by Dr Stephen Wong | Jun 28, 2018 | Dental Care, Dental Emergencies, Dental Treatment, Oral Safety & First Aid, Prevention, Risk Factors, Signs & Symptoms
Dental emergencies can happen anytime – day or night, but how do you know if you need emergency dental treatment? Can it wait till your dentist is open during normal business hours, or should you go immediately to an emergency room? Minor and major oral injuries...
by Dr Stephen Wong | Mar 30, 2018 | Children Oral Health, Dental Care, Mouthguard, Oral Safety & First Aid, Prevention
Due to the tireless efforts by Australian sports and dental groups to raise public awareness about the risks of oral injury in contact sports, mouthguards have become an essential safeguard against oral injury for today’s young athletes – at training and...
by Dr Stephen Wong | Jan 26, 2018 | Dental Care, Dental Treatment, Oral Conditions & Issues, Prevention, Risk Factors, Signs & Symptoms
Root canal therapy (RCT) is a dental treatment used to replace damaged, inflamed, diseased, infected or dying tooth pulp in your affected tooth’s root canal system. RCT can save teeth damaged by infection and inflammation, thus avoiding potential abscesses,...
by Dr Stephen Wong | Nov 16, 2017 | Dental Care, Oral Conditions & Issues, Oral Health, Prevention, Risk Factors, Signs & Symptoms
Warning signs of periodontal (gum) disease Periodontal disease (or periodontitis) is an inflammatory condition of the gum tissue surrounding your teeth. The signs of periodontal disease are often unnoticed until it is at an advanced stage. This degenerative oral...
by Dr Stephen Wong | Oct 6, 2017 | Dental Care, Oral Conditions & Issues, Oral Health, Prevention, Risk Factors, Signs & Symptoms
Periodontal disease (periodontitis) affects millions of adults in Australia, who have some form of this inflammatory condition of the gums. If left untreated, periodontal disease can result in irreversible damage to the connective ligaments and hard tissue that...
by Dr Stephen Wong | Sep 28, 2017 | Dental Care, Oral Conditions & Issues, Prevention, Risk Factors, Signs & Symptoms
There are two types of gum disease that can be considered stages of the same process of gum degeneration – gingivitis and periodontitis. However, some forms of periodontal disease have been linked to other systemic diseases and health conditions. Here are the...