childrens dentistry

Gum recession

Do your teeth feel sensitive to hot or cold food and drinks? Do your teeth appear a bit longer than they used to or seem to have gaps between them near the gum line that weren’t there before? Are your gums inflamed, red or sore? You may be experiencing gum recession. Gum recession is what…

gum issues

Is that an ulcer or a cold sore?

‘Ouch! I just bit the inside of my cheek!’ Put your hand up if you can relate to this! Accidentally biting the inside of your cheeks, lips or tongue, or biting into something crunchy and sharp only to have it poke into your gums, are common and very annoying experiences that can cause trauma to…

oral hygiene

What are tonsil stones?

Have you ever felt like you’ve got bad breath but can’t for the life of you figure out why? You brush your teeth regularly and try to eat a healthy diet but for some reason you still feel quite self conscious about the way your breath smells. What do they look like? It’s possible you…

sleep aponea

Can Your Dentist Help Your Sleep?

A good night’s sleep is important for overall health and wellbeing. Sleeping disorders can cause tiredness and affect concentration during the day, as well as increasing health risks. If you have trouble sleeping, you snore, or you have other symptoms that could be caused by a sleep disorder, our Penrith Dentist’s might be able to…

Senior Dental Check Up

What Are the Most Common Dental Problems for Seniors?

Many oral health risks increase with age. Seniors are more likely to experience certain dental diseases and related problems than people in younger age groups, due to a combination of age-related risks, health factors accumulated over a lifetime and lifestyle factors such as smoking and poor nutrition that may be controlled. Talking to your dentist…

Guiding your child to improve their oral health

It’s essential to upkeep good dental health, and as we’ve all come to know, essentially this begins early on with creating good habits and patterns. So in today’s Penrith dental blog, we will be covering creating and facilitating good oral care habits for your children. When we’re introducing such practices and habits to our children,…

How to maintain healthy teeth 

To maintain good oral health it’s important to keep in mind that your diet and the foods that you consume impact your gums, teeth and mouth. Here at Tindale Dental Centre in Penrith, we’ve created a simple guide on what to look out for in terms of looking after your oral health in relation to…

What to expect with fillings

If you’re lucky enough to have had the need for a filling yet, you may have wondered what happens with this type of treatment.

Understanding gum disease

You know the term, but what actually is gum disease and how can you prevent this from occurring? Below we will discuss upkeeping proper oral health, breaking down what is gum disease, prevention and treatment.

Are sports drinks giving your teeth a sporting chance?

Sports drinks are designed to replenish the fluids, sugar and electrolytes that may have been lost during strenuous physical exercise. Unfortunately, to achieve this replenishment, these drinks tend to be highly acidic and sugary – and due to their appealing flavourings, they are consumed much more frequently than required, and often not in association with…

Common preventable contributors to bad breath (halitosis)

Are you struggling with bad breath despite brushing your teeth twice each day? How about flossing? Many of us tend to believe that all we need to do in order to have a fresh breath is to simply brush our teeth, have a mint or chew some minty gum. While these might help in the…

Ageing and dental health

Have you noticed an increase in dental health problems as you have grown older? Despite common belief – losing your teeth as you get older is not inevitable. Provided that you take proper care of your oral health and have regular dental check-ups, you can continue to enjoy smiling, talking and eating comfortably with your…

Pregnancy and dental health

Did you know the hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy can have an impact on your teeth, gums and mouth? This can be directly, such as changes in how your body responds to plaque, or indirectly – due to reflux and vomiting. The following issues are not definitive, some women are more prone than others,…

Anaemia and your mouth

Anaemia is the result of a deficiency in the number or quality of red blood cells, which play the important role of transporting oxygen throughout the body.