Seymour Dental Blog

Dental Implants

The advent of dental implants more than 30 years ago has changed dentistry in many ways. Now patients have an alternative to dealing with teeth that are structurally flaw ...
Chewing – Doing it long enough? Part 3 – Full body implications

Yes, such an action of the body we take for granted, can have such an effect on the body. Food with tougher texture require more effort in the mouth and this slow down th ...
Farewell to Sue After More Than 23 Years

This is Sue’s 23rd year, but who’s counting? I will paraphrase in her own word the reasons why she stayed and worked as a dental nurse. “I answered an ad in our l ...
Excess Tissue Removal – Part 1

The gums in the mouth are always on the move… literally. The gum is made in the cells underneath and they grow and mature as the move to the surface. Once they reac ...
The Conversation – Medical History – Part 2 – Family History

The conversation continues with understanding the familia… well not the family tree and the skeletons in the closet, but certain conditions that run in families. The mo ...
Shaping Up Teeth – Part 3 – Preventing Self-Harm of Teeth – Increase the Vertical Dimension – The Causes

Sometimes people are their own worst enemy. A history of heavy grinding of teeth can cause damage to the tooth structure by wearing it away or even cracking the tooth. ...