Seymour Dental Blog

How much for a filling? Wrong question – Part 3 More Assessment – Mouth Hostility!

Treatment, requiring a filling, needs to be considered in the environment of which it is “living in”. Pardon the pun – “no tooth is an island”. We want the ...
How much for a filling? Wrong question – Part 1: Why have I the need for a filling?

The why answer helps us to how we can best help you for the future. The saying “do no harm”, not only applies to the treating dental surgeon but also to the patient. ...
Blog Series: Doesn’t look like a big deal… or is it?

We dentists try to detect any problems, like an “Oral Sherlock Holmes” in your mouth. Often, they can be symptomless. Actually, we try to make sure everything is nor ...
Children Check-ups Throughout Their Ages – Part 3 – 3 to 6 years old continued – the 6 year molars

The six year molars starting forming at birth and break through into the mouth at 6 years old. They come up behind the baby molars and so looks like a large baby tooth, b ...
Clinical periodontal analysis and recording – Item no. 221 – Part 2

Mobility – this is how loose the tooth is. This is measured by the amount of movement by pushing from side to side i.e. from cheek to tongue/palate. Teeth have a n ...
Root Anatomy – Adult teeth

All teeth need roots to be held in the bone. It is in the roots, via the pulp or root canals, that the blood supply of the tooth and nerve tissue arrives inside the tooth ...

How much for a filling? Wrong question – Part 3 More Assessment – Mouth Hostility!