A patient wants to know if his painful tooth needs treatment. Today’s question comes from a patient who is reluctant to ‘trouble’ us with, what he feels, is a minor dental issue. Q. I noticed, a few weeks ago, that …
A look at how different drinks can affect your teeth and gums. Taking a short break from our ‘ask a dentist’ series, we thought that it would be useful to take a look at how different beverages can have an …
A mother asks about dental care for young patients. We understand that many people wouldn’t put seeing a dentist top of their favourite pastimes, but for some, dental anxiety can even prevent them from receiving the dental care that they …
Clean teeth and gums for a healthy mouth. Today’s question comes from a Burton patient who feels that there may be problems with his gums. Q. I am in my early twenties and have a good set of teeth and …
Mike Allen answers a mother’s concerns about her teenage son’s lost teeth. The next in our series of typical dentist questions looks at whether dental implants can be used for younger patients. Q. My 14 year old son is pretty …
A patient asks us about straightening his teeth in middle age. In the next question from a patient of Mike Allen’s Dental Practice, we look at straightening teeth in our adult years. Q. I have always had teeth that were …
Can good oral health be attained through ‘natural’ means? Our next question in this series comes from a believer in ‘natural health’ products who wants to know if this can be extended into dental care. Q. Over the years, my …
Teenage years and maintaining oral health care. Continuing our ‘ask the dentist’ series, we received the following question which we suspect may sound more than familiar to a number of our Burton parents! Q. I have two teenage sons, one …
The first in a series of patient questions about their teeth. Welcome to our latest blogs which attempt to answer questions that we have received from patients at one time or another. The ones that we we select are ones …
Dealing with a tooth broken at the gum line at our Burton dental practice. When a dental problem occurs, our first choice, at Mike Allen’s Dental Practice, is to do all that we can to save the natural tooth. In …
