem to buy the brush that’s on offer or the one their dentist or hygienist advises. But is one toothbrush just the same as any other? As a medical...
Long-term implant care
Your implant is healed! Now what? Once an implant has successfully integrated with bone, the false tooth (crown) or false teeth (crowns and bridges) may be fitted. But you will need long-term implant care. They are not like an air-to-air missile; Fire and forget!...
Do you know a good dentist?
The Big Question I’ve heard that so many times at parties over the years, and I always pretend I’m not a dentist at all. But seriously, why do people ask the question? I find it interesting, because generally “patients” can’t tell if they have a good dentist or not....
Are you a nervous dental patient?
Have we got news for you! “Intravenous Sedation is here” You’re not alone if you become nervous every time you have to make a dental appointment. It’s a sad fact that many Australians suffer from dental anxiety or dental phobia. They put off having dental examinations...
Michigan Splint Therapy
A MICHIGAN SPLINT A Michigan Splint is an Oral Appliance that covers all the teeth in either the maxilla (upper jaw) or mandible (lower jaw) and is therefore termed a "full-coverage splint". It is manufacture in a hard resin such as poly-methyl-methacrylate. At NQ...
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
