Prevention

Prevention and everyday care

Check-ups, cleans, gum health and the habits that keep small problems small. Plain-English guides from the team at Supertooth Dental Auckland.

Prevention 2 min read

Your first visit to Supertooth: what happens at a check-up

Booking a dentist for the first time, or after a long gap, can feel like a step into the unknown. Here's exactly what happens at your first visit w…

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A lot of people grind or clench their teeth without ever knowing it, because most of it happens while they are asleep. The first hint is often a wo…

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Bad breath is common, it's fixable, and it's almost never a mystery once you know where to look. The trouble is that most of the popular fixes, lik…

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Gum recession is one of those things people notice slowly. Teeth look a little longer, a patch gets sensitive to cold, and one day you realise the …

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Sensitivity narrows your life quietly. You start asking for no ice, you chew on one side, you brace yourself before the first mouthful of something…

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Prevention 6 min read

Pregnancy changes your mouth more than most people expect, and the advice floating around about it is a strange mix of outdated and overly cautious…

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Prevention 2 min read

The humble scale and polish is the workhorse of dentistry, and the appointment people put off the longest for no good reason. Here's what actually …

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Prevention 2 min read

Most of us grew up being told the answer is every six months. The truthful answer is a bit more interesting, and it depends on you more than you mi…

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Prevention 2 min read

A little pink in the sink when you brush is so common that most people file it under normal. It isn't. Bleeding means inflammation, inflammation me…

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