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What Is The Best Treatment For TMJ Disorder? Whilst there is no fast fix to relieve symptoms of the TMJ, splints and bite adjustment is a gradual process, often over a year. It is because the disc has been displaced out of position for many years, usually starting [...]

Prosthodontist Dr. Florian Mack Explains This Jaw Related Disorder To help make this reading easier to understand, let's firstly define the abbreviated terms TMJ and TMD and their meaning. TemporoMandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMD TMJD) is an overall term covering 'pain and dysfunction' of the muscles of mastication, which is [...]

Why Do People Choose Porcelain Veneers? We don’t all have the perfectly aligned set of teeth and it may be just one tooth or many that you have a desire to change. If you have teeth that are visibly misaligned or discoloured or both, it could be that [...]

Replace Missing Teeth With A Dental Bridge What Is A Dental Bridge? Patients looking to restore or replace a missing tooth or teeth have the option of a dental bridge. These are a fixed prosthesis and anchored by two healthy teeth on either side of the gap, called an abutment. Bridges [...]

Dental Crowns And What's Involved What Is A Dental Crown? A dental crown can be described as a covering or cap that goes around a tooth. A natural tooth has two sections. The section above the gum is a called a clinical crown and the section the below the [...]

Suction Dentures vs. Conventional Dentures What is a suction denture? Suction dentures are made usually by a specialist dentist called a Prosthodontist using a special impression technique that significantly increases the retention of a denture until it sucks onto the gum with atmospheric pressure. Optimal retention means the [...]

Trouble Shooting Broken Dentures and Dental Implants For people who are in need of an urgent denture repair, we are here to help. A lot of time they are easily repaired, providing the fit is still correct. Whether you have dropped your dentures or it's been a fracture in [...]