Looking for what is the latest and greatest dental treatments can be difficult. Here we have some tips by Giulia to help set you up! We take a look at whitening and some other smile booster treatments 1 As we come up to spring, everyone is working on whitening their teeth at the moment. There …
Baby’s first teeth
1. Before bub gets teeth, do you need to clean their gums? Before bubs have teeth, there is no real need to clean their gums. The most important thing at this stage is to limit sharing cutlery like spoons, or sharing the dummy (yes I have seen parents do this). Babies and our kids need …
Straight teeth, Fast!
Most people that request straighter looking teeth or orthodontic treatment are primarily interested in making the upper and lower 6 front teeth straighter. These are called the “social six” by most dentists, as they are the ones that are seen when smiling. Although there may be irregularity with the back premolars and molars, most people …
Health Insurance for Dental Treatment
A really common question we are asked is "which health insurance is best for dental treatment?". I guess the real question we are being asked, is "which dental insurance provides the best rebate?". Well this is a really difficult question to answer. Let me tell you why. If you call your health insurance fund and …
Dental Decay, acids and how to protect your teeth
Teeth and Gums are central to your health in general, and this is backed by years of science. In 2003, the World Oral Health Report clearly showed that there is a clear relationship between oral health and general health. This is significant as most people pass off dental health and dental disease as being unimportant …
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Baby Teeth. They are important too!
A common misconception is that baby teeth are not important. They are going to lose them anyway, right? Well baby teeth act to help our children eat, develop speech and also to improve the skeletal structure of their developing face too. Before bubs have teeth, there is no real need to clean their gums. The …
Perfect Pout
I remember once hearing Angelina Jolie say that she hated her lips when she was young. Now, her bee-stung lips are desired by many people. But what makes them so good? Let’s look at the perfect lips to break down the best features. The ancient Greeks recognized that in nature, beauty exists when an object, …
10 Dentist approved teeth cleaning hacks
Do you brush before you floss, or should you floss first? What about electric toothbrush versus a manual? Which is really better? There are seemingly so many different points of 'advice' on the internet. So here Dr Giulia D'Anna, founder of iDental, breaks down what you can do to get your teeth sparkling clean. 1. …
Electric or manual Toothbrush? Which is better?
The effectiveness of cleaning your teeth with a manual toothbrush compared to an electric toothbrush is a common question that we get at iDental. There's an assumption that the modern day electric replacement is far superior to the good old-fashioned manual toothbrush. But the reality is that there are benefits to both styles of brushing. …
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