Walloon Dental

If you’re playing contact sports, dental injuries are the most common type of facial injury. You need a mouthguard to stop broken or knocked out teeth, or, in worst cases – broken jaws. Sports Safe Mouthguards – Custom vs. Store Bought You can choose to purchase a ‘boil and...

Q&As on new dental trends – with the advent of the internet we have access to a gigantic amount of information about any topic you can imagine – and with that information comes some ideas of…dubious repute. We’ve heard plenty of old wives’ tales at Walloon Dental and thought it...

Going to the dentist can be a bit of a chore for adults, let alone children – so today let’s take a look at some ideas you can implement to make your child’s dentist visit fun, rather than painful! 1. Start Young If you bring your children in to the dentist when they’re young, we’ll ...

Think you’re doing it right? Let’s check – how to brush your teeth properly. Straight from the dentist’s mouth! How to brush your teeth properly – before you start: Extra soft toothbrush – many patients tell us they’re no good as they can fray in mere days. IF this is sounds...

How To Treat Dental Pain? Diagnoising dental pain – your teeth can have many different kinds of aches or pains and they all mean different things. Some sort of painful sensation in your teeth means your mouth is trying to tell you something! Let’s try and diagnose below: Short, sharp...

Sensitive teeth can happen for many different reasons – some of these aren’t anything to worry about but there could also be more sinister underlying issues such as tooth decay or infection. Today we’ll have a look at how to discern the difference between these. Sensitive Teeth Some people...

These small habits may seem innocent – but continuing with these bad teeth cleaning habits can cause a real problem for your teeth. Read on and make sure you’re not doing any of these! Mouthwash Mouthwash is excellent if you’re looking to freshen your breath – when used in conjunction with...

Hypomineralisation (Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation) is a developmental condition which is also called ‘chalky teeth’. What causes chalky teeth? This issue generally affects teeth as they are forming in utero – during the last trimester of pregnancy and also the first four years of a...