Gum Disease: A Risk Factor for Sever Covid-19 Illness
Severe Covid-19 Infection and Coexisting Chronic Disease Patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) related conditions such as pneumonia, are frequently older patients, particularly those suffering chronic medical conditions including: Obesity Diabetes Hypertension...
Dentistry: a neglected part of Australian healthcare?
Emergency department doctors face all manner of patients with a wide spectrum of medical, mental and dental problems. They deal with the results of road traffic accidents, drug and alcohol abuse, acute medical conditions and increasingly they get faced with a large...
A randomized 4, 8 week study to compare manual and powered toothbrushes for efficacy in plaque removal and reduction of inflammation in peri-implant mucositis
Gingival Health in vivo study A randomized 4, 8 week study to compare manual and powered toothbrushes for efficacy in plaque removal and reduction of inflammation in peri-implant mucositis Jungwon Lee, Sung-Tae Kim, Ki-Tae Koo, et al. Department of Periodontology,...
Tooth sensitivity can be a real pain! – PH-59
Tooth sensitivity can be a real pain! Do you have sensitive teeth? Do you suffer from sharp pain with cold drinks or even pain with cold air? These are symptoms of highly sensitive dentine or tooth surfaces. So why and how does it happen, and what can be done...
Root surface decay – PH-58
Root surface decay Tooth decay affects many people of all ages. However, root surface decay is the decay beginning on the dentine root surface of the tooth rather than on the crown of the tooth that is covered in enamel. Root decay invades the root very quickly and...
Gum Recession – PH-57
Gum Recession Gum recession in the past was frequently blamed on incorrect tooth brushing using firm brushes in a scrubbing technique. It was assumed that this damaged the gums and the attachment to the root surface of the tooth. However this is often untrue and...
LORAZEPAM – For premedication before intravenous sedation – PH-56
LORAZEPAM – For premedication before intravenous sedation For patients with particularly high levels of anxiety concerning dental or surgical treatment, it is helpful to take one to two 1mg tablets of Lorazepam around 1 hour before your surgical appointment time with...
Dental clearance and tooth replacement options – PH-55
Tooth loss affects very many people There are many reasons why people have to have multiple teeth removed or even all their remaining teeth removed. It should not be a reason for embarrassment for patients as this is one of the areas of patient care in which we deal...
Bone grafting for implant therapy – PH-54
Why is bone grafting performed? Following tooth extraction, there follows a period of healing during which there is loss of bone from around the tooth socket. This takes place over a few months but continues at a slower rate over the years that follow. Therefore if a...
MODERN GUIDED BIOFILM THERAPY (GBT), “A NEW APPROACH – A GAME CHANGER” – PH-53
“A NEW APPROACH - A GAME CHANGER” For years very little has changed in the basic approach to the prevention of dental diseases including both tooth decay and gum disease. The simple message for all patients has always been, and remains the same: “eat less sugars and...
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