Here are simple charts showing Australian teeth numbers. These are the numbers that dentists and doctors use to identify adult teeth. Check out the diagrams of teeth numbers Australia below! Australian Teeth Numbers Check left and right and match it to the markings on the tooth chart. Please note that everyone has all the molar teeth. This is because…
I was asked today – “Doc, is chewing gum good for teeth?”
Not having enough saliva and the constant feeling of dry mouth can be very frustrating. Fixing dry mouth is not always easy to do. Read this guide to find out a little more about the causes of dry mouth, and how you can go about fixing dry mouth.
Trauma to the primary (kids) teeth is very common. In fact almost one in three kids will experience trauma by the age of six. For the primary teeth both buys and girls have the same risk of damaging their teeth. There are other factors however that can increase the risk that a child will experience…
Often when I see patients they ask me “I was told I need a procedure done on a tooth -but I can’t figure out which tooth they meant- what is tooth number 15?” Tooth “15” means an upper right premolar – but as a patient you can be forgiven for not knowing. Here is a…
“I don’t want a tooth extraction!” – a sentence us dentists hear all the time. Many patients are apprehensive about having a tooth extraction – and for good reason! If we take a tooth out we usually need to figure out a way to fill the space so you can look good, chew well, and…
Something that I get asked all the time is “How many teeth adult teeth are there” All adults tend to have the same number of teeth. Damaged or missing teeth can change the total number – but almost every adult human is the same. I’m a dentist and when I see kids, they can usually…
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