Blog: General Dentistry and Preventive Dentistry

Dental health is directly related to your overall wellness and your budget. By seeing the dentist regularly, you can significantly reduce your risk of preventable, costly treatments. Additionally, you help prevent gum disease, which (when left undiagnosed and untreated) is linked to:

• Heart and Lung Complications
• Pregnancy and Birth Complications
• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Diabetes and Certain Cancers

Your dentist in Norwest, NSW, provides ...

Your gums are the supporting structures of your teeth. If the foundations of a house are cracked and rotten, the house will fail. Similarly, healthy gums are needed to keep your teeth for your lifetime. Red, puffy and bleeding gums are signs of inflammation.

One of the important things that we assess your comprehensive first examination at Willow Dental Care is ...

Scientific studies show that electric or powered toothbrushes remove more plaque and reduce gum inflammation more than manual toothbrushes over both short and long periods of time.

Who can benefit from using an electric toothbrush?

- Patients who try their best but just can't keep their teeth adequately clean with a manual brush

- Patients with restricted mobility because of conditions such as ...